☑️ What is the home security system?
The most basic definition of this system is placed in its name. A home security system is a collection of tools or methods that are connected to each other. By means of them, property and family members can be protected. In other words, in addition to physical facilities such as locks, accesses, etc., smart home security must also protect the digital information of the residents of the house and the system.
☑️ What tool does the smart home security system include and how does it work?
Home security systems work on the simple concept of securing home entry points through sensors connected to a control panel or command device. The control panel is installed on one of the most accessible places in the house.
Sensors are usually placed on entrance doors and windows. With this, thieves cannot easily enter the privacy of the house. Especially the doors and windows of the ground floor and first floor, which have the highest probability of entry. A motion sensor can be used to protect the open space of houses.
☑️ How to operate the smart home security system
This system manages places by dividing the house into several sections or zones. Each area of the house can be controlled and managed separately. If thieves enter the smart building, it can easily detect their location. Smart security system can be defined and adjusted in different ways. According to the opinion of the employer and the type of building use, it is possible to change it.
For example, in a smart home, 3 types of security system modes can be used with different scenarios:
Home Alone Scenario: In the Home Alone scenario, only magnets that are in front of the front door, window, or specific rooms that you have set will be activated. They are used when, for example, your young child is alone at home.
Sleep: In the sleep scenario, only the sensors related to the entrance door are activated and other sensors are inactive.
Traveling and leaving home: in this case, all sensors are activated and the smart alarm system is fully activated. With any unauthorized entry, the smart system will notify you via mobile phone. Also, in this case, it is possible to define a presence simulator scenario.
Presence simulator: When you activate the anti-theft system, the system automatically and in short periods of time, in order to make it appear that you are at home, perform tasks such as turning on or off the lights, pulling aside the curtains, turning on or turning off the TV and...
☑️ Control Panel
Its unfamiliar name may make you not connect well with this system. but do not worry; The control panel means the smartphone, computer and tablet that you deal with almost every day. With the help of these devices, alarms and warning signs of other components of the home security system can be turned on after the silent danger has been removed, or when there is a danger for the residents of the house. With the help of these devices and with the cooperation of the Internet, these tasks can even be carried out remotely. It is enough to install the smart home application in them.
In addition to smartphones, tablets and computers, you can get help from a smart touch panel. Some family members, such as children and the elderly, cannot use mobile phones and computers. For this reason, you can install the smart touch panel on one of the walls of the house.
☑️ Door & Window Sensor
The smart door and window sensor consists of two parts, one of which is installed on the door or window and the other on the frame and near it. When it is a door or a window, two pieces of sensors are connected to each other and create a security circuit. The control panel monitors the smart door and window sensors, and these sensors report and communicate with it about the security of the entry points. . If the door or window is opened during the times set by you, the flow between the two parts will be completely cut off. It informs the residents about the entry of strangers into the house through alarm and warning lights and sending messages to the control panel.
☑️ Smart Door Lock
The smart door lock is the shield of the home security system and a person must go through it first to enter the house. This lock does not allow unknown people to enter and has a fingerprint sensor and a keyboard to enter the password. The lock will be opened only for those who you have given the information about that person to the smart lock. Like other components of the smart security system, the smart door lock also has the ability to connect to Wi-Fi, and if an unknown person tries to enter the house, it will notify you of the incident by sending an alert to the control panel.
☑️ Home Security Intelligence Benefits
☑️ Increase Smart Home Security
Most devices used in smart homes have default passwords. Therefore, in the case of these devices and before integrating multiple technologies together, it is necessary to change their default password. In fact, the first thing that users can do is to make sure that there is no possibility of hackers entering. This is possible by changing the password. Once a hacker gets access to the password of your devices, they can easily use other parts of it.
You can use the following patterns to create strong passwords:
Choose long passwords and at least 8 characters.
Choose passwords that are not related to children's names or birth dates or other obvious things.
You don't need to remember multiple passwords. Try using a password management system.
Get help from password generation systems to create random combinations.
