Smart Alarms at Your Own Pace |
Posted: May 2, 2018 |
Having a smart alarm system is the ideal method for monitoring and protecting your home these days. But, this option is not so ideal, if you do not know how to properly use one. A lot of the tech that goes into smart alarms can be confusing, and some of it is even difficult to set up for an amature DIY enthusiast like yourself. For this reason, you may feel a little intimidated by the prospect of putting your own smart alarm system together. In such a case, hiring a third party company to come in and do it for you is the easiest way to get your home up and running with a smart alarm setup. Of course, the trade off is that these great home security systems can be overly expensive. So, if you are not made of money, this may not be the option you had in mind. Fortunately, it is possible to install your own smart alarms on a budget, and the process may not need to be as difficult as you imagined. The following are some ideas for smart alarms that can beef up security around your home without being too incredibly difficult to install and operate.
What Makes My Alarm Smart? In general, a smart alarm involves a couple of central components that will keep you informed as to what is going on around your home. You will need a smartphone and a security app to use as your core remote monitoring station. Once you have found a good home security app to handle the needs of your security endeavors, then this app needs to be getting telemetry from some type of sensor, camera or other device providing feedback about what is happening in and around your home. Usually, these peripherals communicate with some kind of hub, and from there the data is transferred to your smartphone app. Once you have the ability to monitor this telemetry by remote on your smartphone or other mobile device, then your alarm falls into the smart alarm category. From Basic to Complex The advantage of modern smart alarms is that you can install your system one component at a time. This gives you time to get to know how each component of your security system works. To keep things easy, you may want a basic door alarm that has one tap arming and disarming capabilities. With one tap of your smartphone screen, you can turn off the beeping sound that is triggered when you walk through the front door. Gone are the days of needing to locate your security panel, trip over everything in the way to get to that panel and then hope you remember the right sequence of digits to disarm the alarm. With one tap, you can command all of this from your smartphone. To make things even more convenient, you can even arm and disarm your door alarm if you are away from home. Your child may be getting home from school and they need to disarm the alarm to get inside when you are not there, or you may have left your home and forgot to arm the alarm. Instead of driving home to set the alarm, your smartphone gives you full command over the situation by remote with a single tap of your finger. When you are ready to add more features to your security array, then you can do so at your own pace to make the process of installing and learning how to use each feature through your smartphone security app as painless as possible. Important Considerations In the past, many basic alarm systems were dependent on the power to your home being on to function properly. If the power went out, your alarm system was not much use to you, and worse you would not have known the power was even out if you were away from home. The moment your smart alarm does not get a signal or cannot pass telemetry of what is going on in and around your home, you can still be alerted to this problem through your smartphone app. If you have a battery backup your Internet connection can work even if central power to your home is cut. So, you may still be able to get signals even during a power outage to help you assess the situation by remote. Some systems may even offer you remote monitoring through a third party company for a fee. It depends on how much you want to do the monitoring of your home versus how much you want a professional company to take over this task for you. Also, many smart alarms operate sensors for things other than security matters. You can install sensors for controlling your thermostat, monitoring gas leaks, catching water leaks and control all these factors by remote too. Conclusion With your smartphone serving as command central, you have a lot of custom options to how smart alarms keep you informed about what is going on in and around your home. You can either set up a basic door alarm as some type of minimal security measure, or you can go all out and pad your home with all sorts of cameras, lights, sensors and triggers that constantly feed you information 24-hours a day. It really depends on your security needs and how smart you want your home to be. google-site-verification: google2d67195c83f034a0.html
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