Installing connected devices can improve your daily comfort while increasing your home’s security. Want to monitor your home remotely? The solution: install a connected camera, a smoke detector, and lights with presence sensors. Thanks to home automation, your smart home can react to various events, even without you being there. Connected home and security: how does it work? IZI by EDF tells you everything in this article!
Connected objects, everyday security assets
Home automation equipment is a real asset in helping you protect your home daily. There are several different home automation devices, with hundreds of connected objects compatible with each other, with or without a home automation box. The goal? To create an automated interior that protects your home, day after day. The advantage of investing in a connected security system? Being alerted Otoa home intrusion directly on your smartphone so you can react accordingly (go to the scene, call the police). Thanks to real-time image capture, you can also collect evidence of a crime committed at home. Connected devices also help ensure the safety of a loved one who is losing their independence and wishes to continue living at home.
Security camera for your connected home
Need a complete security system? The connected camera is one of the must-haves! It provides extensive home security, which is practical for frequent travel. As soon as an anomaly is detected, you’ll receive a notification on your smartphone. The captured data and videos are carefully stored on memory cards, which can be reused as needed. Depending on the security camera model you choose, you’ll get more or less advanced features, including capturing images in the dark and starting recordings remotely… Enough to easily check inside your home from anywhere to make sure everything is going well. Other, more advanced models offer multi-user facial recognition. This option is very useful for authorizing several people around you (including your spouse and children) to enter your home.
Connected security and human presence simulation
To deter a potential burglar from entering your home, there’s nothing better than a system that simulates a human presence. With this protection system, break-ins and burglaries are a thing of the past! Human presence simulation is, above all, the perfect opportunity to develop security scenarios in your smartphone home automation application. Rest assured, no specific technical knowledge is required. For a deterrent presence simulation, you simply need to program the events on the application (open the roller shutters, turn on the light, etc.). Do you usually come home late at night? We recommend programming your lights to turn on at nightfall to make it appear you are in the home. Also con, sider increasing the security of your front door or garage door after a certain time. The same goes for opening and closing your roller shutters . Want to change the scenario? Again, events can be configured from your phone. And if you’re planning to go on vacation, don’t hesitate to connect a connected burglar alarm before leaving.
The connected alarm to monitor your home
When considering surrounding yourself with security tools for your home, the first instinct is often to equip yourself with a connected surveillance alarm .Ndd for good reason, this practical and functional solution is particularly dissuasive and prevents intrusions by malicious people. Intuitive and scalable, the connected alarm is easily controlled via a smartphone, tablet, or computer. When it detects the presence of an unauthorized person, it automatically triggers and sounds a bell. This is because connected alarms are equipped with motion detectors linked to a central control unit. You are thus warned and receive a notification by SMS or email. This system can be freely configured by integrating additional modules that will allow you to benefit from more features.
