Hey, DIYers.
I'm George from Alarm Grid.
Today, we're going to be going over what security system is
best for an apartment.
Now, typically a lot of people think
that security systems should only be placed into a home.
False.
You can actually put a security system into any place
that you want protected.
So let's say, for instance, a dorm
room, a garage, a warehouse.
By garage I mean separated garage, something
separated from the house.
You can have its own security system for that.
Anything that you want protected, go ahead
and put a security system in it.
The best security systems for homes
are going to be wireless, all-in-one systems.
Now, these are different than your typical wired alarm
systems, where you used to have the big, beige metal
cabinet that was in the storage closet area or the basement
area.
And then you would have a keypad out in the field
by the front door, back door, or the garage.
So as you're heading out, you can arm it from the keypad
and have enough time to leave the house.
Now these wireless all-in-one systems
have everything built into one self-contained unit.
So they actually have the keypad.
They have the screen.
They have the motherboard.
They have all the communicators built into that one system.
Now today, we're going to be going over two systems
that I personally think are the best for an apartment.
I want to go into the Lyric, which
is Honeywell's newest security system out on the line
right now.
It has Wi-Fi built in.
It has Z-wave built in.
It is a wireless, all-in-one system, like I said.
Now these systems, so that you don't
have to mount them on the wall, how you usually see most
keypads, where they have a hole in the wall.
Now, if you're living in an apartment, dorm room, anything
like this, you usually don't want
to make permanent holes in your wall.
So what we offer is our desk mounts.
Yeah.
They're little kickstands, basically, for an alarm system.
What you can do, you use the desk mount.
And you can actually prop the security system up
on a countertop, kitchen countertop, whatever you want,
somewhere where you don't have to actually physically put
a hole in your wall.
Now, the Lyric security system, it does come with a desk stand.
But you have to get it separately.
Yeah.
So the desk stand is sold separately.
For the Colossus panel, this is Colossus's IQ panel.
This actually has a cellular communicator built-in,
has Wi-Fi built-in, and Z-wave built-in.
Now this one, it comes with a desk stand.
It's a basic desk stand, which you can apply
to it right in the back here.
That's what these two slots are for.
And it'll prop right up.
And you can go ahead and put it on your kitchen countertop.
There is another one that you can buy that's sold separately.
It's a little more stable, a lot cleaner look.
You can also get that as well.
Now, these security systems are wireless,
all-in-one, self-contained systems.
They do have the option to hard-wire one or two hard wired
zones into them.
So if you have a wired door or window contact,
you can certainly use those slots to wire
in a door with no contact.
But for the most part, all of the zones available,
all the slots available, are going
to be for your wireless sensors.
Now, these wireless sensors--
this is the sixth contact.
These wireless sensors, some of them
just come with the back plate allowing you
to screw them into the wall.
However, what we recommend for DIYers
to do that live in an apartment or a dorm room,
since you probably want to take the system with you when you
move out, we recommend that you get the double-sided foam tape.
You get one strip, put it on the back,
and then you get the others.
And then you just go ahead and mount it on the wall.
Same thing.
You get another piece for the magnets.
And you're going to mount the magnet in the same way.
Now, some of the sensors, like the 5800MINI,
these sensors already come with the double-sided foam tape.
So all you have to do is peel right off,
place it, door or window, wherever you want to protect.
And you are set to go.
The motions, you can do the same thing.
You can add the double-sided foam tape.
They mostly actually come with a corner mount.
So you can actually place it in a corner of your home.
And it covers the whole view of the room.
Right?
Now like I said, these systems, they're wireless, all-in-one.
They're easy to install.
They have Z-wave built in.
So you can start playing around with home automation.
So if you have any thermostats, light bulbs, anything
you want to add to your apartment,
dorm room, anything you want to protect--
if you want to start playing around with home automation,
they do have Z-wave built-in in so you
can started doing that as well.
Now again, just to recap everything,
I think that the Lyric and the Colossus panel
would be the best security systems for your apartment.
They're easy to install.
They require no making holes in the wall.
You just plug it right in.
They have desk mounts where you can easily
prop the security system up.
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