Advantages of Smart Home Security
Smart Home Security utilises robust internet connected technology working together with other smart systems in your home to provide enhanced protection for your property, possessions and family. A smart home security solution will typically involve a central smart home processor that will coordinate your various security systems and make them work together to be greater than the sum of their parts.
Working under the control of the smart home processor would generally be a CCTV system recording 24 hours a day that can be viewed via you mobile phone anytime from anywhere in the world. CCTV is then accompanied by an exterior detection system which accurately detects any intruders in your garden before they reach your home. An internal burglar alarm linked to a monitoring station and including a typical array of PIR sensors and rumble sensors on windows is then installed and also linked in to the smart home processor. To deliver the most comprehensive solution a truly security conscious smart home will also include a full house. To deliver the most comprehensive solution a truly security conscious smart home will also include a full house smart lighting control system also an audio and video solutions throughout. With the above connected smart
With the above connected smart systems, a smart home security system will automatically know if you are at home or away and will adjust the lighting appropriately, turning off all the lights during the day and turning on holiday mode lighting at night to give the impression you are at home. Should an intruder enter your garden the smart system will turn on lighting both externally and internally ( to give the impression you are at home) and send you email and text alerts so you can check your CCTV feed and take action if needed. When you are at home the system if an intruder is detected in the garden the smart system will pause what you are watching on TV (and mute any music playing) and display the CCTV images from the camera nearest the position the intruder was detected thus giving you time to move to a safe room in the house and alert the police. A smart home security system will also link with you fire alarm and heating system turning the heating down when you are away from the house and sending alerts to your phone should a fire alarm be triggered whilst also turning on a pathway of lighting in the house to guide you to a safe exit.
A smart home security system should be planned the early stages of a new build or renovation project to ensure the appropriate cabling is installed and the appropriate equipment specified which can communicate with a smart home system to achieve the benefits of an integrated system as described above. All the features described above can be demonstrated at any of our smart home show rooms across the country.
