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March 14, 2022

Ways To Control Your Riverside Home Security With Your Cell Phone

In today’s world, a home security system has more features than keypads and alarms. Your home defense may incorporate integrated smoke detectors, smart lights, and a whole host of home automation devices. To manage everything you are able to use your convenient touchscreen interface when you are home. If you’re away, you may control your Riverside home security with a phone.

Luckily, the ADT Control® home security app makes managing your system a breeze.

Getting Started With ADT Control

To begin controlling your Riverside home security system through your cell phone is by downloading ADT Control for your Android or Apple phone. Once the download is complete, your ADT representative will instruct you through the proper settings. After you have established your unique information, you may log on using additional phones or tablets. When wanting to engage your your alarms, tap the shield icon. You can also access every device from this convenient interface, including smart lights and locks, surveillance systems, and sensors.

Access Your System From Anywhere

A home security app on your cell phone makes it easy to manage integrated equipment within your residence with the effortless touch of your finger. Did you fail to lock the door when you left? Simply access the ADT Control App. You have the ability to arm your system, see live video feeds, adjust the lights, change your HVAC, by hitting the correct icon within the app. You can even get automatic notifications on your cell phone when any of your connected security elements detect an issue.

Get A Better View

If you control your Riverside home security system with your phone, you can get a live view of your interior and exterior if your surveillance is operating. Access live views from any connected camera directly from your cell phone, and record short clips or still images, and playback lengthier segments as desired. In the event people show up – the mail person, an Amazon or Grubhub driver, or a family member -- take advantage of the two-way talk feature to give them instructions.

Increase Functionality With Scheduling And Geofencing

By using the central menu, you will enjoy access to some high-tech options. Use scheduling your lights, heat, sensors, and more by creating a customized scene. In this area, you are able to program how your security elements interact with one another, and when you want them to turn on or off. Set a bedtime scene that switches off your downstairs smart lights, flips on the exterior entry light, turns down the temperature, and arms your alarm system. Next, you can customize a wake-up scene that does the opposite when it’s time to get your household going.

If you would like to go even more high-tech, you might allow geo-services from your central command center or smartphone. By doing so, you can have your property
“shut-down” by operating locks, switching off the lighting, and arming your security system when you drive away. When you arrive after another day in the office, your home will come alive by automatically raising the garage door and disarming the alarms.

Reap The Benefits Of ADT Control In Riverside By Contacting Us Today

You can finally go away with peace of mind knowing your residence is [[safer|more secure|better protected] than it has ever been before. Just call (951) 253-3041 or submit the form below and a skilled security professional will guide you toward the right home security system for your unique needs -- complemented by the amazing functionality of ADT Control.