Installing A Wireless Home Security System

I am often, well alright occasionally asked by those who know I have a passion for home security, if installing a wireless home security system is a difficult procedure.

But really, in comparison with setting up a hard wired home alarm, installing a wireless home security system is the proverbial slice of cake.

I am going to avoid saying it is child's play. Most often when packaging or advertising says a five year old can do it, I end up wishing there was a five year old around to do it for me.

Wireless alarm systems are a dream come true for the do it yourself market and most can be installed in an incredibly short time.

There are different types of wireless security systems, the simplest of all are alarm only. When an alarm only system is triggered it simply sounds an alarm to alert you or your neighbors. These systems are perhaps the easiest of all to install, but due to their limitations they are the least effective.

At the other end of the scale there are monitored home security systems. As you will guess, these set ups are monitored by a central monitoring station. A great idea, should the system be triggered the monitoring station determines whether a burglary is taking place, if it is the authorities are alerted.

Wireless monitored systems are available, but unless you are very confident you may want to leave installation to the professionals. In any case, often the terms of contract state that these systems have to be installed by the company's own technicians.

Then there is middle for diddle, the dial up systems like the X10. A dial up alarm does not contact a monitoring station, instead it sends a warning message to your cellphone, your office phone or a neighbor's phone. So unlike a monitored alarm system there is no monthly fee.

What's the first thing to do when installing a wireless home security system? . . .

. . . Read the instructions! Yes, you have just taken all the component parts out of the box, it's exciting. You want to get it installed as quickly as possible and test it out.

Just by looking at them you are sure you know what goes where and what to do with this and what to do with that. And doing that you will probably get most of it right. But save yourself the hassle of making a mistake . . . read the instructions.

Decide where to put the control panel, this is the heart of the system. Most likely you will want to site it near to the door that you enter and leave your home from. It will be good if it is near an electrical outlet too. But . . .

. . . you don't want to site it where it can be seen by looking in through your window. Why? Because a burglar could take a peep and know which system you have, that may help him to beat it.

Install your control panel at a hight suitable for everyone who will be using it.

Next job in installing a wireless home security system is to get your window and door sensors installed. Not much to this, usually just a couple of screws in each.

When the two are separated, by a burglar opening your window for example, it trips the alarm. If practicable, mount the sensors high up on the doors and windows, less chance of them getting knocked and damaged. But do follow those manufacturer's instructions.

Next you will want to fix in place your motion detectors. As they are wireless, installing these will be a breeze, but do plan out the best spots to site them.

Your detectors will probably have a range of about 40 feet and an arc of about 110 degrees.

Most likely your wireless motion detectors will be passive infrared. This simply means that they measure changes in heat, so a burglar's body heat will be picked up if he moves through the detection zone. A tip, don't install your motion detectors close to radiators or windows that get a lot of sun, if you do you will reduce their efficiency, a lot.

There you see, not too much to installing a wireless home security system. Remember that, if you did not get enough sensors and detectors with your system to cover what you need to protect, you can always obtain add on's. Wireless home security systems are expandable, and you will find adding extra units is no trouble.

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