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Home & Business protection as well as family safety are the primary purposes of GTSED security systems. While this includes detecting burglaries, GTSED security systems are also capable of detecting a number of other threats, including smoke, fire, carbon monoxide poisoning, and water damage. Whether you self-monitor or sign up for a GTSED monitoring plan, you can know if there’s danger in your home, wherever you are.
A GTSED monitored security system will call emergency services for you if a burglary alarm is tripped or a smoke or flood sensor is activated, whether you are home, away, or asleep. It’s worth noting that you have to buy the additional equipment in order to get full featured monitoring of smoke and water sensors, which is not included in standard packages and comes at an additional cost.
Many wireless GTSED home security systems work with a smartphone app, a convenient way to keep tabs on your family and pets. For example, the door sensors and motion sensors designed to alert you to someone sneaking around your property can also alert you when your child gets home from school, or tell you whether your elderly mother got out of bed that morning.
What Are The Most Important Security System Features
A security system is no good if no one pays attention to it, which is why professional monitoring is ideal. While self-monitoring your home’s security system is the least expensive option, it may not be the best one for Business, Home and family safety. Someone could break in when you’re away, or your smoke alarms could go off when you’re out, and you wouldn’t necessarily know about it.
Even if you do get the alert, will you know what to do? Consider if you’re on vacation in another part of the country…do you call 911 in New York City for something happening at your home in Nashville Tennessee? Professional monitoring takes the “on-us” off the consumer and puts response procedures into the hands of trained professionals.
Other important features for home protection have to do with the equipment and how easy it is to use. The heart of a home security system is the base station, sometimes known as the hub. This can be a touch screen mounted to a wall, a simple box you can put in a cupboard, or a device with an integrated keypad designed to be kept out in the open. Whatever extra features it has, its primary purpose is to be the central communication point for all the security sensors that make up your system. Frequently, it also acts as an indoor siren.
Key features to look for include:
- Battery backup so the system will work if the power goes down
- A cellular radio to communicate with the monitoring center so you’re not dependent on Wi-Fi or power
- Built-in communication protocols (such as Zigbee, Z-Wave, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi) so you can expand your system should you want to move further into home automation
Basic equipment that comes with a GTSED system consists of a hub, motion/contact sensors, and a siren. For more comprehensive security, you’ll need to invest in additional hardware, which includes cameras and environmental protection – smoke alarms, carbon monoxide detectors, and leak sensors to protect against burst pipes and water damage. If you’re hesitant to install security cameras due to privacy concerns, note that some municipalities require video verification of an alarm before they’ll dispatch emergency responders if there’s no one on the property to confirm the threat. With integrated cameras for video surveillance, GTSED can see a clip of the event and confirm to the dispatcher help is needed.
One of the most useful features of GTSED security systems is that you can access them from the palm of your hand. All the systems we sell have a companion smartphone app that makes arming, disarming, monitoring, and managing your home’s security system easier than ever.