Choose your home alarm
Now discreet and increasingly effective, alarm systems are recommended to help you live better at home, in complete safety.
However, to protect yourself effectively, you have to correctly choose the device that will best suit your home or workplace.
Here are some keys to help you make your choice.
Why equip yourself with an alarm?
An alarm has two main functions. The first is to watch, and the second is to prevent.
It, therefore, monitors an area, a perimeter, or even an opening.
Different sensors or detectors will be positioned so as to react effectively to an intrusion, a fire, or even a gas, then, if necessary, send a message to the alarm center.
It warns when the alarm center receives a message from the various sensors.
Depending on your settings, the heart of the system decides whether or not to activate a siren or to warn the owner or a surveillance company.
What key points to choose your alarm?
The choice of an alarm is not to be taken lightly! An unsuitable model and you expose yourself at best to unwanted alerts, at worst to failure during a real incident ... It is, therefore, crucial to select the best alarm model, according to your situation.
Where do you live?
In apartments, an alarm kit without an external siren should be preferred since most condominiums prohibit them.
Upstairs you will generally not need opening detectors, on the other hand on the ground floor you will have to properly equip the doors and windows.
For a house, the outdoor siren is required, it will warn neighbors more effectively in the event of an intrusion.
It is possible to protect the access to the garden or to certain courtyards, to warn you of movements outside and to act in this way before there is a break-in.
The different kits are generally planned for a house or an apartment, that said you can complete them according to the area of the place to be equipped and the number of doors or windows in the accommodation.
Wired or wireless
Most devices are now sold wireless. The installation is very simple and much more discreet. In addition, they are scalable systems.
On the other hand, even the risk is low, there are possibilities of jamming of radio waves or piracy.
The wired system is very secure. There is no risk of hacking or interference, and if the wires are cut then the alarm goes off.
On the other hand, the installation is more complex.
We therefore recommend a wired system in a house under construction.
We can then easily hide the cables and obtain an aesthetic rendering with a tamper-proof system.
Conversely, for a house already built, a wireless device is more relevant.
Autonomous alarm, complete system, upgradeable?
There are stand-alone alarms that generally meet a single need for your security.
It will be a motion detector connected to a siren or more surely an opening detector or glass breakage to protect a door or a window in particular.
This is sometimes sufficient for an apartment.
A complete alarm system makes it possible to equip several stations in the house, and each detector is connected to the alarm center.
It makes it easy to secure an entire home.
A scalable system is a complete device, but one that can be improved.
If you create a new window, add a garage or a garden shed, then you can equip this new area with a detector.
Warning systems
There are several ways to be alerted by an alarm system:
Via internet: The alarm center uses the internet network to send a message to your smartphone.
The alert can be sent in the form of an email, a notification using an application dedicated to the alarm, or by SMS.
It is a reliable system, but which is dependent on your internet box. It does not generate any additional cost.
Via the GSM network: The alarm center has its own SIM card. It can thus send a message to notify you at any time.
You, therefore, receive a call or an SMS. This solution works even in the event of an internet cut-off and is, therefore, more reliable.
On the other hand, you have to pay a monthly subscription for the SIM card with an operator.
Private networks: There are now new private networks for connected objects, such as LoRa or Sigfox.
It is an autonomous and secure operating mode which however requires a monthly subscription from the alarm vendor.
Of course to deter and alert you must install a siren. It will emit a very loud sound, which in many cases will frighten and scare away burglars.
It is placed outside to warn the neighborhood, and it is usually equipped with a light flash that gives the location of the theft to the police.
Different control systems
There are several solutions to turn the alarm on or off. Here again, some control systems will be better suited than others.
The keyboard is the most widely used and probably the safest system.
He's inside, so you have to open the door first, then type in the code within a given time.
You can have several codes and change them when you want.
The remote control allows locking and unlocking of the alarm remotely.
It is convenient since it is fast, but you can easily get the remote control stolen, or you can lose it.
The badge activates and deactivates the system when approaching. It can be hidden and therefore very discreet.
It is an ideal system for children since it does not require any manipulation and it can be hidden in their bag so that they do not lose it.
