By Pat Murphy


Security of premises and houses has developed in the past fifteen years, from a simple alarm system on a home or business to the stage where we can now monitor our alarm, cameras and automatic gates from the touch of a mouse button on our phones or PCs.

The mass construction of security products has enabled costs to come down to more reasonable levels for domestic houses so house owners can now afford this level of monitoring as well as owners of commercial grounds. The new smaller, neater and higher quality products mean that you can install more discrete cameras and gates at your home. Alarm systems have become more trustworthy with less fake activations and diallers can be fitted to contact your cellphone in the eventuality of activation. Cameras can now be recorded and viewed live 24 hours a day.

The photo is recorded onto hard drive units which just rewrite over when full. The backed up footage can then be viewed domestically up to several months later. These recorders became more user-friendly and trusty and no longer involve changing tapes daily. With the introduction of broadband and fixed IP addresses, you can now monitor your home or grounds from anywhere in the world through a laptop or smart phone. If your alarm goes off and dials your telephone, you can view your cameras remotely.

Automatic gates are becoming very popular and while they are important from a security and privacy aspect, they can offer peace of mind for families with small children. In recent times the safety aspects have been increased to dump trapping and injury concerns. Intercoms, keypads and remote controls are used to manage entry to the property.

The introduction of cell telephone technology enables your intercom to contact your phone and lets you open the gates from anywhere to the planet. Your gates can close automatically or you simply dial the intercom to shut them when your caller has left the property. In these occasions when robberies are far more common it is critical to create as many difficulties as practicable.




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