The first steps in protecting your pride and joy, possessions and property

With the developments in technology which we have seen over the last decade, it’s now become even easier for parents and homeowners to protect what matters most to them. With smartphones allowing for a range of ‘smart’ activities, families can check in and control items in their home remotely, offering control and peace of mind at any time of the day or night.

And when it comes to looking after our little ones, smart indoor cameras are a must-have gadget to ensure we can always keep a close eye on what’s going on.

As September is Baby Safety Month, the home security experts at Yale have shared their top security tips to ensure you can always stay in the know over your family, possessions and home easily and conveniently.

First steps to security

When it comes to protecting your family, this should start with protecting the perimeter of your home. At Yale, we often stress the importance of protecting the outskirts of your property as a first step in boosting your home security.

Smart security cameras and a smart alarm system are the most effective ways in today’s world to not only keep an eye, but also protect your home when you can’t be there.

Firstly, a smart alarm is the perfect investment to protect your home and family. The most recent releases in the smart alarm market allow homeowners to arm and disarm their alarm remotely with just the touch of a button on their smartphone.

Alongside this handy feature, most high quality smart alarm systems offer part arming functionality. This is a perfect feature for families with babies or young children, allowing you to secure the downstairs of your home, without the worry that one of your youngsters will set the alarm off upstairs. All this control is again offered through smartphone functionalities, ensuring that homeowners can always be in control from anywhere at any time.

Outdoor security cameras also offer similar benefits for homeowners with young families, ensuring that they can keep an eye on their property whilst they stay busy juggling family and day to day life.

Whether you’re sat at your desk at work, running errands or maybe even enjoying a well-deserved break with all the family, having smart security cameras outside your property ensures that if any unusual activity was going on, you’d be the first to know.

With motion detection alerts and night vision capabilities as standard in most high quality security camera kits, opting for a CCTV system to protect your home, family and possessions is certainly a worthy investment.

Lights, camera, action

Once you have secured the perimeter of your property, when it comes to keeping an eye on your little ones, an indoor camera is a great alternative to a baby monitor.

Indoor cameras, like those from the Yale range, allow for easy monitoring of your home with a simple ‘plug and play’ product. Positioning your camera can be quick and easy, ensuring your baby can be monitored from any angle, in any location.

One of the great benefits of investing in an indoor camera to keep an eye on your pride and joy is the remote functionality ensures you’ll never have to wake them up to check on them again. What’s more, some of the higher quality cameras also offer two-way talk functionality to reassure your little ones and 10m night vision, giving visual clarity even when the lights are out.

Similarly to external security cameras, indoor security cameras also have motion detection sensors, which will allow you to always keep an eye on what’s going on with the little ones, with alerts being sent straight to a connected smart device.

What’s more, at Yale, all our camera products offer end-to-end encryption. This means that any footage, notifications or audio collected from the camera may only be accessed by the user, ensuring complete privacy and security. Yale also offers customised encryption based on the needs of the user, allowing full control over their firewall settings.

With security and protection all rolled into one connected ecosystem, a smart alarm, outdoor and indoor camera system are great additions to help protect your family, home and everything within it.

For more advice and information on how to protect your pride and joy, possessions and property with security products from Yale, please visit your regional site.