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Introducing Night Shield by Post Alarm

March 2nd, 2021
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Newly released LAPD data shows that the second most common crime of 2020 in Los Angeles was car theft. Shockingly, the pandemic led to a 33% increase in the crime, with 20,934 vehicles stolen last year. 

Fortunately, there is home security technology that can also help protect your vehicles during the dark nighttime hours. At Post Alarm, we’re excited to introduce that 360° protection with Night Shield technology. 

Smarter Security with Night Shield 

Night Shield uses smarter security cameras that send alerts directly to our monitoring center when suspicious activity is detected during the night. With this fast-acting security technology, patrol is dispatched and crime is deterred in a matter of seconds. Best of all, your sleep is uninterrupted. That’s what makes Night Shield the best way to protect your family from intrusion night after night. 

Night Shield for Businesses 

Night Shield is also an ideal technology for businesses, providing an overnight defense against thieves and trespassers who would breach the security of your business property. With immediate smartphone notifications, you’ll never be in the dark about what’s going on while you’re away. 

To inquire about our new Night Shield security technology, contact Post Alarm today. We look forward to telling you more. 

About Post Alarm 

To learn more about Southern California security technology, come see us at Post Alarm. Our highly qualified and experienced home security experts can answer all your questions. Call us today at 1-800-654-7678. 

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New Year’s Resolutions and Your Smart Home

February 11th, 2021
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For many people, 2021 deserves bigger New Year’s resolutions than ever before. In addition to eating better and sleeping more, you might pledge to start making the most of the family time you have during this new normal. What if you also made an effort to align your home with this new goal? Here are some ways you can use smart home technology to take back your time in 2021.

Making coming home more pleasant.

After the turmoil of 2020 and a rough start to 2021, many of us are simply hoping for a more peaceful year ahead. If you’re working onsite at your place of employment and you want coming home to be a more enjoyable experience, we can help. Our smart home systems contain a Scenes feature that can detect when you’re almost home and automate your front door lock, garage door, indoor lights and security system so that everything is ready for your arrival. That means no fumbling for keys or coming home to a cold, dark house. Peaceful and pleasant!

Put your home to work for you.

Everyone in the family should be responsible for those obligatory chores that keep the home running smoothly: doing dishes, taking out trash, keeping restrooms clean. But that doesn’t mean everyone should spend all their time at home doing busywork. With the right smart home technology, you can put your home to work for you by automating your security, lights, locks, heating and more. That means less time flipping on lights, adjusting the thermostat and setting the alarm – and more time enjoying each other’s company instead.

Keep your family connected.

Many kids are home alone doing remote learning right now, and parents need all the help they can to stay connected during the day. With the two-way voice communicators in your cameras, it’s possible to talk to the kids anytime you check on them using your live video feed. It’s a great way to help you feel more connected until you get home at night.

By making your smart home technology work for you, you can feel good about keeping an important New Year’s resolution. To find out about any of the products and services mentioned here, call Post Alarm. We’ll be glad to answer your questions.

About Post Alarm

To learn more about Southern California security technology, come see us at Post Alarm. Our highly qualified and experienced home security experts can answer all your questions. Call us today at 1-800-654-7678.

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The Image Sensor: A Great Addition to Your System

September 27th, 2020
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As technology evolves, photo images get clearer and crisper. Now, it’s not just your smartphone that delivers those images to you; even your home security system can send them as well. It’s made possible by an image sensor, which is a device you can opt to include in your system if you would like to receive high-definition photos of your home by text or email at specific times of day.

What the Image Sensor Is

An image sensor is a smart device that combines motion sensor technology with a still shot camera. It can integrate with your home security system to give you the same interactive control you have with video surveillance technology, but in a still image format.

What the Image Sensor Does

Just like a video security camera, the image sensor can intelligently detect activity in whatever room it’s in, day or night, and capture an image that gets sent to you in the form of a text alert or email. But unlike a video clip, a still image can be viewed in an instant – making it a quicker, less disruptive review if you only have a second.

What Events it Can Capture

When the sensor takes an image is up to you. You can set it up for certain times of day – the kids’ afterschool arrival time, or the time a caregiver is supposed to arrive. In fact, some people find it to be a less intrusive way to check on a caregiver than a traditional “nanny cam.” With a still shot instead of video, you can see a quick snapshot during the kids’ meal time, nap time or play time and have the same peace of mind.

Other Ways to Use the Sensor

Scheduling images certain times is just one way to use the image sensor in your system. Because of the motion detection technology, you can also set it up to capture images triggered by motion. Also, the image sensor can be mounted in any room of the home, on corners or flat surfaces, and at almost any angle. Because it’s powered by a cellular connection, it doesn’t even need wi-fi – making it a great security solution for your vacation home in the mountains or desert where connections are spotty.
To learn more about the image sensor or other new home security technology, call Post Alarm Systems. We’ll be glad to answer your questions.

