Category: home security

The next component to install is the contact sensor. These sensors should be installed in those areas within a home through which an intruder is expected to pass. Once again this decision has to be taken by the house owner. He should select a place that is close to the entry or exit point, and would invariably pick up any motion.

Finally, the house owner needs to install the keypad. This device should be installed near the entry door to enable the house owner to arm or disarm the alarm with ease. A house owner can add light motion-sensor lights around the home. These lights should switch on whenever an individual passes underneath them.

A similar procedure is to be followed in the case of a hard-wired alarm. The only difference is that all the components of the alarm system have to be connected by electrical wiring. Since this wiring should be concealed, the house owner has to make an extra effort to install the alarm system.

A burglar alarm install manual is the best way to install an alarm system. It explains how a house owner needs to install a burglar alarm. However, before installing the alarm the house owner needs to survey the property, and decide how many doors and windows present a security threat. He also needs to look at large halls and sitting spaces that need to be protected against intruder break in.

His next step should be to decide on the kind of alarm he wants to install. The house owner has the option to select a wireless alarm or a hard-wired alarm. A wireless alarm is generally easier to install because it requires no wires to be run across the house. The different components of the alarm can be plugged in selected spots as per the instructions given in the installation manual.

The ideal place to install the control panel, which works as the brains of the alarm system, is in the basement or at any other place where it cannot be easily spotted by an intruder. Also, it should be within range, that is the control panel should be able to pick up signals from other wireless components like sensors and magnetic switches.

The house owner then needs to install the magnetic switches on all those doors and windows from where a possible intruder can enter. These switches comprise of two parts — a switch and a magnet — and are not difficult to install. The house owner must only make sure that the distance between the switch and the magnet is not too large to allow the intruder to walk in, unnoticed. The alarm must go off when the distance between the switch and the magnet increases.