If you are lucky enough to leave your home up here in the Northeast for extended periods of time and stay in warmer climes, there are some things that you should do to make sure you don’t return to a disaster. First and foremost you should have a burglar alarm installed to protect your home … Read More
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Adding Cameras To A Security System
Video surveillance cameras are now easier than ever to add to your overall home security package. You can simply add a camera to your interactive service such as alarm.com. The camera is learned into your account and then you can use the camera either via Wi-Fi or with an Ethernet cable. Indoor and outdoor cameras … Read More
What really are interactive services and what do they do?
Why should my security system be interactive and oh yea, what does it mean? Until very recently the only way you could access your alarm system was through the keypad, and typically in very limited ways. You could arm and disarm the system, the keypad would tell you if a zone was open, and if … Read More
Monitoring Your Alarm System and Interactive Services
Central Station Monitoring, Interactive Service, Cellular Back Up – What Are They and How Much? In the dark ages, the early 70’s, most alarm systems, when tripped, rang a bell outside the house. That was it. The hope was that the noise would scare away the intruder and your neighbors would call the police. Then … Read More