5 Ways to Keep Your Home Safe While You’re On Vacation

Many families take vacations in the summertime. The kids are out of school and the weather is beautiful. Of course whether you leave the house for a day or a week, you need to make security a top priority. Our security and surveillance systems can keep your Carmel, Indiana home safe while you are away. Here are five ways our solutions protect your property. 

Many families take vacations in the summertime. The kids are out of school and the weather is beautiful. Of course whether you leave the house for a day or a week, you need to make security a top priority. Our security and surveillance systems can keep your Carmel, Indiana home safe while you are away. Here are five ways our solutions protect your property.

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1.     Keep a watchful eye on your home with security cameras.

Today’s surveillance cameras have incredible capabilities. They can capture images in high definition, with vivid color, and from every angle. Our surveillance cameras detect and record movements so that as soon as a person enters your property, the system can alert you immediately as well as record and store the images securely.  There are advanced settings such as recording only based on motion to save hard drive space.  They will only record when a person or animal enters the room or outdoor space.  Some of our cameras can capture video 360 degrees around which is something you have to see to believe.  With all of our systems, you’ll be able to see live video feeds in real time, or quickly and easily navigate through hours of previous recordings. These videos are helpful with insurance claims and identifying criminals when the police are involved.

2.     Get alerts sent to your phone in real time.

If a person approaches your property, a door is left unlocked, or a window breaks you’ll know immediately from our security alerts. You can choose which activities send you an alert, as well as if you want to message to be sent via text or email. You’ll never be left unaware of what’s going on at home and will be able to respond quickly to any situation.

3.     Create special “away” settings with your smart home system.

Our Control4 smart home automation systems allow you to create special settings that make it seem as if someone is home when you’re away. The lights will turn on and off at varying times in the evening, the shades will go up and down during the day and the TV’s can even turn on when you normally watch shows. Anyone who passes by will think that someone is there and robbers will think twice about trying to enter.

4.     Use smart locks to only let in postmen or house sitters.

With our smart locks, you can let in visitors remotely with your smartphone, and even give certain visitors special access to get inside. You can throw away the keys and provide controlled access codes to house sitters, pet sitters, or the postmen that only work on specific days or times, and easily manage and reset individual codes from our elegant web based interface or intuitive touch panels.

5.     Tie lighting and shading with security.

Lights in conjunction with a loud alarm will quickly scare away intruders. Lights also help make your home appear as if someone is home. Your smart home system can turn on lights inside and outside at specific times of the night to keep strangers away. Shades also simulate activity and prevent people from seeing your valuables inside.

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