The holiday is coming, which means people will go out to visit friends and relatives. Christmas holiday time is the busiest travel time of the year. For many people, this is a happy time, but for those who break into, burglary or worse, this can be a devastating time. Knowing how to properly set up a home security system before a vacation trip can save a lot of time and can even be a headache. Here are some tips to help you set up your home security system correctly during your holiday trip.
Arm your home security system
The way you arm your
home security system
during the holidays may vary depending on whether you are hosting someone or going out. If you are away from home, it is important to remember that your home security system is armed before leaving home. Although you forget the arming system if you are away from home, if you have a system from one of the top security systems companies, you can always use the smartphone app or the online interface
On the road, you will put the home security system in the "away" arming mode. This will turn on all sensors that prevent intrusion. If you try to break in at home, the system will automatically trigger and send the police. You may also want to consider turning off the "delay time" on your system. The delay time is the time that the system will disarm you when the door is triggered (for example, when you get off work or when you go home). When the delay time is turned off, the system will trigger as if it were a siren. When the delay is turned on, the alarm will not sound and the system will not trigger until the delay time has elapsed. The standard delay time is 30 seconds.
If you are looking forward to receiving a family at home, be sure to remember which type of arming should be used. In this case, you can arm/disarm the safety system's sensors separately or use the “stay” mode, which only armes the door and window sensors and turns off all motion sensors. Even if you and your family try to break in during the holidays, this will ensure the protection of the family.
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Do not turn off the home security system fire detector
Fires often occur during the holidays. With the increase in heavy family cooking, many homeowners have forgotten simple fire safety rules. First, do not turn off the home security system fire detector under any circumstances. The smoke/heating equipment connected to the home security system is designed to automatically contact the fire department in the event of a fire emergency. Although it is not recommended to place the firearm directly above the stove, the firearm is usually placed within a few feet of the kitchen area.
If you are concerned about accidentally triggering the sensor, you can also turn off monitoring of the device, but the sound will still be triggered. However, it is recommended that you keep all fire detection equipment turned on and monitored while cooking a meal or any other meal.
Set the home automation system device to automatic
One of the great advantages of home automation systems and devices is that you can turn them on as "automatic" or set content on a timer or trigger through other actions. For example, you can set some lights to turn on the lights in your home at a specific time of day. Alternatively, you can turn on the thermostat at a specific time of day, or turn the thermostat on when the system is disarmed. There are many ways to customize and automate your home and equipment to make sure your family looks busy or you don't have a frozen pipe to go home.
Most home automation devices can be integrated with your home security system, instead of having to turn on your smartphone app or computer to change settings every day, you can set everything up to run automatically. Think about the movie "Alone." It wasn't long before the "wet bandits" knew that Kevin was the only home, and to be honest, most thieves would not sit around waiting to determine if someone was at home. They went easy, the most obvious is the vacant house.
Use your smartphone app to control your home security system and get alerts
Perhaps the biggest technological advancement in home security systems is the ability to receive alerts and notifications about system activity. If you are going home on holiday, but leave your pet behind, please provide a maid or landscaping service, or anyone else to come to your home, the system will notify you when these people come and go. You can give people a special code to enter to disarm the system. In this way, you will know who has lifted the system and entered your home.
We wish you a happy holiday!