hi,
i've unfortunatley had some issues with vandalism at my recently purchased house so am looking to put in some security, on the advice of my local community police officer.
i'm looking to put in two cameras that need to be able to record in reasonably low light, and record at least 24 hours before being overwritten, as i sometimes need to be away for a bit, but would like to get footage of anything that happens.
as for the alarm, i'm not 100% sure what i need, i know i need the entry zone to have two door sensors as well as a movement sensor. i also need one of the upstairs rooms to be on a zone that only my code will disarm, as it is my home office, and nobody else will be in there reasonably (door is locked most of the time, as there is expensive equipment and client data in there)
i'm not sure if i want monitoring rather than having the alarm notify me and family who live nearby, is monitoring worthwhile if family live within a 5 minute walk?
also, is it possible to have the alarm send a message when a certain user arms or disarms the alarm?
before i start talking to companies for these things, what ballpark should i be expecting? i'd rather not get ripped off, and i'm planning to use a smaller company, as i have an aversion to national chains.
i've unfortunatley had some issues with vandalism at my recently purchased house so am looking to put in some security, on the advice of my local community police officer.
i'm looking to put in two cameras that need to be able to record in reasonably low light, and record at least 24 hours before being overwritten, as i sometimes need to be away for a bit, but would like to get footage of anything that happens.
as for the alarm, i'm not 100% sure what i need, i know i need the entry zone to have two door sensors as well as a movement sensor. i also need one of the upstairs rooms to be on a zone that only my code will disarm, as it is my home office, and nobody else will be in there reasonably (door is locked most of the time, as there is expensive equipment and client data in there)
i'm not sure if i want monitoring rather than having the alarm notify me and family who live nearby, is monitoring worthwhile if family live within a 5 minute walk?
also, is it possible to have the alarm send a message when a certain user arms or disarms the alarm?
before i start talking to companies for these things, what ballpark should i be expecting? i'd rather not get ripped off, and i'm planning to use a smaller company, as i have an aversion to national chains.