12 Tips for Choosing a House Alarm Control Panel

When choosing a house alarm control panel, two principles should be followed: one is to have a simple operating system, which can provide the most basic alarm functions without adding too many additional functions. Excessive functionality not only brings inconvenience to alarm operations, but also results in significant price fluctuations. The other principle is that the alarm control panel should have good resistance to damage. Once an intruder cuts off the power or forcefully destroys the panel, the alarm control panel can also sound an alarm. On this basis, we should pay attention to the following 12 tips when choosing a house alarm control panel for house security:

  1. First and foremost, choose a wireless house alarm control panel. If your house has high-end decoration, then you should buy a wireless house alarm control panel even more. Because if you choose a wired house alarm control panel, installing it will damage the decoration. Another issue is that if the wire between the detector and the alarm control panel is cut off, the detector will lose its function. So, it’s better to choose a wireless house alarm control panel.
  2. The house alarm control panel that can be connected to telephone lines, mobile phones, network cables, and can be remotely monitored. Because once an alarm occurs, the alarm control panel can notify you immediately, monitor the movements in your house. You can also use the phone to arm and disarm. It is best to choose a landline connected to it, regardless of whether landline is in use or not, which has the priority to alarm.
  3. The house alarm control panel must have anti-damage functions, including detectors. If the alarm control panel or detector is damaged and cannot be used, it will have little significance. It must issue an alarm before it is completely destroyed, including calling your telephone or mobile phone.
  4. Choose a house alarm control panel for multiple zones, and each zone can intelligently log in and delete detectors freely. Because if a detector is damaged, you can buy a new detector and log in to it again for replacement, without having to replace all the detectors.
  5. When an alarm is triggered, the house alarm control panel can display the location or defense zone number. If the it can display the location of the detector during the alarm, you can know where the alarm has occurred, so that you can handle it as soon as possible. If the it can only display the defense zone of the detector during the alarm, you can also know the alarm location based on the defense zone configuration when the detector is installed.
  6. The house alarm control panel must be able to freely delete or log in to multiple remote controls. Because multiple remote controls can facilitate the entry and exit of other people in your house, and if the remote controls are lost or are taken away by someone else, you can delete these remote controls. Of course, if you are the only one at your house, there is no need for multiple remote controls.
  7. The house alarm control panel must have a built-in battery, and the battery must be able to work for at least 6 hours. Because if there is a power outage or the wires are cut off, it can still work normally.
  8. The house alarm control panel must have the function of triggering an alarm when the telephone line is cut off. Because if it has such a function, even if the telephone line is cut, it will sound an alarm to scare away thieves or notify neighbors.
  9. The house alarm control panel must have password protection function. Without a password, others can easily change the settings, which loses its anti-theft function.
  10. The house alarm control panel has automatic protection function to ensure that internal data is not lost. If an alarm occurs, it can be verified through the internal data in it.
  11. The house alarm control panel must be very stability. If it is unstable and occasionally generates false alarms, causing you to be restless, then it has little meaning. But whether it is stable or not still depends on future use, so it is still necessary to ask people who have used alarm control panels, so as to know which brand is more stable.
  12. It is best to choose a house alarm control panel that can be linked with the video surveillance system to verify the alarm, as this can have a better preventive effect.