How to create an integrated home security system
From smart lighting, heating, security to voice assistants, homeowners across the globe have seamlessly begun to integrate smart home technology into their daily lives. In fact, according to statistics, by 2025, there will be over 478 million smart homes worldwide, seeing homeowners utilise smart home technology to make their lives just that little bit easier and more convenient.
And with most of us today owning a smartphone, it’s not hard to understand why smart tech has grown exponentially over the past decade. From checking our appliances have been switched off using a smart plug, to monitoring our homes with smart security cameras, there’s a piece of technology out there to give you peace of mind that your home is safe as houses.
And one area that smart home technology is particularly growing is the security market, with a recent survey highlighting that 52% of consumers would pay more for a smart product which improves the security of their home2. But how can you begin to start creating an integrated home security system in your home?
Well, the experts at Yale are here to help make a smart home security makeover a reality, highlighting the key products you need to invest in to be able to check in on your home from anywhere at any time.
Secure your door
A great place to start with your smart security makeover is with the front door. The prime point of entry for a burglar, it’s essential that this space is secure to protect the rest of your property.
When you’re at work or out and about enjoying a day off, a great gadget to invest in is a smart doorbell, allowing delivery drivers or doorstep visitors chat to you when you’re not there via your smartphone.
Investing in smart security lighting will also be a great deterrent to avoid being targeted by thieves, as they prefer to operate under the cover of darkness, as they’ll want to avoid being caught red-handed.
Once you’ve introduced these handy gadgets, it’s essential to upgrade your front door with a high security door lock. A smart door lock is a great option, offering both a high level of trusted security, paired with the convenience benefits of smart security products.
Go outdoors
Once you’ve secured the entrance of your home, it’s also important to protect the perimeter of your property.
Thieves will utilise the garden to hide behind bushes, trees and other foliage to stay hidden out of sight, so it’s paramount that this area is secured. And with the benefit of smart security technology and home automation gadgets, you can keep an eye on your outdoor space anywhere in the world with just a tap of your smartphone.
Investing in an outdoor security camera is also a hugely effective deterrent against being targeted, clearly signalling to thieves that you take your home security seriously.
Once you have your smart security cameras set up, you can monitor your home any time of the day or night. Most high-quality options offering night vision capabilities to keep tabs on your home in the darkness, so you can always stay one step ahead of thieves in the area.
Once you’ve invested in smart lighting at the front of your home, you could also add more lighting fixtures to the back of your property, typically all within the same home automation app to control your appliances in one place.
Mind the inside
Once the outside of your home has had its very own smart security makeover, you can then move to the inside of your home, where you can step up your home security measures even further.
Indoor security cameras are a great option to allow you to monitor the inside of your home via your smartphone, checking in on your home, family and pets when you can’t be there to do so.
There’s even the opportunity to add a connected smart home alarm system, which allows you to keep track of any movement in your home, notifying you if you have any unwanted visitors enter your property.
This range of connected smart security products typically work together via your smartphone to offer convenient access to your gadgets all in one place. As we’re used to carrying our smartphones around with us all day, every day, with the help of these connected devices, we can easily keep tabs on our home, giving us peace of mind to focus on other things during the day other than our home security.
At Yale, we work closely with our partners to create connected gadgets that work together to offer seamless, convenient control of your smart security gadgets, typically all in one place.
As the sector grows, we also continue to add more partners and additional gadgets to our portfolio, always developing new products to bring homeowners the latest innovations in the smart security market.
And if you’d be interested in finding out more about how to create an integrated home security system, be sure to visit our website www.yalehome.com