As complete security integrators, we install equipment that evolves as the industry changes and as customers’ expectations change. As technology progresses, we work with security’s leading companies to ensure that we have access to the “latest and greatest” security offerings. Of course, this means always installing the most effective equipment available. Moreover, it also entails providing the user experience that our customers desire. Over the past few years, this has meant providing options for customers to access and control their security measures with their smart phones. In fact, the question “Is there an app for that?” has quickly become one of the questions customers ask us the most. In many cases, we can certainly answer them with a “Yes!” In this post, we’ll share some of the most effective remote commercial security measures that we offer.
First, we’ll detail the importance of installing a cellular dialer and utilizing interactive alarm monitoring. This powerful security offering represents out most popular and effective form of alarm monitoring. Then, we’ll explain how you can view your cameras remotely by connecting your surveillance system to your property’s network. From there, we’ll review the remote aspects of modern-day access control systems. These take an already powerful form of security and make it more effective than ever. Last but not least, we’ll focus on a couple smart security products for your business. Now, let’s dive in with a look at interactive security monitoring!
Utilizing Interactive Security Monitoring
Traditional alarm monitoring relies on a hardwired telephone line to create a connection between an alarm and a central station. However, a couple of factors have started to make this form of alarm monitoring seem outdated. For one, many customers have shed their landlines. These customers generally install cellular dialers to maintain their alarm’s connection to the central station without a traditional phone line in place. Cellular dialers use a cell phone network to communicate to a central station. A second factor in installing these dialers lies in their ability to communicate even if burglars cut a property’s phone lines. Many thieves take this precaution, so using a monitoring service that doesn’t get affected by this act adds tremendous security.
Interactive Alarm.com monitoring allows you to control your alarm system remotely, adding both security and convenience.
In addition, many customers prefer the extra functionality and convenience provided through interactive cellular monitoring. Some cellular dialers, such as ours powered by Alarm.com, offer these interactive services. Interactive monitoring allows users to control their security system remotely. Forget to set the alarm when closing up for the day? Simply grab your phone and use the Alarm.com app to take care of it. You’ll never again have to sit around and wonder whether the last employee out forgot to activate your security system.
Interactive cell monitoring also generates customizable notifications for different security events. For example, instances such as low sensor batteries or sensor trouble signals can create instant alerts. Moreover, you can also receive notice when anyone arms or disarms your security system. As an added layer of security, you can also receive alerts if someone fails to arm the alarm by a certain time! These features certainly represent one of our most effective remote commercial security measures. Let’s now see how you can check on your business’s surveillance remotely.
Checking in on Your Surveillance Cameras
Over the last few decades, surveillance systems have boomed in popularity. Installing cameras provides you with a few important types of security. For starters, cameras provide you with both live and recorded footage of your property at all times. This allows you to check on things in real time, as well as after an event when needed. In addition to capturing crime or suspicious activity, cameras also act as a deterrent. After all, criminals seeing a visible surveillance presence will often choose a new target.
Finally, cameras can also provide you with remote security when we connect our recorders to your network. This connection lets you access your cameras and even capture recorded footage from any computer capable of playing video. We provide you with the ability to use a username and password to log in to your surveillance at any time. Moreover, we also provide a phone app for remote viewing of your cameras. This allows you to check in on live footage, and even rewind and search for motion-based events if desired. The ability to utilize your cameras’ footage remotely adds yet another layer of effectiveness to this powerful security option. Now, let’s turn our attention to how you can remotely control your business’s access control system.
Controlling Access to Your Property Remotely
Like surveillance systems, commercial access control systems have also gotten quite popular lately. This comes as no surprise, as these systems represent some of the most effective security measures available. Installing access control allows you to create key-free access to your building. This increases key security, while also making sure that ex-employees cannot come back uninvited down the road. Additionally, we can create time-based access to your doors to keep employees from coming in after hours. Finally, these systems also let you track attempted access to your building. Therefore, if someone does attempt to use a card or fob to gain access that you don’t wish them to have, you’ll know when and where this took place!
Recently, we’ve had the opportunity to add remote features to this already-impressive list of security offerings. In addition to handing out credentials to permit access, now business owners can unlock access control doors with a smartphone! This allows you to let a contractor or one-time visitor inside your building from anywhere, at any time. Additionally, you can even alter employees’ access to your building remotely as well. Therefore, if someone someone needs access during an unusual time, you can make the necessary changes to ensure that their credentials work exactly when they need to get in to your building. Likewise, if someone leaves the your company, you can shut off their access instantly. Obviously, these opportunities make a valuable security tool even more effective. Now, let’s look at one of the industry’s fastest-growing remote commercial security measures.
Taking Advantage of Smart Security Products
Smart thermostats can alert you to unusually high or low temperatures in your business.
Smart security products represent one of the most remote user-friendly aspects of security. The smart security devices described in this section allow you to use smartphone apps to control them and receive important alerts as well. Smart devices require a connection to a network in order to create smartphone functionality. You can use your business’s existing Wi-Fi capabilities to make this happen. However, many people prefer smart home products that communicate on an independent mesh network. Our Alarm.com dialer actually comes equipped with a hub that operates on the popular and secure “Z-Wave” network. This allows our Alarm.com customers to control the devices described here using their Alarm.com app.
Smart fleet services, such as the Connected Fleet service by Alarm.com, represent a great remote security option for businesses with techs or contractors on the road. This service allows you to remotely track the locations of your vehicles, and receive alerts for unusual activity. These can range from speeding alerts to sudden stops and even suspected towing emergencies.
Smart thermostats — of which Alarm.com also has their own model — allow you to control the temperature of your business remotely. Additionally, you can even receive alerts if your building gets too hot or too cold. In turn, these alerts can help you catch an HVAC equipment-related situation as quickly as possible. That means these devices can save you money on energy costs as well as create savings from catching a situation before it turns into a disaster. We recommend that you always ask your security company for the best smart security offerings available!
Putting our Remote Commercial Security Measures to Work for You
We hope that this post has helped you find the remote commercial security measures that best suit your own property. As always, we encourage you to contact us with any questions this post may raise for you. We will happily answer any and all of your security-related inquiries. Additionally, feel free to reach out to set up a site survey for a more hands-on approach to adding the security described here. We offer this service free of charge to both new and existing customers. While on site, we can work together to create the most efficient and effective solutions to your unique security threats. Together, we can work to keep your business — and everyone in it — as safe and secure as possible!