| The goal of any security system is to protect your | | | | hours. |
| home, your family and your property against anyone | | | | 2. Far potential greater range: with wireless systems |
| who have ill intentions towards you. This could mean | | | | you can potentially have components that would cover |
| physical harm towards you or your family, or could | | | | a significantly greater area than wired systems |
| mean stealing some of your belongings. A good home | | | | (imagine hanging a wired camera on every tree in your |
| security system should be able to provide a high | | | | garden). |
| degree of protection from criminals and ideally will give | | | | 3. Expanded functionality: some wired systems would |
| you peace of mind (which for some is actually a | | | | simply be unsuitable for homes that have a component |
| bigger problem than the real danger). | | | | that is extremely tough or impossible to drill through, for |
| Until fairly recently, home security systems were | | | | example, granite or concrete. With wireless systems |
| cumbersome. There would be numerous wires | | | | this is not an issue anymore and wireless home |
| involved, connecting the various components and | | | | security systems could be used in places were a |
| spread throughout much of your home. However, | | | | standard home security system could not. |
| recent advancements enable using wireless | | | | 4. Better monitoring capabilities: standard, wired, |
| technologies. What this means is that the systems | | | | systems normally use phone lines to communicate to |
| communicate through radio signals instead of using | | | | authorities in case there is an emergency. Clearly, this |
| wires. This also significantly simplifies these systems as | | | | could present a logistic issue as the proper unit would |
| it eliminates the need for this extensive wiring. | | | | need to have access to the phone line. All these |
| What are the advantages of wireless home security | | | | problems vanish when dealing with wireless systems, |
| systems? | | | | which could, in principle, contact authorities on their own. |
| | | | 5. Easier to upgrade: finally, wireless systems are much |
| 1. Significantly easier installation: as stated, much simpler | | | | easier to upgrade as they are modular by nature. |
| and no need for messy and problematic wiring, which | | | | 6. More reliable: it is harder for burglars to disable a |
| means, no drilling holes in your walls or rearranging | | | | wireless security system as there are no crucial |
| things for the wiring. In addition, installation is also much | | | | cables to cut which will disable the system (i.e. such as |
| faster: instead of taking days to install, the wireless | | | | cables connecting the system to a motion detector). |
| security system could be installed at times in mere | | | | |