Home & Business Security Tips

Your alarm panel can run for hours on its own battery, but your router usually cannot. Here is what keeps working in a blackout, what stops, and what to ask your installer.

There is no expiry date for a home alarm. Here are 12 signs yours needs a repair, a partial upgrade or a replacement, and what to ask before you pay.

Most false alarms come from real movement, the room or fitting, or an equipment event. Learn how to read your alarm log, check pets, sun and doors, and fix the cause.

Slow home internet? Your cameras may not be the cause. Here is how to test it step by step before you change your plan or lower your camera quality.

Move your security apps to a new phone before you wipe the old one. Follow the four-step order, move authenticator codes first, and test every task you rely on.

Formatting erases recordings. Find out when a format is normal for a new drive, when to stop, and how to check that recording works afterwards.

Not sure what alarm you have? Photograph the keypad, read the printed name, check your paperwork and confirm the panel, all without opening anything.

Often yes, but not by downloading an app. See the three routes to phone control on an older alarm, what Bosch and MyAlarm need, and what to ask before you pay.

Is your security camera app using too much mobile data, or does the bill simply look higher than expected? Start by checking the app’s measured usage over the same dates as your mobile plan. Then compare how long you watch, how many cameras you open and which video quality you use. You usually do not

Buying a house with Dahua cameras can save you starting from scratch, but the equipment is only useful when you control access and know it records properly. Arrange a documented handover, identify the recorder, review the app account and test playback. A live picture on the seller’s phone is not a completed handover. You do