appVac

appVac allows for remotely monitoring the status of the central vacuum units manufactured by Fawas GmbH
Users who purchase a Fawas GmbH central vacuum unit are provided with the credentials for accessing the app.
After logging in to appVac, the users will be able to:

- View a list of their central vacuum units
- Assign a nickname to each of their central vacuum units
- For each central vacuum unit on the list, authorise the transmission of the unit’s data and authorise Fawas GmbH to process their personal data
- Authorise Fawas GmbH to contact them for sending updates and commercial offers
- View technical data relative to the central vacuum unit
- View which malfunctions are occurring on the central vacuum unit. in case of an error on the unit, a brief description of the problem will appear. In certain cases
- Consult a usage log of their central vacuum units

Data can be exchanged between Fawas GmbH and the central vacuum unit in two ways:
- Remote mode: in this case, the sending and reception of the unit’s data occurs through the remote server.
- Direct connection mode: if the device is connected to a Wi-Fi network, the user can communicate directly with the central vacuum unit installed in the same network. The choice between these two different modes is made when the central vacuum unit is selected from the list. With this mode the user does not require an Internet connection: an internal network is sufficient for exchanging data with the central vacuum unit.
Following the selection, the app runs a scan of the IP addresses present in the Wi-Fi network: once the central vacuum unit is detected, the app connects to it directly and sends/receives data through the conventional socket mode.
Moreover, the app saves the IP address of the central vacuum unit so that is does not have to rescan the network at the subsequent direct connection attempt.
The user may set the data refresh frequency at intervals of one minute, every ten seconds or every second (real time).
This menu can be accessed from the ‘settings’ button on the top right-hand side.