By: John Lenaghan
Over
the last few years, many home security companies have started to combination plans that will cover
your home and your business. This can let you deal with a single company for all your security
needs - both home and office.
In
the past, it may have been necessary to deal with two different companies or at least two different
accounts at a single company - one for your home and one for your office.
It
wasn't so much a matter of needing different types of alarm systems as it was a matter of policy.
Most security companies treated business security different than home security. By combining the
two into a single plan, it simplifies things for the customer and it simplifies monitoring for the
security outfit.
The
basic security requirements are not really any different between a home and a business. The alarm
system can be wired or wireless, monitored or stand-alone. These are decisions that you would make
for either your home or your office, depending on your budget and your needs.
The
difference between home and office systems lies mainly in the way the monitoring is handled. Both
home and office systems offer central monitoring so the alarm company can alert you and the
authorities in case of an alarm. Office systems are handled a little differently though.
Many
businesses have security guards that keep track of things after hours - either hired by the
business directly or supplied by the building management in rental offices. The alarm company can
work with these security guards in case of an alarm, which is not something that is common in the
case of home alarms.
Office
alarms generally cover more than just break-ins too. They often include fire and smoke detection
and the alarm company can alert the fire department in case of a fire.
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