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November 25, 2024

How To Automate A Garage Door With Your Hartford Home Security System

Have you ever exited your home in such a panic you weren’t sure if you shut the garage door? Rest assured; it happens to everybody. Thankfully, there’s now an easy way to alleviate this scenario. The latest home security systems and their connected apps allow you to automate garage doors and operate them from a distance. Discover how it’s done and the advantages it offers.

The Basics Of Garage Door Automation

Keeping your garage open throughout the day is like a welcome mat to potential burglars. It’s now possible to protect against this danger with the aid of your home security system. Leading security companies like ADT offer compatibility with many common garage door openers if you’re using conventional sectional doors. You will simply need to position a sensor on the overhead door and hardwire the provided controller to the appropriate terminals of your opener. This configuration will bridge your garage door to your home’s security.

What Sort Of Garage Door Automation Is Possible?

Automation can add security and convenience to your life. Here’s how you may automate and adjust your garage door in Hartford using your home security app:

  • Create a scene: When you get back home, would you like having your thermostat, garage door, and lights adjust automatically? You can make it happen by programming a scene through your mobile app that is put in motion by the tap of a button.
  • Voice activation: Top home security systems work well with smart speakers. You are able to speak an instruction like “open the garage door " without even stepping foot in the garage.
  • Geofencing: The ultimate in automation convenience, geofencing permits connected devices to function based solely on where you are. This operability uses the GPS technology on your mobile device. Your garage door will move when you leave or enter the geofencing zone, which you are able to customize to your needs. As you pull into the drive, your garage will already be open and ready for you to enter.
  • Remote access: Even if you don’t automate through scenes or geofencing, you may still operate your garage door from a distance. Concerned that you drove off without closing it? Go into your mobile app, inspect the door’s status, and close or open it if needed.

Remote access and automation will help you control and monitor your largest access point, which is commonly trespassed by opportunistic burglars. To add even more security to this area, consider installing motion-activated lighting and outside surveillance.

Want To Automate Your Garage Door In Hartford? Turn To Secure24 Alarm Systems

Delivering the latest in ADT home security, Secure24 Alarm Systems is thrilled to offer garage door automation, remote smartphone access, and a host of other beneficial tools to your Hartford home. Call (860) 288-4370 to get more information and design a plan.