How to Install a Wireless Home Security Alarm System

It is a lot easier to install a wireless home security alarm system than old-fashioned kind. You don’t need to run miles of cable to make the system work; instead you have to pay attention to how the components are placed in relation to each other and other electronic appliances to minimize RF interference.

Difficulty: Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• wireless home security alarm system
• tools

1. Place the main control board in a location that is close to the home’s fuse box and allows access to a phone line. The main control board uses a lot of power and it needs to be able to communicate with your security company.

2. Equip your home’s windows with both window sensors and glass break alarms. A window sensor tells the system that the window has been opened. A glass break alarm activates when, wait for it, the glass is broken.

3. Install door sensors on the entry doors to the home. These sensors will send a signal to the main control board when a door is opened.

4. Protect the stuff in the garage with alarm sensors for the garage door and the entry door to the garage. If there is a connecting door between the home and the garage, install a door sensor on that door as well.

5. Put the remote control panel beside the main entry door. This panel is what you and your family will use to control the system when you enter or leave the home. You want the panel close enough to the door that you can reach it before the alarm system triggers.

6. Calibrate the components and check for proper signal strength. Troubleshoot the system using the manufacturer’s guidelines.

Tips & Warnings

• Wireless equipment can be sensitive to radio frequency interference, when you are buying a wireless home security alarm system, make sure that you are getting a system that is properly shielded.
• Where ever possible, try to establish a line of sight between the wireless receivers and transmitters in the alarm system. In a larger home, you may need to get a signal router or booster to handle the wireless traffic.
• Wiring up the home security system to the home’s power grid can be dangerous if you do not know what you are doing. Consult a professional electrician if you have never done wiring work.