| Ok now you have finally joined the personal security | | | | These can also be equipped with lights that turn on |
| bandwagon and have hooked yourself up with the | | | | automatically. They can be mounted near entry |
| latest in surveillance technology, but is it really | | | | points and exit points. It is also usually kept in large |
| enough? Are you really completely secure with only | | | | halls to note movement. Obviously if you are usually |
| that? Say you only bought a video monitoring | | | | at home this is not required. It is mostly for areas |
| system, what about motion sensors or cameras that | | | | that are uninhabited or visited less frequently. |
| adapt to movement? You really will never know | | | | Glass break detectors |
| what to buy, let's take a look at some of the | | | | These work on sound waves and detect any |
| systems. | | | | abnormal sounds and set off an alarm, you and |
| Something to consider would be a wholesale alarm | | | | program this to be a loud alarm or one that send the |
| system designed to keep out everything and you in | | | | law enforcement to your home directly. The models |
| control of everything. These systems come prepared | | | | available nowadays are very advanced technology |
| with some basic security devices and help in | | | | and the smart models have sensors that can |
| protecting you home more easily. Some of the | | | | differentiate between the normal sounds and find the |
| features included in these packages are the following: | | | | break in sounds. |
| Control Panel | | | | Sirens |
| The control panel is the epicenter of the alarm | | | | The two types of sirens that one can use are the |
| system, just like your brain has complete control | | | | outdoor sirens and the indoor sirens; naturally they |
| over your body, the same way the control panels | | | | set off a loud racket which nearly all the time scares |
| controls all the cameras or whatever you have | | | | off a potential burglar. |
| connected. | | | | The thing when it comes to sirens is the location. You |
| Keypads | | | | really want to put it in a place where its not |
| What keypads do is that they tell you the current | | | | accessible to the burglar but not difficult for you to |
| status of the surveillance system. It directly | | | | get in and turn it off if it does happen to go off. A |
| connected to the control panel and the features vary | | | | siren should be loud and irritating enough to force |
| depending on the keypad that you buy. Generally, | | | | somebody into calling the police. |
| you can make a selection from the following four | | | | Smoke detectors |
| options: | | | | This may not seem like a device that is used to |
| Wireless keypads | | | | protect homes from being attacked by burglars but it |
| LED keypads | | | | is useful none the less in preventing fire hazards and |
| LCD alpha English hardwired | | | | alarm systems these days come equipped in dealing |
| Fixed display keypad | | | | with both burglars and fires. They come in wireless |
| Motion detectors | | | | and also with wires once again depending on your |
| These as the name suggests, detect motion, it can | | | | needs and convenience. |
| be programmed to begin the recording as soon as | | | | It's generally a good idea to defend your home on an |
| some type of motion say from a person or an animal | | | | all round basis. |
| is noted and will stop as and when the motion stops. | | | | |