Let Secure24 Alarm Systems Help You Get Started Automating Your Home

When you desire a security solution that takes full advantage of home automation, call the experts at Secure24 Alarm Systems. We’ll help you determine your needs and figure out a system that safeguards your living space and makes it work for you. Simply call (503) 300-4377 or fill out the form below right away!

One of the benefits of buying an ADT home security system in Portland is that you can sync it with home automation. Smart thermostats will make your house the perfect temperature and energy-efficient. Smart locks grant you the power to remote control your doors. And you won’t accidentally leave the garage door up again once you get your automated garage door sensor.

However, as powerful as these gadgets are on their own, they can have an even more significant impact when utilized in tandem with your home security system. Here are just 5 incredible home automation ideas for Portland that will make your house much more responsive to your wishes:

Home Automation Idea #1: Put Your Home Down For The Night

Your bedtime schedule has become routine: shut off the lights, lock the door, adjust the thermostat, and prepare your security system. However, how often have you woken up to discover that you failed to lock the side door or left the kitchen light on? And after you forget to do one section of your bedtime checklist, it's simple to forget it another night, as well. Then without realizing it, your forgotten regimen becomes a habit in its own right.

But you can ensure that your house is ready for bed every evening when you automate your bedtime routine. Through your Portland home security system, you can craft a scenario that sets all your gadgets without you going around the house. With a press of a button, you can lock the doors, power off the lights, change the thermostat, and activate your security system. Or don't agonize about not remembering to hit a button. Program your automation to turn on at a set time -- such as midnight.

Home Automation Idea #2: Go On The Defensive When You Leave For Work

Along with a evening schedule, you can designate your automation parameters to arm when your house is empty. With your ADT Control mobile app, you can place your home on defense via an easy button press. Now you can be sure that every entryway is locked, every light is no longer on, the alarms are armed, and your cameras are activated. You can even batten down the garage door via the app if you accidentally left it up.

You don't need to keep your home on alert the whole day. Open the doors for out-of-town family or service professionals with the smartphone app. Or set your home on guard without even pushing a button. By setting a geofence around your house, your system arms each time you roll down the driveway. Then when you return home, your alarms turn off, and your doors unlock when you drive up to the house.

Home Automation Idea #3: Set Moods For Watching TV And Everything Else

Exiting your house and going to sleep may be just one option on your home automation system. You can also customize scenes for all kinds of activities. Tweak the lights just a smidge while closing your motorized shades for the penultimate movie viewing atmosphere. Light a dimly lit aisle from your bedroom to the kitchen for a midnight snack.

You can program a "party" scene that automatically lowers the lights and thermostat to adapt for the increased body heat. Then when anyone knocks at your door, you can tell them to come on in via your doorbell camera. You can even customize music and smart lights to power on through your ADT Control app. And if you decide you want another sleek piece of smart technology, you can easily add it to your existing system.

Home Automation Idea #4: Get Notifications To Your Phone

Always be aware of what's going on in your home through automated notifications delivered to your phone. Any time a motion sensor on a surveillance camera picks up unusual movements, you'll learn about it with a text or mobile pop-up. Fire and safety detectors will send an alert so that you'll never return home to an unknown emergency. Or have your smart locks notify you when your kids come home from school. Once you read a notification, you can judge how to move forward.

Speak with delivery workers with the doorbell cameras to tell them where to hide a parcel. Watch your smart cameras to determine if the abnormal motion facilitates a phone call to the authorities. Or remotely trigger lights and music to frighten any suspicious trespasser.

Home Automation Idea #5: Stay Safe During A Fire

While your home automation system can make you feel protected and secure, they will help in a fire or other hazardous situations. Should your smoke detectors find a fire, your home automation devices can spring into action! Program the furnace fan to automatically power on and vent dangerous smoke. Then have your home power on all your smart lights to show the way out, and unlock all the doors for emergency specialists.

In fact, you can calibrate automated responses to any emergency situations. Power on all the lights if a glass break sensor trips. Sound your high decibel sirens when the 2-button medical alert is pressed. Or get video clips sent to your phone when your smart locks trigger. Almost all of your systems can be interconnected to function in tandem in any way you think will help shield your home and loved ones.