Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Home Security Solutions To Provide Protection

By Kenny Marcum


Most people want to feel safe and secure when in their homes. Unfortunately, break-ins occur on a daily basis no neighborhood is exempt. Home security solutions include installing burglar alarms to alert a monitoring company if the door's locks have been breeched.

Most systems can be operated in the armed position for additional safety or unarmed when one is awake and alert. When armed, the system is monitoring the doors and windows of a house. To arm or disarm the system, the occupant enters a PIN number on the keypad. Usually there is a one to two minute delay after opening a door to enter the PIN.

Windows and doors have trigger mechanisms attached to set off the alarm. When these trigger mechanisms are opened, a signal is sent. While businesses often add a level of protection by adding motion sensors, homes are often occupied when systems are armed. This makes the motion detector less useful, as the occupants could set off the alarm by walking across a room.

Systems are usually connected to a monitoring company that will contact the authorities if the system is set off. These companies receive alerts through a telephone, the internet or in other methods. Most units also sound a loud alarm at the house to notify occupants of a problem and to scare off any intruder. Some units are only designed to create the loud noise for local alerts and to scare away intruders.

Most units are very reliable. Systems are generally provided with a battery backup for when there is a power failure. Cellular or radio transmitters prevent system failure due to cut phone lines.

Home security solutions can make residents safer. They offer several configurations to meet occupant needs. The alert they sound can keep occupants safe in their homes.




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