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As our lifestyles and needs have changed, the home security industry has been working hard to remain responsive to what we want and need in a security surveillance system. The devices and monitoring services available today far exceed anything available to most homeowners twenty years ago.
In the past a security surveillance system was designed to warn you if someone tried to break into your house or if there was a smoke from a fire. Over the years, families have added:
* smoke and fire detectors, motion detectors, and glass break monitors
* Cameras to monitor or record
* Alarms on fences and gates, then on yard perimeters
* then video surveillance was added, allowing homeowners to see who was in their yard or in their home.
All of these components of security surveillance systems have also been surpassed in the last few years. The new security surveillance systems are so complete and offer so many new options that you really can relax when you are away from home and know exactly what is happening at any given time. What is more, you can choose the components you need, build them into a system, and install the system within your budget.
The best first step to take is a consultation with a trusted security professional. Together you can design the security surveillance system that is right for your needs and fits your budget. As you begin to think about a new system, here are some basic components to consider:
1. Burglar and Fire Alarms. These "switches" on doors and windows are the basic components of your system. These devices alert you, your neighbors and your monitoring company if someone tries to enter your home when the system is activated. Knowing that someone or something has entered your home, however, is just the beginning of a complete security surveillance system.
2. Choose Your Monitoring Company. Work only with a monitoring company with a solid track record for reliability over time.
3. Outside Monitoring and Alarms. Whether you alarm a fence or the perimeter of the yard, you can be alerted when someone comes on your property or leaves it. This is wonderful when children are playing in the yard and one wanders away. You can also either monitor or film activity around your house, your garage or other accessory buildings as part of your security surveillance system.
4. Monitors and Cameras for Inside the House. There are several kinds of devices that are becoming part of many security surveillance systems. These alerts, monitors and alarms help to protect the health and safety of people on your property. Some are specifically designed for families with elderly parents, with disabled people and with children. Some were designed for a specific purpose but are also used in other ways.
a. Access monitors sound an alert is someone enters or accesses a restricted area. For example, you can be warned if someone (specifically a young child) is too close to a stairway or is trying to open a medicine cabinet. This can be a critical part of your security surveillance system if you have young children.
b. A two-way voice intercom system will allow you to remind the children that they are not allowed in a particular room of the house. It also allows communication without shouting. And, in the event of an emergency, it provides a mechanism by which you can communicate instantly with all members of the family, wherever they are.
c. Cameras connected to internet monitoring and video cameras remove the worry about what happens when your children are with a sitter or when a sitter or caregiver is with an elderly parent or a disabled family member. This is one of the primary reasons cameras and video recording devices have become such an important part of home security surveillance systems in recent years.
d. Help call buttons and activity monitors help you build a security surveillance system that is focused on helping you care for an aging parent or a person with a disability who wants to hold on to his or her independence. You can program these monitors to sound an alert if the individual stays in the bathroom too long, if they don't leave the bedroom in the morning, or if they don't take their medication on time. Even if the intruder alarm is off, you will know if another person is moving around in the house.
You can choose the components you need to design and install the customized security surveillance system that is right for you. By working with a security professional, you can be assured of the best system for your needs at a price you can afford. There is no greater relief than knowing your family is safe.
In the past a security surveillance system was designed to warn you if someone tried to break into your house or if there was a smoke from a fire. Over the years, families have added:
* smoke and fire detectors, motion detectors, and glass break monitors
* Cameras to monitor or record
* Alarms on fences and gates, then on yard perimeters
* then video surveillance was added, allowing homeowners to see who was in their yard or in their home.
All of these components of security surveillance systems have also been surpassed in the last few years. The new security surveillance systems are so complete and offer so many new options that you really can relax when you are away from home and know exactly what is happening at any given time. What is more, you can choose the components you need, build them into a system, and install the system within your budget.
The best first step to take is a consultation with a trusted security professional. Together you can design the security surveillance system that is right for your needs and fits your budget. As you begin to think about a new system, here are some basic components to consider:
1. Burglar and Fire Alarms. These "switches" on doors and windows are the basic components of your system. These devices alert you, your neighbors and your monitoring company if someone tries to enter your home when the system is activated. Knowing that someone or something has entered your home, however, is just the beginning of a complete security surveillance system.
2. Choose Your Monitoring Company. Work only with a monitoring company with a solid track record for reliability over time.
3. Outside Monitoring and Alarms. Whether you alarm a fence or the perimeter of the yard, you can be alerted when someone comes on your property or leaves it. This is wonderful when children are playing in the yard and one wanders away. You can also either monitor or film activity around your house, your garage or other accessory buildings as part of your security surveillance system.
4. Monitors and Cameras for Inside the House. There are several kinds of devices that are becoming part of many security surveillance systems. These alerts, monitors and alarms help to protect the health and safety of people on your property. Some are specifically designed for families with elderly parents, with disabled people and with children. Some were designed for a specific purpose but are also used in other ways.
a. Access monitors sound an alert is someone enters or accesses a restricted area. For example, you can be warned if someone (specifically a young child) is too close to a stairway or is trying to open a medicine cabinet. This can be a critical part of your security surveillance system if you have young children.
b. A two-way voice intercom system will allow you to remind the children that they are not allowed in a particular room of the house. It also allows communication without shouting. And, in the event of an emergency, it provides a mechanism by which you can communicate instantly with all members of the family, wherever they are.
c. Cameras connected to internet monitoring and video cameras remove the worry about what happens when your children are with a sitter or when a sitter or caregiver is with an elderly parent or a disabled family member. This is one of the primary reasons cameras and video recording devices have become such an important part of home security surveillance systems in recent years.
d. Help call buttons and activity monitors help you build a security surveillance system that is focused on helping you care for an aging parent or a person with a disability who wants to hold on to his or her independence. You can program these monitors to sound an alert if the individual stays in the bathroom too long, if they don't leave the bedroom in the morning, or if they don't take their medication on time. Even if the intruder alarm is off, you will know if another person is moving around in the house.
You can choose the components you need to design and install the customized security surveillance system that is right for you. By working with a security professional, you can be assured of the best system for your needs at a price you can afford. There is no greater relief than knowing your family is safe.
About the Author:
Todd Cavanaugh is a ten-year security system specialist. His company installs home and business monitored security systems, 24-hour camera surveillance systems, access control systems and smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Visit his business web site for his recommendations on a security surveillance system.
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