About Post Alarm Systems

To learn more about Southern California security technology, come see us at Post Alarm Systems. Our highly qualified and experienced home security experts can answer all your questions. Call us today at 1-800-654-7678
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Making 2020 Memorable with Home Automation

September 17th, 2020
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For many people, 2020 is a year to start enjoying the simple moments more. Of course, they still need to get all the complicated tasks done too. One of the ways we can do that is with technology, and one of the most effective technologies for this purpose is home automation. Here’s a scenario that illustrates this.
After a quiet night in as a family, you want to read the kids a story and tuck them in to bed. But first, it’s time for your nightly checklist:
  • Secure the home by locking the front and back doors.
  • Protect your family’s privacy by closing the window shades.
  • Turn off the lights, upstairs and down.
  • It gets too hot upstairs; that means turn down the thermostat.
  • And of course, arm the security system.
By the time you’ve done all those things, the kids have fallen asleep. When that happens once in a while, no big deal – but those nights of no story and no special time together add up. With home automation in your security system, you get that time back.

Setting the Scene on Your Smartphone

The app you use to control the home automation on your system features four Scene buttons. Each Scene is a multi-device command that makes all your smart devices work together. The Scene you can use to take care of your bedtime tasks is called Sleep, while the others – Home, Away and Wake Up – are designed to help you automate other parts of your day. And if you want to change the commands built into those Scenes, you can. Adjust the commands and name the Scenes anything you would like. They can incorporate your home security, locks, smart lights and even smart thermostat.

Taking it to the Next Level

If you use virtual assistant technologies like Alexa or Siri, you can take your home automation to the next level with voice command. Use Alexa to tell your system to wake up in the morning, or tell Siri to unlock the door and turn on the lights as you’re pulling into the driveway. When all those spared minutes add up, there’s a lot more time to spend with the people who matter most.
For questions on adding home automation to your security, contact Post Alarm. We’ll be glad to speak with you.

About Post Alarm Systems

To learn more about Southern California security technology, come see us at Post Alarm Systems. Our highly qualified and experienced home security experts can answer all your questions. Call us today at 1-800-654-7678
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The Monitored Security System Difference

September 17th, 2020
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You’re a smart, skillful homeowner. Maybe you think that’s all you need to take care of an emergency entirely on your own. But the reality is, everyone needs help – especially if the emergency is a break-in or a fire. When one of these events happens, your number one job is to get yourself and your loved ones out of the house safely. Dialing 911 on top of that is simply too much for one person. If you have a monitored home security system, there’s good news: Your system will call for help, so you don’t have to.

Following Your Instincts, Knowing Your Priorities

If you receive a smartphone alert notifying you of a fire in your house, you will instinctively make rescuing those inside your top priority. At the same time, someone needs to call the fire department – and that’s where your monitored security system comes in.
By the time you get everyone in the house to safety, your system has already sent a signal to the monitoring center, where a trained dispatcher has contacted your fire department. They’re already on their way to save your home, and you were able to follow your instincts to help your loved ones.

A New Feature for Smarter Security

Monitored home security doesn’t end there. Now, there’s a new Smart Signal feature that lets you send an emergency signal to the monitoring center yourself from your smartphone. If the emergency is a home invasion and your system is unarmed, you can contact the monitoring center yourself straight from your cell phone so the criminal will be unaware. This is the smarter home security today’s families need.
For questions about these and other features of monitored security systems, contact Post Alarm Systems. We look forward to assisting you.

About Post Alarm Systems

To learn more about Southern California security technology, come see us at Post Alarm Systems. Our highly qualified and experienced home security experts can answer all your questions. Call us today at 1-800-654-7678.
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Ideas for a Summer Home Security Tune-Up

September 17th, 2020
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The summer season is a great time to take on those home improvement projects you’ve been putting off since the beginning of the year. But if you’ve been spending more time at home this spring due to current events, you may have finished all the items on your list early. Here’s a new idea: Give your home security an annual tune-up. This is a simple project you can complete in a single weekend, and it’s well worth the time. Here’s what it involves.

Creating a household emergency plan.

If a there was a fire, break-in or major earthquake, would everyone in your family know what to do? By creating a household emergency plan, you can make sure they will. An emergency plan should include the:
  • Place the family will meet during the emergency.
  • Indoor and outdoor routes to get there safety.
  • Role and responsibility for each family member.
  • Ways to navigate any smoke, fire or hazards while escaping the home.
After creating the emergency plan, do a fewer practice runs to make sure everyone understands. This is an activity where both parents and children can learn together.

Enhancing your yard for home security.

The ideal weather makes right now the perfect time for landscaping. Fortunately, some of those outdoor chores can double as home security tune-up tasks.
Some to-do items include:
  • Adding a doorbell camera to capture all visitors, welcome and unwelcome.
  • Making sure your windows are impenetrable from the outside.
  • Examining your bushes and hedges to be sure intruders can’t hide behind them.
These are things you can do during your regular weekend landscaping routine, and they are every bit as rewarding as yard maintenance.

Assessing your home security technology.

As home security systems age, their technology becomes obsolete. If it’s been more than five years since your system was installed, it’s time to bring it up to date. In 2020, an efficient home security system should include:
  • 24/7 alarm monitoring service from a dedicated, local central station.
  • Easy integration with other technologies, such as cameras and virtual assistant devices.
  • On-demand control from your smartphone, made possible by an easy-to-use mobile app.
This assessment should help you determine what needs to be updated or added onto your system. If you have questions about what’s possible, please feel free to give us a call.
These are some fast, effective ways to tune-up your home security this summer. To learn more about any of the technologies here, contact Post Alarm Systems. We will be glad to assist you.

About Post Alarm Systems

To learn more about Southern California security technology, come see us at Post Alarm Systems. Our highly qualified and experienced home security experts can answer all your questions. Call us today at 1-800-654-7678.
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