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Top Reasons to add IP Home Video Surveillance

Posted on July 5, 2011

Technology continues to make home security better and more affordable. While in the past, home video surveillance has been costly and required professional installation, IP video cameras have made home video enabled security systems available to the common man. Anyone with a high-speed Internet connection can install securely encoded cameras that use Internet as their means of networking. This means minimal installation efforts and low equipment coats.

Here are a few reasons to consider IP home video surveillance for your security systems:

  • Utilizes existing IP infrastructure.
  • Highly scalable.
  • Flexible camera placement: PoE eliminates need for local power source; Wi-Fi eliminates need for hard-wired ethernet cable. Wi-Fi has even become synonymous with the more generic term “wireless.”
  • Remote viewing from anywhere/anytime via a standard Web browser.
  • Standards-based, allowing multi-vendor solutions and integration.
  • Better image quality than closed circuit TV (CCTV) analog systems.

Auto Security System Monitoring

Posted on June 17, 2011

You’ve probably experienced it yourself. A car alarm goes off and you keep walking. Because auto alarms are sensitive to motion and loud noises, they sound a little too easily. The problem is when everyone cries wolf, no one comes running. That makes the average noise-making auto security system far less of a deterrent than anyone would like it to be. Monitoring services aim to remedy that problem.

GPS Locators

There are many different GPS locating devices available to help track your car after it has been stolen. The name LoJack has practically become synonymous with car security system tracking.

LoJack has a 24 hour return guarantees on any vehicle equipped with their tracking system. Because their transmitters are extremely hard for a thief to find, LoJack maintains it gets the results competitors can’t. LoJack costs around $700, which is a no-brainer investment for someone with a BMW, but may give some car owners pause for thought Continue reading →

Importance of a Car Alarm

Posted on June 8, 2011

The most obvious benefit of having car alarms and security systems installed in your vehicle is that it will encourage people with bad intentions to stay away from your ride.

Even with your diligence in protecting your vehicle, an effective car alarm system is still necessary. The installation of a security system is essential to protect the safety of your vehicle. However, you must make certain that your alarm system has been properly installed and then use it properly to ensure effectiveness.

One benefit of having security devices installed in your vehicle is that you will generally get lower insurance premiums when purchasing car insurance policies. Continue reading →

Auto Alarm Features and Functions: Part 2

Posted on May 21, 2011

Panic/Car Locator

If you’ve ever felt uncomfortable walking to your car, think how nice it would have been to have known you could set off your car’s alarm if needed. All you have to do press and hold one button of your Panic Button-equipped security system and the system will go into full alarm mode. This can not only help protect you, but help you find your car in a crowded parking lot.

Passive Arming

Unlike active arming, which requires you to arm the security system Continue reading →

Commercial Security Systems for the Novice

Posted on May 8, 2011

Commercial security systems are vital to your business safe operation. However, their effectiveness is completely dependent on choosing the right setup. That means you need to consider your business’ needs. When shopping for a commercial security system, examine:

  • Access points
  • Areas of special significance
  • Any particular security feature, like a safe requiring a special alarm
  • Site layout issues
  • Windows and Continue reading →

Top Five Security System Complaints

Posted on April 14, 2011

Just like with every product, there are common pitfalls to home security systems. Either through poor choices by consumers or poor sales and service from security system companies, people become quickly disenchanted with their home security systems. In order to make a better selection, it helps to understand what doesn’t work for many people.

1. A false alarm without a security system company follow-up call. It’s not uncommon for  a resident to accidentally trigger an alarm and then immediately deactivate it. However, a good home security system provider should call immediately and ask for a personal identification code to ensure it’s really the resident who turned off the alarm.

2. The police took more than an hour to show up. Some security system owners have gotten calls at work from the alarm company and rushed home, only to discover that the police had not showed up yet. Then they wonder about the value of their home security system when the police do not bother to show up when needed.

3. Proprietary security systems. In most cases, homeowners buy their security systems outright. When down the road they want to switch their monitoring service, they find their alarm equipment is Continue reading →

Choosing Your DIY Security System

Posted on April 10, 2011

Selecting a security system to install yourself takes a lot of thought. You’ll find no shortage of options as you look around at some of the big DIY security system vendors like Security Systems Pro. Because you’re not going through one of the major security alarm companies, you’ll have to be even more informed than the average consumer.

Think through your home and family needs before making your important selection.

  • Consult with a reputable home security system adviser. Select someone from the International Association of Professional Security Consultants (www.iapsc.org) to ensure you get someone with a standard of honesty, ethics and integrity.
  • Choose a security system with a control panel that can monitor all the zones you have in your home. Each window or door integrated into the system is considered a zone. A basic security system is capable of controlling eight zones. However, many panels permit the addition of expansion modules that allow the system to watch up to 32 zones.
  • Determine if the routing of the wires for a hard-wired security system might be too long. With a wired system, you will have to drill holes in walls where wires will have to be routed. If the wire run appears too long to you, choose a wireless security system.
  • Make certain that a wireless security system can perform up to the distance of the farthest zone.

Searching For The Right Provider

Posted on March 5, 2011

Deciding to get a home security system is a major step toward the protection of your home and family. Once you’ve made up your mind, you then face the big challenge of sorting through security system providers and models.

Expect to be confused at first. Unless you’re a security system expert, you’ll need to do some calling and asking around. Ask friends and neighbors who have security systems if they are satisfied and if their security systems have made a difference.

It’s especially important to find out what happened when their alarm went off and how their security system company responded. After all, that’s the moment of truth.

While these provide some smart anecdotal evidence, go deeper with your research. Examine the differences between large, national providers and regional or local ones.

Large national providers such as Continue reading →

Make A Smart Choice

Posted on February 26, 2011

You know you need it and you’ve decided it’s time. Getting a home security system is a great step toward security for your home and family. It’s also an important piece of equipment on which you intend to rely. That means you don’t want a poorly suites security system or a second-rate device.

It’s important to do your homework and be smart about how you select your security system.

•  Contact several different security system companies. Ask if they are members of your state’s burglar and fire alarm association.

•  Ask each security system company if it is licensed through the your state department of consumer affairs. Then check with the state to see if there any unresolved outstanding complaints.

•  Contact the Better Business Bureau (www.bbb.org) to find out if any complaints have been flied against the companies.

•  Narrow the field to three or four security system companies. Arrange an appointment with each company when all members of your household will be present. Be sure to ask for the name of the person who will be calling on you, and verify his or her identification upon arrival. Continue reading →

Tips For Choosing A Quality Home Security System Company

Posted on January 15, 2011

Kim Proctor of Protective Systems Inc. of Seattle, Washington operates a third-generation family business which provides home and commercial security systems and monitoring services throughout Western Washington.

Years of experience and work with security systems have taught her a few things. She believes consumers looking for a good home security system should consider several things when shopping:

The company they select should pass these criteria: Continue reading →