2 Ways Home Automation Can Help Make Your House Safer
Use smart systems to deter intruders and keep your home safe while you’re away
Home automation adds comfort, convenience and luxury to your lifestyle, but did you know you can also use automation to keep your Lafayette, LA, home safe? Smart systems like your home alarm system, indoor/outdoor lighting and AV installations can be valuable devices in your security toolkit. With automation, you can build custom security actions into your smart devices that will deter burglars and invaders.
With home automation, you will feel safe leaving your home for a weekend out in the yacht or a vacation to your second home this summer. Keep reading to learn 3 ideas for how to use automation to protect your home and valuables.
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Integrate Smart Lighting With Home Security Devices
Lighting is an excellent tool for home security because a sudden bright light is enough to spook many would-be burglars into fleeing. Use home automation to integrate smart lighting with your home alarm system for enhanced protection. You can program the lights inside your home to turn on to full brightness when someone triggers your home alarm.
Outside, link outdoor lighting to your smart door locks so that the porch lights or floodlights blaze into full brightness when someone tampers with them. A sudden, shining light may cause a burglar to fear unwanted attention and leave the scene.
Create Scheduled Scenes to Deter Home Invaders
Automated scenes can help you protect your home while you’re out of town for a few days or on vacation. Scenes combine a sequence of actions under one command. You can combine actions from multiple smart systems using the control platform on your smartphone or tablet. Before you leave for vacation, create a “Home Security” scene. When you activate the scene, the TV in the living room turns on, music starts playing in the kitchen and lights flicker throughout the house. These signs of life can be a deterrent to home invaders by making them believe that someone is home.
You can activate automated scenes whenever you want with one-touch control using your smartphone or tablet. Or you can schedule them to start and end at specific times during the day.
Take Advantage of Remote Access
One of the primary benefits of home automation is that you can access your smart systems remotely using your smartphone, tablet or laptop. Check to make sure the home alarm system is on, doors are locked, and automated scenes are scheduled to run while you’re away from home. Forgot to schedule your scenes before you left? Don’t worry — you can activate them from afar with one tap on your phone.
At Electronics Professionals, we can help you design and install custom security solutions in Lafayette, LA. Let’s start with a home evaluation to identify your security vulnerabilities and discuss your needs. Call us at 337-268-9753 or fill out a contact form to get started.
