How to Program Home Alarms

Learn to turn the alarm on and off. This is the primary function you will be using and is also the most important. You cannot protect your home without turning it on and cannot disarm a mistake without knowing how to turn it off. Search your instructions for how to perform this.

Select a password to disarm the alarm. Most alarms give you a grace period after walking into a door to disarm. Choose a password that can be quickly entered onto the keypad and can be remembered by all members of your family. Don’t choose something common like your house number or phone number, as this will make it possible for intruders to guess your password.

Determine what aspects of your home you want protected. Most advanced alarms will give you the option to secure several areas of your home. Decide whether you want just your doors armed or more. Many alarms give you the option of arming windows and upper stories with security as well.

Set your fire alarms to be in sync with the home alarm. One great aspect of home alarms are the ability to contact the fire department when the fire alarm goes off. This can save your home while you are away and may save lives while you are there.

Find out who you should contact if the alarm is set off by mistake. Nobody is perfect and often people will accidentally set off alarms. Every company has a phone number to call in order to make sure authorities are not sent to your house when they are not needed.