security

ive recently changed router and it has a different ip range to the previous one. My texecom premier was setup as a static ip. I need to change it to dhcp so I can see it on the network and thn be able to integrate it to my home automation. Do I need to crash the alarm and thn reprogram it from...

Evening all I am looking to install a wired CCTV kit but an struggling to route the cables due to the build of our house. The external walls are granite and almost 2' thick so drilling a 30mm + hose would be a pita. I though of routing the wires through the loft out a vent but having been up...

Hello all, Self-explanatory. Neighbour had (house) rear door lock drilled out last night (car theft attempt, trying to get in, to get keys). What with this sort of thing, what can reasonably be done to secure a property from such attempts? TIA :)

Have always wondered what these things are in my local town center. I think they are something to do with local barrier/bollard control according to the website below. Maybe they are RFID card readers. http://www.atgaccess.com/ There is two of them, always lit up red, spaced about 5-10 meters...

So was looking through a nauticalia catalogue and saw this item, a security timer light switch that fits over a normal existing UK light switch and does not require any re-wiring of the existing light switch. Advertised as being compatible with single, double and triple light switches. Just...

hello, i have a faulty bpt yc/200 faulty handset, i just moved to a building and i figured out my intercom is not working propertly, when someone buzz my aparment number my handset doesnt buzz at all (im newbie but i must tell i didnt see any speaker inside my intercom handset, ill add you some...

Hiya, I've just bought a place and it's got no alarm system. I urgently require a wired alarm that I can install myself to cover the whole of ground floor as well as the garage. I have some basic education of installing an alarm, but I'd rather be sceptical and say that I know very little...

Hello all, I'm looking at installing a wireless alarm, I know a wired version is better but its just not convenient for me to start lifting carpets and floorboards hence the wireless choice. I'm not looking to install a cheap system, I just want a good one. The three I have read most about...

Dear Community, my name is Tobias and I'm studying business administration at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. We are investigating a so far scarcely treated research topic and therefore need your help: We aim to understand the customers’ use value perceptions of Smart Home Services. In...

Hi I recently had some problems with a scumbag, so I need to sort out my garden fence that backs onto a lane. The stone retaining wall goes up to ground level, then a small flimsy panels sits on top with small posts behind. I'm thinking a standard 6ft fence with aris rails like the ones...

We've had our alarm working for a while now, however after some work on the house it won't set itself. When we arm it, it normally beeps quickly, then slows beeping when you leave, however it doesn't seem to set itself on.. Here it is, if anyone can give me the name and/or point me towards a...