Protect your home with smart security technology
Security is not often the first thing that springs to mind when smart-home technology is mentioned. It is often eclipsed by the smart home’s potential for creating energy-efficient heating and lighting systems that help homeowners save money on energy bills. But there are many ways that smart solutions can significantly boost your home’s security – not only making it harder for intruders to get in, but also providing innovative systems for warding them off, and giving you greater control over the protection of your property. By building on the existing features of your home (e.g. your burglar alarm, CCTV system or lighting) and fully integrating with each other, smart-home solutions are highly practical and secure.
Smart homes make intruders think there’s someone at home
One of the most common security concerns for homeowners is how to keep the property looking lived-in – and thus safe from intruders – while they’re not in. When going away on holiday or a business trip, homeowners might leave a light turned on or, if they’ve got digital lighting, set the lights to come on at certain times of the day. As well as being a waste of electricity (and money!), this strategy is unlikely to fool burglars. After watching the house for a couple of nights, they’ll soon realise that the lights are coming on at set times.
Smart lighting is a great alternative, enabling you to make it look like someone’s home – even if you’re half way across the world! The idea is that it imitates sporadic human behaviour, turning on and off randomly throughout the day. If a burglar or vandal is thinking of targeting your home, then they’ll be put off by the fact that they think you’re indoors. Simply programme the system, monitor it on your smartphone (if you want!) and relax.
Smart-home solutions can be integrated to maximise security benefits
The best way to get the most of our smart-home solutions is to use them in conjunction with each other. Smart lighting, for example, can be implemented alongside smart locks, burglar alarms and CCTV systems, enabling you to cover all bases. While smart lighting acts as a deterrent, smart locks (connected door-entry systems that operate via a PIN or smartphone-operated fob) prevent intruders from entering your property – automatically alerting you if the wrong PIN is entered, or someone forcibly tries to get in.
Burglar alarms and CCTV systems can also be programmed to send a notification to your smartphone (and the local authorities) if unusual movement or forced entry is detected. With solutions like Canary, your CCTV camera can even transmit live footage to your smartphone in an emergency, enabling you to tap a button on the app to sound an alarm.
Here at Angel Security, we’re experts in helping homeowners in Thames Ditton, Worcester Park and Caterham build highly secure smart homes. Contact us today to find out more.
