Zone Plans

Now that you know your vulnerable points, you can assemble them together physically, by drawing them on a piece of paper. A blueprint of your house is great but if you don't have one, you'll have to draw a reasonable facsimile of your floor space.

As an example, you could assemble upstairs bedrooms as a security zone, while another zone would be the front door area with its entry ways to the stairs and living rooms. Another would be the kitchen and dining room areas. Often there is a back door area zoned. This example situation would require 3 security zones, and if the basement stairs are near the 2nd floor stairway, you might position your infrared motion sensors to cover both simultaneously.

If you have only one security zone, it will have stretch from the back door to the front doorway with sensors in the main hallway close to the access way to the bedrooms (whether they're on the main floor or 2nd floor).

Your choice of security zones will depend on the complexity of your home's layout, the types of rooms and the number of zones your security control panel can accommodate. If you want a serious level of protection, consider home security systems with a capacity for at least 4 security zone capacity.

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