Comparing Security Systems

NOT ALL SECURITY SYSTEMS ARE ALIKE

  • Security Systems are designed to detect intrusion (or other emergencies), sound an alert, and send a signal to a 24-hour central monitoring station for the dispatch of the proper authorities.

  • Although security systems promotional offers may appear to be the same, they rarely are. The differences are most easily understood if we start with what is called a Basic System.

  • A Basic System must include door contacts on all your home’s doors, as well as an interior trap, such as a Motion Detector. Basic systems rely on a motion detector as a trap to trigger an alarm event and intruder breaks in through a window.

  • Basic protection is most effective when your main concern is a break-in while you’re at home, because the motion detector has to be switched off.

  • At Home (expanded) protection can be achieved by using a priority combination of physical window contacts and glass break sensors that will work while you move about your house.

  • Total Protection is achieved by protecting every (accessible) window or door. This level or protection gives you the highest security no matter if you are home or away.

  • Once you decide on the level of protection you want, you will have to decide between a Wireless or Hardwired System