Wireless Security and Convenience

100_0606Our family recently moved into a new (to us) home in
Kerrisdale. We are not doing any renovations for a while, and as a result, had
to install a completely wireless alarm system (because running wires in the
home was impractical).

We installed a very extensive alarm system incorporating
every level of intrusion as well as environmental detection… all wirelessly. This has provided me an opportunity to test out, in my own home, almost every wireless device that
Provident sells and installs.

One of the newer wireless options that we installed is
a wall mounted wireless 6 button keypad (photo above) which is a new product
from Honeywell. The device is the same size as a standard wall outlet, and not
much thicker. It is essentially a six button keyfob, that is designed to be
attached to the wall. I used double sided tape to mount the unit to the wall in
our master bedroom.

The six buttons can be programmed to perform any function on
your alarm including arming in any mode or sending a panic signal. In addition,
the buttons can also be configured to turn lights on or off, unlock a gate, control
your garage door(s) or even turn your lawn sprinklers on or off. (Although it
is technically capable, we will not program any of these units to have a
disarming feature.)

I’ve been playing with it for a few weeks now and have not
had any problems with it. In fact, I really like it. However, because there is
no graphical display, the unit cannot tell you which zones are open or any
other type of status… but as a simple method of arming your alarm or performing
some other on/off type function, it is a great device that can be installed
anywhere in your home or garage.

Most of our clients’ systems are already compatible with
this product and we can simply order one, program it for you and then drop it
off for you to attach anywhere you would like.

If you are interested in adding one of these units to your
alarm, give us a call at 604.664.1087 and we can let you know if your system is
capable of easily adding one. Alternatively, click here to email our customer service team.

Of course, if you are interested in controlling any devices other than your alarm system, we will need to send a technician out to integrate your gate, lights, sprinklers, etc. with the alarm.

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