FAQs for Home Security Systems , Business Security Systems & Commercial Security Systems

What Keeps Your Home Safe?

Home security systems have various basic components. They include:

• Sounding Device Alerts you and lets intruder know he’s been detected.
• Magnetic Contacts They form a circuit between a door and the door frame or a window and a sill. When the door or window is opened, it sounds the alarm.
• Motion Detectors Passive infrared, photoelectric, or ultrasonic sensors sense harsh environment changes in a room caused by a human presence.
• Glass Break Detectors These devices recognize the sound of breaking glass. They activate the alarm when they sense breaking glass in a window or door.
• Monitoring A home security system should be connected to a 24-hour central monitoring station. Emergency signals from your home are electronically transmitted to the monitoring station, which immediately summons appropriate responses from police, fire, rescue, or will contact authorized people for low temp or winter conditions.
  

Other options include:

• Closed-Circuit TV A private television system that lets you monitor and/or record inside or outside activity.
• Panic Buttons Commonly located next to beds or alongside doorways, or as hand-held remote units, they can be manually activated if you hear a prowler outside or if an intruder tries to force entry.
• Stress/Pressure Detectors Placed under rugs in doorways, hallways, window areas or stairways, these devices react to pressure from footsteps and activate the alarm.
• Smoke Detectors Provide the earliest possible warning of fire. They should be installed throughout your home.
• Security Screens The security system is activated if the screen is cut or the screen is removed.

Modern systems are found both wired and wireless. Although there are important differences, both can be effective in correct applications. A wired system uses concealed or exposed wiring to connect the home security system’s components. A wireless system uses radio frequencies to connect system components. Hybrid or combination systems are also available.