Wireless security systems have done for homes and businesses
what wireless internet did for computers. Modern technology has made it
possible for security alarms to need less cables and cords. Wireless security
alarms have several distinct advantages over their old-fashioned, cabled
cousins.
How Security Alarms Work
Security alarms work by creating a circuit of electricity on points of entry on
a building. Alarm components are attached to places like windows, exterior
doors and other locations where someone would possibly try to enter or move
through. The circuit closes when the door or window is closed or no movement is
detected.
When the alarm is on, the circuit breaks if someone tries to enter or is
detected in the area, and this break triggers the alarm. It can also trigger a
call to a back to base alarm monitoring company.
The Difference between Wired Security
Alarms and Wireless Alarms
Regular, wired security alarms receive power and deliver information via
electric cables. Wireless security systems perform exactly in the same manner
as cabled security systems. However, they do so without the alarm's detection
devices having to use cables or cords to communicate to the central control
panel.
The idea is the same as a system of wireless computers using a single wireless
internet source. A wireless security system has a main control panel. This
panel plugs into a phone jack and power outlet and is what the wireless
security devices connect to. Wireless alarm sensors are then installed near the
points of entry at various locations around the building, focusing on potential
areas of movement. These sensors send information to the main control panel.
Communication between the monitoring devices and the panel takes place in a
wireless alarm system through radio waves rather than by cables.
Wired vs. Wireless Alarm Systems: What
are the Advantages?
Wireless alarms have been around for well over a decade. Like any emerging
technology, it has taken some time to catch on with consumers. However, due to
current & future improvements in range, reliability, battery life and cost,
it's likely that wireless security systems will one day become the norm much as
wireless Internet has.
Wireless security alarms have many benefits compared to a wired alarm system.
Some of these advantages include:
1) Easier Installation: It's relatively simple to add wireless sensors
to doors, windows and rooms. This is handy if you ever add on to your building
at a later time and need to install new sensors or decide to increase your
security coverage.
2) Cheaper Cost of Labor: Installation time of wireless security
alarms is drastically reduced compared to traditional alarms. Houses or commercial
buildings that don't have cabled security systems built in already can present
installation challenges since cables may have to pulled through existing walls
and floors. Wireless security alarms, on the other hand, can be installed
non-invasively since the signal passes through walls and other obstacles.
3) More Resistant to Damage: Exposed cables are more vulnerable to
accidental damage in normal building use, and especially during later
renovations where walls are knocked down or electrical work needs to be done.
Wireless security systems have less problems on this line since there are no
cables between the monitoring devices and the control panel.
4) Portability: Planning on moving
in the future? With wireless alarms, you can take many of the components with
you to your new home, whereas this would be impractical with normal security
alarms.
5) Wireless Access: Since the master
Control Panel itself is wireless enabled, one can arm/disarm the alarm with a
key fob, much like the one you use to lock your car. Night mode or a duress
signal can also be activated remotely by such a device.
And, a more fully featured remote keypad (for use in the house next to your bed
for example) is also available.
In Conclusion
With wireless security systems, the technology may pay for itself quickly. Home
and business owners can have more peace of mind, with less work involved and
less risk of accidental damage to the alarm down the line.
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