In [15], Wi-Fi based home automation system is presented. It uses a PC (with built in Wi-Fi card)
based web server that manages the connected home devices. The users can manage and control
the system locally (LAN) or remotely (internet). The system supports a wide range of home
automation devices like power management components and security components. A similar
architecture is proposed in [16] where the actions are coordinated by the home agent running on a
PC. Other papers such as [17-20] also presented internet controlled systems consisting of a
dedicated web server, database and a web page for interconnecting and managing the devices.
These systems utilize a PC which leads to a direct increase in cost and power consumption. On
the other hand, the development and hosting of the web page will also result in additional costs.