Your home is your haven, the place where you should feel the safest. While gated community living in apartments comes with its own security, you can further enhance this protection with smart home security.

Here’s a look at some technology-driven tips to make your apartment safer:

Smart Security Cameras

Place CCTV cameras in strategic locations inside your apartment, as well as at the entrance and the balcony, and link them to your smartphone for real-time monitoring. Go for cameras with night vision and motion detection features.

Smart Locks

Installing smart locks on your doors means that you can control them remotely via an app on your smartphone. Other smart locks come with keypad codes, biometric authentication or keyless entry.

Smart Doorbells

New-gen smart doorbells come with two-way audio, motion detection and can allow you to communicate with the visitor even when you aren’t home.

Smart Lighting

You can schedule smart lights to come on at specific times to create the impression of an occupied home, and thus deter potential home break-ins. You could also install motion-sensitive smart bulbs for better security.

Smart Window and Door Sensors

Install sensors on windows and doors that will send an alert to your smartphone once they are breached. This adds an additional layer of security protection.

Security System Integration

Look for comprehensive smart security systems that enable you to integrate, monitor and control all the security components through a single app.

Home Automation and Virtual Assistants

Consider using integrated virtual assistants like amazon’s Alexa or Google Assistant to control your home automation devices. You could use it to switch on or off your lights, draw the curtains, adjust the thermostat or monitor the kid’s nanny.

Smart Smoke Detectors

By investing in smart smoke detectors that send alerts to your smartphone in case of an emergency, you could be saving yourself a lot of grief. Some of these devices can even self-test and let you know when the battery levels are low.

Regular Updates

You will need to keep all your smart devises and software up-to-date and ensure that they have the latest security patches.

Finally, do customize your smart home security to suit your unique needs and the layout of your apartments in Trivandrum.