There are many DIY home security systems on the market and if you want to avoid buying a bulky security system that will be left on your property, there are several ways to make your home security systems as simple as possible. The key to a good home security system is choosing the right products based on your home’s security needs. There are many things to consider when choosing home security products including your home’s location, types of doors and windows, the number of entry points, and the equipment that is needed to provide the best protection.
Most burglars just break a window to gain access to a house, and that’s why DIY home security systems are easy to break into. In order to determine how many transmitters you’ll need for your DIY home security systems you need to sketch out all the windows and doors on your property. Once you’ve determined all the locations where potential entry can occur, it’s time to choose the type of transmitter that will be best for your needs. There are two types of remote control transmitters: the wireless units and the hard-wired units.
Wireless DIY home security systems use a radio signal in order transmit signals throughout a large area. These types of systems don’t require any type of base station that will be in the path of radio waves, which is good because if the base station were in the way, the signals would be interference and potentially stop your system. Base stations require a power source and are usually required to be placed in certain areas of a home security systems’ perimeter. Wireless units don’t have to have a long-term monitoring solution because they can easily be moved from place to place if you ever need to. A hard-wired system on the other hand will require a long-term monitoring solution that will require you to purchase monitoring devices for your base station as well as a couple of keypads for programming the code to your personal code.