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How can Honeywell Video surveillance improve and protect your business? Here are just a few ways:

Setting up video security cameras in key locations around your business makes it possible for you to analyze the traffic pattern in your store and allow you to review any suspicious activity. If you suspect shoplifting, you can review the video recording to obtain additional and perhaps even critical information.

Having video recordings can also help decrease liability issues. If someone, whether employee or customer, claims wrongdoing on your part, having a video recording of the alleged incident may provide the necessary information to solve the situation.

Honeywell video surveillance can help you evaluate customer experience. By analyzing the recordings from the cameras, you can determine whether there are unusually long lines a certain times of the day, if customers are getting the help they need, and any undesirable situations that may come up repeatedly.

Employee behavior is another area in which Honeywell video security can protect your business. You cannot be at your business 24/7, and even when you are there, you cannot watch every area. With video recording, however, you can monitor the behavior and activity of your employees. Are they complying with your policies? Are they treating customers with respect? Are they involved in employee theft and therefore causing you to lose money and inventory?

Video surveillance can help you find out the answers to these questions and then take the appropriate action if any is needed. With Honeywell technology, you can also view the information remotely. With internet access, you can view in real time the activities going on at your business, regardless of where you are. You can view on your computer, your phone or your other mobile device.

At Best Security Products, we can help you protect your most valuable assets. Give us a call at 1-800–988–2378 sales@bestsecurityproducts.com
 

There are few better investments you can make into the safety of your family than in a robust home security system. And just like every family is different, so are there different security solutions for you to choose from. There are no one-size-fits-all solutions. Honeywell makes it possible for you to have a customized security system that is just right for your family’s unique needs.

Here are a few considerations for you as you think through what would make the best system for your family:

1. Outdoor Protection. Security really does start outside. If you can detect the presence of a would-be intruder before he makes his way into your house, you have a better chance of escaping the actual intrusion.

One way to detect his presence is with an outdoor motion detector. With Honeywell’s Total Connect Services, you can receive a notification when someone enters an area you have protected with a motion detector. You can receive this notification via email, text message or even receive a video clip of the activity.

2. Perimeter Protection. Another way to protect your family and home is with Honeywell’s FlexGuard glass break detectors. These detectors are specially designed to recognize the sound that breaking glass makes. But they are also equipped to avoid false alarms as well. These special sensors can send an alarm when the glass breaks, giving you an extra layer of protection in your home.

3. Indoor Protection. Protecting the interior of your house is important too, and Honeywell’s interior motion sensors will do just that. These sensors can protect you from those who would break into your home. But their protection does not stop there. They can also let you know if the temperature in your house changes in the extreme – for example if a burner malfunctions – giving you peace of mind as well as protection.

We would love to schedule a consultation with you, to help you determine what is best for your home security needs. Give us a call at 1-800–988–2378 or send us an email at sales@bestsecurityproducts.com

Welcome to our three part series on how to cut through the B.S. about home security companies & choices!

In part one, we’ll be discussing choosing a company, equipment and services.

In part two, we discuss the differences between hard wired and wireless system, whether you should have your system monitored or not and what you need to know about system connections. Click here to read part 2.

Part three of this series focuses on what areas of your house you want protection for, whether you should install the system yourself or have it professionally installed and we’ll discuss cable companies and phone companies.

Part three will wrap up with a discussion on how one chooses between the many options. Click here to read part 3.

So, let’s get started!

There are many choices regarding home security options:

1) The company (National, Large or local)
2) The equipment
3) Services ( standard alarm monitoring, home automation features)
4) Hard wired vs. wireless
5) Monitored or non monitored
6) Phone line connection or cellular or radio connection (system connections)
7) What coverage to consider, all the doors and windows or some partial system? 
8) Self installed or professionally installed? 
9) Cable Companies, Phone Companies

So how does one choose the options and company?

Well it depends who you ask, but usually it depends on the agenda of the company you ask. They will all have one and they obviously will tell you a story that will benefit their product and/or service. This makes sense since they want you to go with their product or service. 

But what is the real story?

Some Answers:

1) The Company: The national companies will tell you of their vast resources and strength and how the smaller “local companies may go out to business.

There are not too many advantages to go with the large companies. If you want to have to work to get service done or even talk to someone, then the larger companies may be for you. If you want to be treated as just another number and not shown any respect, then go with the big national companies. They always talk about how big they are but will rarely boast of their ongoing service records.

And what’s the advantage of going with some large company? Think of your bank, or cable company or cell phone provider; is that a pleasant experience when you need to get something done? Probably not! Most of the larger security companies have dealers that sell their accounts to these larger companies. Once they get paid, they are not “invested” in the account and their willingness to keep you happy is not that great. Then you will have to work with these larger operations to get service, and in most instances it is a hassle.

Do your homework and check the BBB in your area and try to go with a local company that has been in business at least 10 years. As long as these companies DO NOT sell their contracts off (some will, so ask!) to someone else then these companies are “invested” in your continued happiness and depend on you because you are their greatest asset.

2) Equipment: There are only 3 major manufactures’ of security equipment which is: Honeywell, DSC, GE, and there are a few peripheral players such as Napco, DMP, Visonic, and few others. One of the top 3 should suffice, and no matter where you buy the product from, make sure you know the warranty and what and where the support will be coming from.

3) Services: This is where you need to ask yourself, “What are my real needs? Not what someone else is getting, but what will work for me and my family?” If it’s just standard monitoring or something you can control with your smart phone, decide if the features will be used on a consistent basis. Sometimes something sounds like it’s “cool,” but after a few months it’s never used again. Remember you can always add these features later if you can’t do without them.

Continued in part two. To read part two, click here.

Give us a call for a consultation; we can design a custom system to meet your unique needs and budget.

We are looking forward to talking with you! 1-800–988–2378 or sales@bestsecurityproducts.com