| When motion sensors are mentioned, one of two | | | | protection in your entire home security system. |
| responses is generally heard. "What am I going to do | | | | Some burglars can get past door locks, but a person |
| now?" or, "Isn't it a little too late detecting a burglar | | | | unfamiliar with the layout of your house will have no |
| once he's inside my house?" Both are understandable | | | | idea if there are motion sensors installed, let alone |
| responses, and they're both serious questions being | | | | where they're placed. When set to sound loud sirens |
| asked by a homeowner considering a monitored | | | | and turn on the lights in your home, a motion sensor |
| home security system for his home. | | | | is a critically important component to your overall |
| The first response is one of safety. What am I going | | | | home security plan. |
| to do now that an intruder has been detected on my | | | | So, what exactly is a motion detector and how does |
| property or in my house? That's a scary proposition | | | | it work? A motion detector – or sensor – is a |
| because the burglar or intruder has also just been | | | | device designed to analyze a specific pattern in its |
| alerted. Most burglars will make hay and get out of | | | | range, detect irregularities, and determine whether or |
| your house or off your property. After all, a | | | | not the object in its field of "vision" is a chair, a pet, |
| high-decibel siren will sound, and that means | | | | a plant, or a person. It's generally the movement that |
| authorities are surely close behind. | | | | creates an unbalanced field, and trips the alarm. |
| When you have a monitored ADT alarm, highly skilled | | | | Today's modern motion detectors are smart enough |
| home emergency dispatchers are already on top of | | | | to be able to detect the difference between your |
| the intrusion and are making direct contact with your | | | | family pet, even a sizeable dog, and a person. |
| local emergency response units. The last thing a | | | | You should consider motion detectors as important |
| burglar wants is his presence detected. They simply | | | | to your overall home security system as you would |
| want in and out as quickly as possible, grabbing a | | | | smoke detectors, and door and windows sensors. |
| few things they know will be easy to pawn, trade, or | | | | There's no good reason to have an incomplete home |
| sell. | | | | security system installed. Make certain when you're |
| The other question, "Isn't it too late, the burglar is | | | | deciding on a system that you include at least one |
| already in my house?" is a common question. | | | | motion detector and ADT monitoring. This is literally a |
| Consider motion sensors a just another layer of | | | | part of home security you should never compromise. |