Smart home: smart security for your home

Do you want to make your house safer and protect it against burglary and fire? Go for a Smart home ! There are various smart devices that together ensure that you and your loved ones are safe day and night. And with which your house is properly secured when you are not there. Quickly discover everything about Smart home and security.📷

What is a Smart home?

A Smart home, perhaps you have already heard of it. If not, we would like to explain it here . In short, a Smart home is a house with smart devices that are connected via WiFi or Bluetooth. Together these devices provide more comfort, energy saving, convenience and safety. Sounds good right? You can set the smart devices in advance or operate them via an app on your tablet, smartphone or computer. You don't even have to be home for this. For example, turn on the lights at home if you unexpectedly take a bite outside the door. Or switch the thermostat on remotely, so that after a long day in a warm house, you will fall on the couch.

A smart house is a safe house

One of the great advantages of a Smart home is that it makes your home safer. So that you and your loved ones feel safe. That is not very complicated. The magic word: smart security devices. These devices are connected to your smartphone, tablet or computer, making you the control room yourself. You purchase these devices once, without a subscription. This means you also do not pay expensive connection costs. Saves again in the wallet.

Smart security equipment

From security cameras and alarm systems to smart lighting, smoke detectors and even a smart doorbell. There are many devices on the market that make your home smarter and safer, whether you are at home or not. You can use these devices separately, but you can also create a complete Smart home security system with multiple devices. Hereby an overview of smart security equipment.

Security cameras

It will just happen to you: if you come back from vacation, everything will be messed up. Burglars. With a smart security camera, also known as an IP camera , you are one step ahead of unwanted guests. This camera is connected to your smartphone. That way you can always check - wherever you are - what is happening in and around your house. If one of the cameras detects trouble, you can immediately alert family, friends or neighbors to watch. In practice, this often works a lot better than a traditional alarm system. The footage is also recorded. This can be useful at a later stage as possible evidence. You also have different types of IP cameras. From simple cameras with a motion detector to cameras with lamps and a siren that are activated as soon as there is movement.

Of course, such a smart security camera serves primarily as security for your home, but you can also use it for other purposes. For example as a baby monitor to keep an eye on your baby while he is sleeping.

Smoke detectors

When you sleep, you don't smell anything. That is why a smoke detector is essential. Maybe you already have one at home, but how smart is it? With a smart smoke detector , such as Nest's, not only does the alarm go off, but you also receive a warning on your smartphone if there is smoke or carbon monoxide in the air. A safe idea if you are not at home. You can, for example, ask someone in the neighborhood to check your height or go directly to check your own height. False alarm? With the app you can easily turn off the alarm. Even if you are on the other side of the world.

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Control lighting remotely

Not only with security cameras, also with smart lighting you reduce the risk of burglary. Set up a special light plan so that your lights come on automatically when you are not at home. So it seems like there is someone and you can go on a night out or on holiday with a carefree feeling. Do you want your lighting to come on a little earlier than normal? No problem. With your smartphone you can also adjust or adjust your lighting remotely.

Alarm systems

Security cameras, check. Smart lighting, check. To optimally protect your house, you also need an alarm system . Such a system usually consists of a base station with a few wireless motion sensors and a siren. As soon as the sensors detect movement, the siren will sound and you will receive a signal on your smartphone. You can make such an alarm system even more extensive. For example, connect a gas and smoke detector, place extra motion detectors in and around the house and provide all doors and windows with a sensor.

Smart doorbell

Did you know that there is also a smart doorbell with camera on the market? Such a best video doorbell communicates directly with your smartphone, tablet or computer. That way, wherever you are in the world, you can immediately see who is at your door. But not only that. You can even communicate with that person. Handy if, for example, you have just arrived at the supermarket and the parcel delivery person is ringing. You can immediately tell that he can bring your package to the neighbors.

Besides that such a doorbell is super practical when you are not at home, it is also a safe idea. So you can first have a peek at who's at the door, before you open it. Another advantage: you give the impression to potential burglars that you are at home. In a few American neighborhoods, the number of burglaries has fallen since the arrival of the video doorbell. And in the Netherlands there are currently samples to measure the effect of the video doorbell on burglary security.

Smart locks

Do you belong to the group of people who have always lost their keys? Long live the smart lock . You do not open the door with your key, but with your smartphone via Bluetooth. You can also hand out virtual keys to your family members and friends so that they can also open the door. Here you set when and at what times they have access. From a specific time to days, weeks or years. Through the app you receive an overview of who is in the house and when. It may sound like something for a control freak, but really, it can be very useful in certain situations. For example, does your partner say he can't cook because he's not home yet? Your smartphone tells you whether this is an excuse or not.

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A safe home for seniors

A safe house has more advantages than fire and burglary prevention. It also ensures that you feel safe in your home. And that help is on the way quickly, if needed. Such a safe house is not only a good idea for yourself, but also for your (grand) parents. A panic button , alarm buttonor fall alarm ensures that you know immediately if something is wrong with them. These types of alarms work without a control room, but warn relatives and acquaintances. You can easily set the details of these people in advance. That way, your aunt in need or your parents who are a day older can stay at home safely and longer. Especially hang such a smart security camera. This way you can keep an extra eye on things from a distance. And don't forget to install the video doorbell. Because how often do you hear that the elderly are the victims of so-called chat tricks at the door? That way you can see who is at the door and if it's okay.

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