Security is one of the human needs identified by Abraham Maslow in his hierarchy of needs that man must satisfy to his survival. If there is no security, the day to day activities will be threatened and it will be difficult for a human being to live freely. Home automation has been achieved due to technological advancement and we can now leave our home behind knowing fully that our home is well secured.
Anywhere you find yourself when you are away from your home, home automation has given you the power to control and monitor your home irrespective of the type of home automation you chose. Surely, home automation is one of the best thing that technology has brought to us and we can expect more development to come to it. Here, let’s look at how home automation has improved our security. I will be showing you how with the following:
Full control of your home:
Smart home automation systems improve the control over your home even when you are away. Let’s say you forget to switch off your light or any other home appliances, with home automation you don’t have to be running from your location, all you have to do is to press the appropriate key of your home automation machine.
This is the most important when you are away from your home for days, months and year, with home automation you can control your home without anyone noticing which a big plus in keeping burglars away. So, you can control your lighting, heating appliances, doors, and others quite easily.
Be the monitoring eyes for your home:
You can monitor with the use of installed cameras which enables you to be the monitoring eyes for your home. This installed camera work range from alerting you of potential danger and also record a video of any form of assault to your home. This can serve as a form of evidence present to the police to make tracking of the assaulter. This also, has sound enabled incorporated to alert your neighborhood of the danger in your home and they can react to this by giving a call to a local emergency center for intervention.
Do the magic on your phone:
The good thing about this home automation is the chance to operate it from your smartphone which could be an android or an iPhone. You don’t need any extra device to make use of home automation system, all you have to do is download a valid application that is suitable to your home automation system and incorporate your phone device into it acting as your remote. Did life make an easy right? Yes as you can do it all away from home on your phone.
Conclusion
With the above I have shown you how home automation can improve your security without stressing you a bit, in fact it makes your daily activity less stressful by controlling your home with your phone in your hands and you still get to keep your privacy as nobody know that you don’t put your light off, your heater or your door is locked. If you haven’t got one, time for you to have a rethink and join the moving train to keeping your home secure.
