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Security doesn't stop at a security system. Other technologies that function independently of a security system can add extra layers of protection. Closed-circuit TV systems, for example, enable homeowners to visually inspect their homes and property by simply tuning the TV to a special security channel. CCTV cameras can transmit images of the backyard, the patio, the front door, the living room, and anywhere else you aim one, to a modulator. The modulator assigns each camera to an unused channel of your home's existing cable TV system. Furthermore, you could complement your surveillance with an intercom system which would allow you to speak with the people you see at your front door.

Get an even bigger bang for the buck by linking CCTV cameras to a remote monitoring system that feeds the pictures to a secure Web site. Remote monitoring systems keep tabs on your home while you're away. One of the newest ways to receive emergency information about your home is through the Internet. You can easily use the Internet to review an updated status report and/or view scenes captured by video cameras via your laptop. For flexibility and easy installation, you can choose a video camera that's wireless and has its own built-in Web server and IP address. This means that the camera can shoot images to any Web-enabled device (cellphone, computer, pager), without the help of a computer.

A security system should monitor more than break-ins and fires. It should also monitor a home for flooding, extreme temperature fluctuations, and long power outages. Like it or not, even a new furnace can fizzle out and a backed-up toilet can flood the bathroom floor. You can minimize the damage by having Hi-Tech Home add a variety of environmental sensors to your new security system. Nearly all home security systems can be configured to react to conditions detected by water sensors, high/low temperature sensors, and power outage sensors. If the security system is equipped with a dial-out feature (most are), it can relay an emergency message to your pager, your cellphone, a Web site, or a central monitoring station. Ideally, a security system should be able to describe in clear alphanumeric language the exact nature of the problem. Knowing that the emergency is a water leak in the basement and not a broken furnace, for example, enables you to respond appropriately to the problem.

At Hi-Tech Home we understand that surveillance should appear inconspicuous in order to maintain the integrity of your home. We will help you to choose products that will blend into the architecture, design and décor of your home.

We hear so many beeps, rings, and buzzes these days that the sound of a basic home alarm, no longer sends out a message of urgency. You can’t assume that when your home alarm sounds, your neighbor will come rushing over to see what has happened. You’ve got to take it a step further. Let Hi-Tech Home give you and your family true protection and peace of mind with a complete home security system.

Your existing security system can be customized through your home automation system to offer even more sophisticated safety features. Imagine giving your security system these capabilities:

• If someone were to get up in the middle of the night a motion detector would detect movement and light a path to the bathroom or the kid’s room.

• When the alarm gets tripped, instead of the typical alarm sound, you could have a prerecorded voice come on throughout your house speakers or the sound of a police siren with lights flashing both inside and outside the house.

• If your smoke detector were to go off, you could have all the lights turn on in the house, a prerecorded message emphasizing to your family not to panic and telling them what to do, and most importantly your heater or air conditioner would shut down so the fire didn’t spread throughout the air ducts of your home and into any additional rooms.

Security systems conjure unpleasant thoughts of burglary, vandalism, and alarms blaring in the middle of the night. True, that's what security systems do, but they can also add a new dimension of convenience and comfort to a new home if you plan appropriately. Sure, you can still buy a basic burglar alarm, but thanks to new innovations, many security systems can do so much more when integrated into a home control system. These systems can now be used to control the temperature and lighting of a home, based on predefined security conditions. For example, when a security system becomes armed, it could also shut off certain lights, lower the thermostats, and turn off your TVs and music throughout the house.