With 24/7 monitoring, you’ll have professional monitoring of your security system around the clock and every day. Professionals will be alerted to security issues and call authorities for help.

Your access code is used to arm, disarm, or gain access to your home security system. This code should be kept private.

Activation fees are paid upfront when your home security system is installed and connected to a monitoring center.

Loud warning signal used to alert home owners, neighbors, and authorities to a problem in the home. An alarm is typically connected to a control unit and will indicate when a door or window opens or is broken, or when motion is detected. Also known as a siren.

Alarm zones break down your home into specific areas that can be monitored and programmed separately.

When an alarm system is armed, it is actively monitoring for triggers. A disarmed alarm system turns off specific monitors, such as motion detectors.

If your home security system uses power to operate, battery backup will be used to keep your system running and monitoring for alerts.

The illegal entry of a residence, car, or other physical enclosed property using force with the intent to commit a crime.

Carbon monoxide (CO2) is a deadly, odorless gas. Many home security systems will monitor for the presence of CO2 and will trigger an alarm for evacuation.

Using a cellular alarm system, your alarm will send signals using a cell phone tower rather than a traditional landline phone. Cellular monitoring can also be used as a backup in case of a landline failure.