Sunday, October 31, 2010

Wireless Home Security – Cameras When to use hidden cameras?

When istralling Wireless Home Security System you may get tempted to buy a hidden camera. Make sure you know exactly what you'll be monitoring with it if you want it to be usefull and don't wan't to turn your home into a spy nest.

Fake garden and house ornaments, kitchen equipment, cans etc., all holding secret cameras are widely accesible on the internet. But, before using them, think first for which purpose you are going to use them.

Maby you are suspicious of your children's nanny: is she taking good care of your children? Maby lately money has been missing form cash register in your store? These may be good reasons for installation: to caught someone in action.

In order to prevent crime, visual cameras as a part of Wireless Home Security System are more advisable, because their function is to discourage villains from their acts.

Wireless Home Security System Cameras

In order to scare intruders off your property, you have to be aware of very strong psychological moment. Do everything you can to make them feel uncomfortable, controlled, monitored and dificult to access your property.


When using  Wireless Home Security System think about camera installation, too. Make sure that at least some of your video equipment is highly visible to let everyone know they are there and recoding.


Some owners of Wireless Home Security System Camera even place place a mirror behind the camera so that people walking by instantly see the camera and are aware that it is recording.

A good idea is to put out a few fake cameras. An intruder won't be able to know if they are real or not. What you can also do is to put stickers around the outside with signs: constant twenty-four hour surveillance.

Combined with a reliable Wireless Home Security System all this measures will make your home inhospitable for intruders and therefore safer for you.

Friday, October 29, 2010

Video for LaserShield Home Security Alarm System

Here is a great video presentation of LaserShield Home Security Alarm System...

Wireless home security system – a reliable answer to safety questions

Wireless home security systems are becoming more and more popular due to their low price in comparison with wired systems, flexibility and very easy installment. On top of that they also have some functions, which brig us additional calmness when our security is in question.


Panic Button: The 24 hour Panic Button remains active whether the system is armed or disarmed. Pressing the Panic Button at any time will immediately activate the siren and initiate a call to the 24 X 7 Rapid Response Monitoring Service through your existing phone line. The Keychain Remote also includes a panic feature activated by pressing both buttons simultaneously.

Remote panic button: you can use it to notify someone in case of an emergency. Ideal use for elderly people who live alone.

Several different phone numbers including your own cellular phone, pager, your doctor, relatives, friends, neighbors, etc. Once the recipient picks up the phone, the emergency dialer will play your pre-recorded message and inform the recipient that you are in an emergency situation and to send help right away.

Security System Automatically Calls For Help When You Need It Most Many of us worry how we're going to reach our phone to call for help in case of emergency. Our worries are legitimate: when emergency strikes, we are commonly unable to reach a phone. Some security system do that for you: they automatically calls for help when alarm is triggered.

Monday, October 25, 2010

Theft and street robbery

Theft, especially so called casual theft are the most common criminal acts.


Villains often take advantage of our inattention, when we, for example, leave our wallet on the check till, leave our purse open, put our cameras under the towel on the beach while we are swimming etc.
We must never forget about self protection and take into consideration the following recommendation:


  1. never leave you purse or bags innatended
  2. don't show your money, credit cards and other valuable belongings in public
  3. don't leave your keys of appartments and/or vehicles in inappropriate places
  4. pay attention on your children, tell them what to do if they get lost in crowds (to contact policeman, security guard
  5. pay attention on your security, avoid dark streets, suspicious bars
  6. pay attention on people who folllow you after you raise oney at banks, post offices or ATM
  7. keep your money and documents at safe places (in your inner pocket or around your waist)
  8. don't leave your cameras, mobile phones, bikes, surfs etc. unattended
  9. in foreign places change money at banks, not on the street
  10. pay attention on your luggage at airports, traind and bus-statios
  11. be aware that too visible marked luggage sends out a sign, that your appartment is empty.

Where to put a security system?

Bought a security system? What you have to first is to plan where you will put the control panel. The most common place to sitate it is an accessible hallway location.
Concentrate on high traffic areas such as hallways, ground floor, main rooms that could be easily accessible from outside. Your outside doors will need to be protected by door contact sensors.
The home intruder like the burglar has three big enemies light, sound, and time. The more obstacles you can put in his way the safer your home will be.

Advantages and disadvantages - Wired vs Wireless

Wired home security system:

  1. You have a control panel and various sensors places around your home.
  2. Better to hire professionals to install it, because if not then you are at risk of a burglar tampering with them, and deactivating your entire system.
  3. Do it when you have other home improvement work to do, because it needs drilling holes in your walls and therefore causes mess in your apparment and it ads additional costs.
  4. Minimum monitoring and maintenance, little posibility of false alarms.
  5. They run on your home's power grid, so if your power goes out or your lines are cut, then your security system is useless.
  6. Reliability, durability, very permanent. 

Wireless home security system

  1. It functions on radio waves which will detect motion and instantly transmit it to your control unit. It can transmit signals within hundreds of feet.
  2. Really easy installaton because cables are not incorporated. No drilling holes.
  3. Turn on or turn of the system via a small remote control.
  4. No need to pay those high monthly monitoring fees that the professionally installed security systems require. 
  5. Homeowners are notified once the device needs some battery replacement. Since it is powered by batteries, your device is not affected when there is a blackout or power shortage in your area.
  6. It can automatically alert various emergency services, like the police station, once an intruder is detected. With this added feature, you can instantly contact emergency services without having to dial your phone.
  7. Easily upgradable: if you have a a larger area you want to cover, you can easily add additional sensors that have their own radio signal, and expand your security system as much as you want.


    There's also options with wireless home security alarm systems that include services for the elderly and for kids home alone.  GPS tracking is one of the latest innovative technologies that have been integrated into today's wireless alert systems.

Wired or wireless home security system. Which one to choose?

Traditionally home security systems were wired. They were installed in homes, appartements, offices, shops. They were reliable and permanent, but also had some minuses which users had to come to terms, among them expensive and messy instalation and the fact that they are affected when there is a blackout or power shortage in your area.

Nowadays wireless security system are becoming more and more popular, because they proved to be good alternative to hard wired alarm systems as well as expensive home monitoring services. They are very easy to install and usually have a lot of options to suit particular needs.
Both security system have some pluses and minuses. Evaluate them, your current needs and your budget, and choose the one that is more suitable for your individual requirements. 

A small stone in the mosaic of safer and more relaxed world.

Opportunity is the most important circumstance for villains and burglars. Therefore we must never forget about self protection and take into consideration several recommendation to improve self protection.

My goal in this blog is not to scare you with statistics about raising crimes, but to give you valuable advice on how to increase your safety. That includes you, your propery, vehicles and your loved ones.

I would like to show you how to become attentive and take some precaution measures. And point out that it is the same with them as with learning how to drive a car – when they sink into our awareness we do them automatically without strain.