Thursday, January 1, 2009

Why You Need a Wireless Burglar Alarm for Your Home

By Artur Knowles

Nowadays, people are very concerned with security in their homes. It used to be the domain of the big companies for their protection, but now, more and more people are realizing the importance of having a good security system in their own home. Nowadays, more people are now adapting a wireless burglar alarm for their own residences and other places of occupation.

Compared to the traditional hard-wired systems, the wireless burglar alarm is more expensive but it is a lot easier to install. Also, one can already install the burglar system by himself/herself. With hard-wired systems, it has many design considerations as well as problems in installing the wires.

Hard-wired system is only good if you're building a new home and can make provisions for it to be incorporated discreetly into the home design. If one puts it in an existing design, there might be problems in laying out the wires. The wiring will be prominent and it will make the room and house look ugly.

People used to have the notion that traditional hard-wired systems performed better than its wireless counterparts. This is partly due to the travel of these waves through thick walls and other obstructions. Some signals don't reach the control center and the thief may go away empty-handed. This has hounded them ever since then. But now, the newer batch of wireless burglar alarm systems have shown much improved performance. They are now as reliable as a hard-wired system. The only qualm of people about a wireless burglar alarm system is its steep price.

Although many wireless burglar alarm systems claim that they are free of wires, there are still types of them that employ cables to run between the control panel and the external sounder, and the remote keypads. This can be quite a pain in the neck when wiring, since the installer has to run the cables on different heights of a property.

The more expensive type of burglar alarm is much easier to install though, since these are virtually wireless. The only cables used are the ones that provide the power. The control panel and the external sounder are to be plugged into a local power socket. The signals of many wireless systems are relayed to a monitor center powered by a cellular network, so even if a burglar cuts the telephone lines, the signal will still be received by the authorities.

With wireless burglar alarms, motion is detected through its built-in infrared motion sensor prompting the CAT control console to send an alarm to the authorities through the cellular network . This will sound, thus scaring the thief out of the premises.

A wireless burglar alarm system gives a certain level of security for homeowners. Most people will be turned off by the price but the peace of mind is assured with these gadgets. If you've got the budget, better invest in a wireless burglar alarm system. - 15485

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