It is important to conduct an extensive home security system review before deciding on any one security system. The points that should be kept in mind while conducting such a review are: your security needs, your budget and the reputation of the company marketing the product.
Let’s look at your security needs first. It is quite obvious that you should be the best judge of what kind of security you want. However, you will be better served if you ask a security expert to estimate the security requirements.
The security expert will spend some time, maybe a couple of days, examining your house from every angle. Based on that he will decide the potential soft spots — that is the areas that can be used by an intruder to enter your house. It may be a window facing open countryside or it may be a tree whose branches sweep your terrace. It can even be the service entrance that may be located in a remote area. The possibilities are immense.
A security specialist will be able to make a list of all soft spots. He will then suggest the kind of equipment you need to strengthen the soft spots. This equipment may be simple hard-wired burglar alarm or a wireless alarm system. However, in each case you would know the number of contact sensors, video cameras, light contact sensors or magnetic switches that you may need. You would also know where these components are to be installed.
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