Tips for Home Security Measures

Anti-theft measures and knowledge
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Due to the size of the site and the luxuary appearance, especially high-end houses are tend to be targeted by thieves as they can easily recognize it as a house of wealthy families. In order to protect your precious home and family life, security measures and correct knowledge about it are very important.
This content is for people who are thinking of buying a home, or who would like to improve the security measures for your current home.

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For custom-built house, you can customize the floor plan, design, interior and exterior of the house as you like. In the case of a custom-built house, intrusion prevention measures can be taken from the design stage, so please utilize the points of features of house that is easy to be targeted by a theft and intrusion prevention measures in your home design.
If you buy a house which is already built, in some houses, the house developer may have already installed a security system. When installing after purchase a house, it is possible to shorten the construction period with a wireless system that does not require wiring / digging work.

Key points of intrusion prevention measures

What should you do to avoid falling victim to thieves?
The points that you consider for privacy to live with peace of mind may actually be the cause of being easily targeted by intrusion.

1. Features of houses that are easily targeted by intruders

Can't see clearly gardens and buildings due to trees, walls, etc.

Some houses have a lot of trees planted in the garden or surrounded by a high fence to ensure privacy. It seems like good because anyone can't see inside of your house. However, you can say that once it's broken in, it's easy for thieves to commit crimes without being seen from the outside. In other words, the condition is convenience for intruders.

Location which you can easily do preliminary inspection

People who are thinking of breaking in often do a preliminary inspection to find out what time the residents will be away and where they can break in.
For example

  • Near a large park : Parks are the convenient place to take a closer look at homes, as you won't feel suspicious even if someone stays there for a long time.
  • Near a construction site: If someone in work clothes is looking at the house at a construction site, you won't feel suspicious and wonder if the work is necessary for construction.
  • High-traffic areas by pedestrian: People don't pay attention to individuals in area with many pedestrian. In addition, it is unlikely to be suspicious even if a stranger walks by.

Located in a place with poor visibility

At house in a place with poor visiblity such as cul-de-sacs, there are a lot of blind areas.
It enables a thief to intrude or escape easily without being seen so the risk of being targeted by intruders increases.
In such a place, it is easy to do preliminary inspection. If you build a house in such a place, you will need to strengthen the security measures.

A house with what can be scaffolding nearby

If there is something that can be scaffolding around your house, it's easy to be targeted. Because it enables intruders to enter from windows on the second floor or to climb the perimeter fence easily. Utility pole, trees, etc. can also help them.

2. Types of security measures

Install security camera (CCTV)

Because there are a lot of affordable CCTVs and it allows visual confirmation of images / videos through smartphone apps or dedicated software, it’s a very popular security system for home.
Recorded video can be an influential clue and evidence in the search for criminals in the event of an emergency. Another reason for its popularity is that it can be expected to have a crime deterrent effect just by being installed.
Recently, a lot of wireless security systems using Wi-Fi have been released, mainly for residential.
The night vision function allows you to check the face and clothing of a suspicious person in dark nights or places with little light.
A type equipped with a speaker can issue a voice warning to a suspicious person confirmed by the camera image. Like the siren, it is effective in warding off suspicious persons.

Install burglar alarm system

Burglar alarm system is a security system that detects intrusions by sensors and send an alert to the preset reporting address when the sensor is triggered. A lot of current burglar alarm systems provide dedicated app to check the alert and control the system.
CCTV helps you see what happened after a break-in by video. On the other hand, burglar alarm system can send alerts immediately when the sensor detects intruders so that intrusions can be recognized and take a necessary action with in real time. It's the advantage of burglar alarm system.
Recently, more and more homes have installed sensor cameras that send real-time notifications triggered by motion detection.
If the PIR detection performance is not at a high level, or if it detects by image sensing, it may also detect birds, insects, swaying plants, car headlights, etc. and send an alert to the user. These are misinformation (false alarm) and cause people inconvenience. There are many factors of such false alarm in the outdoor environment.
OPTEX outdoor sensors are designed to minimize false alarms due to these factors.

