Is Your New Home Security Army Ready to Defend Your Castle?

Is Your New Home Security Army Ready to Defend Your Castle? We all want to have a safe, secure home, and home security and automation solutions are the best way to help provide you with peace of mind. For many of us, home security can be overwhelming with all of the technologų and options that are available. So how can you use your home security system to the fullest? This guide is designed to help you use your security system as a digital army, ready to help protect you and your family from anyone who may want to storm your castle. Know Your Home's Vulnerabilities A good home security solution will cover all bases, including entry points. To use your system effectively, you really need to understand the layout of your home and how the security system can help protect it: How many entry points does your home have? • W here are your main entry points (doors and window s) located? • How are these entry points currently protected? The answers to these questions are the foundation for building your home security plan and helping to make sure your whole home is protected. Ideally, your home security solution would provide you with security and monitoring throughout your whole home. If yoU only have sensors for a fixed number of doors and windows, you need to understand what entry points are at the highest risk for break ins so you can plan accordingly. Be Smart About Where to Keep Your Valuables Once you have found your home's weak spots and formed an action plan to help keep them safe, it's time to turn an eye on your possessions. What things do you have that you want to help keep secure? Do you have a lot of jewelry? What about electronics? The key here is being smart about where you keep your valuables and making sure your home security has sensors and alarms to help deter burglars. • Avoid storing valuables in the master bedroom. This is typically the first place burglars check w hen searching a house. • Make sure your electronics aren't in plain sight. If a thief can spot your new laptop through a window, it could be in trouble. • Find creative ways to hide jew elry, cash, and other valuables, such as those mentioned in our Top 10 DIY Home Security Projects (http:// bit.ly/ 1O DIY hom e). Design a Family-Friendly Security Setup Finally, the most important part of any home security solution is helping to keep the people inside safe. Family always comes before belongings, but your security setup can vary depending on what your family looks like. If it's just you and your spouse at home, your setup will be far different from a household with small children. Here are some ways to help keep your family members safe: • If you have children w ho get home from school during the day, check the video feed from your camera so you can see them come in. Nothing cures that drow sy 3 o'clock feeling quite like seeing your baby home safe! Have additional security, motion detectors or cameras in rooms with children or those who would need the most help in the event of a burglary. • If possible, have the whole house monitored so you can help keep everyone protected no matter where they are in the house. Some other features of your home security system could include: • Window and door protection. • Fire protection. • Motion detection system Cam era(s). For more tips and tricks on how you can help protect your home with your security system, visit protectyourhome.com/blog! If you're interested in upgrading the security on your home, make sure to give us a call at 1.800.580.1342