Home security for new construction in Gainesville is easier to plan before the house is finished than after walls, ceilings, cabinets and exterior surfaces are complete. During construction, homeowners and builders have an opportunity to think about security wiring,...
Self monitoring vs professional monitoring is fundamentally a question about what happens after a home security system provides information about a security event. With self monitoring, the homeowner takes primary responsibility for receiving alerts, evaluating what...
Home security without internet does not necessarily mean the alarm system stops protecting the house when Wi-Fi goes down. In a professionally designed system, the answer depends on which security functions are being used, how the control panel communicates and which...
Knowing when kids get home safely can provide parents useful reassurance without requiring a child to call or text every afternoon. Connected home security can help by providing information when a child arrives, uses an authorized method to enter the house and begins...
Security camera blind spots can leave important areas around a home outsideuseful video coverage even when several cameras are already installed. A homeowner may be able to see the front porch and most of the driveway while a side gate, garage approach, rear entrance...
Professional alarm monitoring adds an off-site response layer to a home security system. When a qualifying alarm event occurs, the system can communicate beyond the house so the event does not depend entirely on the homeowner noticing a siren, seeing a phone...
Home security with pets requires a little more planning than simply installing sensors and assuming every household moves through a home the same way. Dogs and cats have their own routines, favorite rooms and nighttime habits, and those patterns can affect how motion...
What happens when a home alarm goes off depends on the type of system, what caused the alarm, how the system is programmed and whether professional monitoring is part of the home's security plan. An alarm may begin with something as simple as a protected door opening...
Security camera placement has a major influence on whether a residential camera system provides useful information when a homeowner actually needs it. A camera can have excellent resolution and sophisticated features, but those capabilities matter far less if the...
New Homeowner Security is worth thinking about before the moving truck arrives and boxes begin filling the house. Buying a home means taking responsibility for doors, locks, alarm equipment, cameras and connected devices that may have been selected or used by someone...