Wireless Driveway Alarm

Why not extend your home security system buy incorporating a wireless driveway alarm system. It will add an extra valuable layer of protection to secure you home from a possible invasion. It could have other, convenient uses such as alert you when a delivery man arrives or when a friend arrives to visit.

Why buy a wireless driveway alarm system? Being wireless, it is extremely easy to install. If we look at the alternative, a hardwired driveway alarm, laying the cables would mean employing a company which could add significantly to the overall cost.

Before you purchase a wireless driveway security alarm a little thought and planning is needed first. You need to measure out the distance between your driveway and the location of where your alarm receiver will be. The reason being is that you will make sure that the alarm system you are buying is covering the required range. At this point it is worth deciding if the driveway alarm is to cover other areas around your property.

Every wireless driveway monitor system has two key components and these are the transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter device will detect the presence of the individual, usually by utilizing infrared sensory equipment. It will then alert you via the receiver. Sometimes, the receiver unit allows a communication with the visitor. This is very useful as the sound of your voice (or even a recorded voice), can be a powerful deterrent when it comes to preventing intrusion or burglary.

Both wireless and handheld models of the driveway alarm are available in different detection ranges, from 1,000 feet to 2 miles.

There are different types of driveway alarm and some use motion sensors to prevent small animals form setting the alarm off. You can often set the alarm at a certain height so that small animals have no effect of the system. But bear in mind that some motion detector cannot be guaranteed to filter out tree branches in the wind or moving cars.

Overall, a wireless driveway alarm is excellent to extend your home security protection by alerting you of a presence of someone entering your property.