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Activate Outdoor Siren

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Use security monitoring service

If you use security service, a professional guard will rush to your house and check the situation instead of you when their monitoring center receives alert from your security system. It can be a reassuring partner that supports the peace of mind of your life.

3. Security measures from OPTEX

OPTEX is a manufacturer of burglar alarm system. OPTEX has strengths in sensors for outdoor use particularly. Burglar alarm system with only indoor sensors detects an intruder who is in your home and send alert to you. In such systems, because the system can detect after intrusion, physical damage such as breaking windows and door locks is likely to occur. If using outdoor sensors, it is possible to detect intruders at the perimeter fence, approach area (garden, driveway) to the house building and outside of the window. In outdoor burglar alarm system, when detecting an intruder, it threatens them with strobe lights or loud sounds of sirens installed on the outer wall to drive away. It can avoid intrusion before break in and physical damage to your important house.

OPTEX Outdoor sensor lineup

Wired sensors can be connected to wired control panels. If you are using wired burglar alarm system, please contact our sales team to check if it’s possible to add OPTEX sensors to your existing alarm system.

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For perimeter protection to detect an intruder who is trying to enter your premises by climbing over a fence.

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For window / shutter protection to detect an intruder trying to break into your house through a window / shutter.

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For Garden / Parking space / Balcony protection to detect an intruder who entered there.

AX Series

SL Series

FTN Series

BXS Series

VXI Series

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For perimeter protection to detect an intruder who is trying to enter your premises by climbing over a fence.

AX Series

SL Series

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For window / shutter protection to detect an intruder trying to break into your house through a window / shutter.

FTN Series

BXS Series

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For Garden / Parking space / Balcony protection to detect an intruder who entered there.

VXI Series

FAQ

What is Burglar Alarm System?

Burglar alarm system consists of a control panel and devices such as indoor/outdoor burglar alarm sensor, magnetic contacts, panic buttons, glass break sensors, vibration sensors (Burglar Alarm accessories) etc. connected to the control panel. Anomalies are detected by sensors and magnetic contacts and the control panel recognizes them. After that, it makes a loud siren sound notify the unauthorized entry to nearby people or send an alert to preset reporting address.

What is Burglar Alarm System?

Burglar alarm system consists of a control panel and devices such as indoor/outdoor burglar alarm sensor, magnetic contacts, panic buttons, glass break sensors, vibration sensors (Burglar Alarm accessories) etc. connected to the control panel. Anomalies are detected by sensors and magnetic contacts and the control panel recognizes them. After that, it makes a loud siren sound notify the unauthorized entry to nearby people or send an alert to preset reporting address.

How many sensors are needed to protect my house?

Our security team can propose optimal installation layout based on the information of installation site and the security level which you require.
It’s possible to arrange systems to meet customers’ request because we have outdoor and indoor sensor lineup to protect whole of your house.

How many sensors are needed to protect my house?

Our security team can propose optimal installation layout based on the information of installation site and the security level which you require.
It’s possible to arrange systems to meet customers’ request because we have outdoor and indoor sensor lineup to protect whole of your house.

I'm concerned about false alarms of outdoor sensors....

Please rest assured!
OPTEX performs over 150 product evaluation tests devised in-house tailoring to assumed usage environment, temperature test, human body detection test, climate test.
We develop sensors by our expertise in field knowledge and provide products that minimize false alarms based on our on-site knowledge and experience.

I'm concerned about false alarms of outdoor sensors....

Please rest assured!
OPTEX performs over 150 product evaluation tests devised in-house tailoring to assumed usage environment, temperature test, human body detection test, climate test.
We develop sensors by our expertise in field knowledge and provide products that minimize false alarms based on our on-site knowledge and experience.

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