Tell Me More: Home Burglar Alarm

A home burglar alarm helps deter intruders, discourage break-ins, and ensure family and property safety. When a monitored alarm system detects unauthorized entry, it sends a signal to a central monitoring station. These nationwide monitoring centers provide continuous service - 24/7/365 - and will alert local police to dispatch authorities to your home as necessary.

Each home burglar alarm features devices that detects motion, notes change in room temperature, and alerts neighbors and passers-by of a disturbance. This may include:

• Control panel: Power source for the home burglar alarm hidden in the back of a closet or in a garage.
• Security keypad: Located by the entrance(s) of your home, you enter a passcode you selected to arm and disarm the system.
• Motion detectors: Installed indoors at walls, doors, windows, and air ducts, motion detectors sense if an intruder is present, even if there wasn’t a break-in.
• Contacts: Magnetic devices placed along door jams and window frames to trigger the home burglar alarm when opened.
• Glassbreak sensors: Sets off the system by converting the shock waves of the glass breaking into electrical signals.
• Backup systems: Kicks in should your power or phone lines get cut so your alarm is always up and running.
• Two-way monitoring: Allows monitoring station to communicate with people in your home directly through the security keypad. They require the appropriate passcodes before sending authorities to the scene.
• Fire protection: Control panel detects smoke in your home and alerts the monitoring station to contact your local fire department.

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