How to Make the Most of Smart Home Security This Holiday Season

Now that fall is here, it’s time to start thinking about your holiday plans. Whether you celebrate Diwali, Thanksgiving, Hanukah, Christmas, or Kwanzaa—or simply use this time to gather with loved ones—you know the holiday season is both exciting and stressful.

While travel will look different this year, you may still plan to visit family by car. Or perhaps your family is coming to you. Plus, you can’t forget about the influx of packages you’ll be expecting. During all this hustle and bustle, keep your peace of mind with a Savant smart home security system. Savant provides you with the tools you need to proactively protect your home and loved ones no matter where you are.

Start utilizing your system now so your home is ready for the holidays. Keep reading to learn three ways you can make the most of a Savant home security system for your Manhattan Beach, CA home this holiday season.

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Keep Package Thieves at Bay

With the Savant Entry System, you’ll never miss a delivery again. Featuring a wide-angle HD camera with video capture and two-way intercom, Savant’s connected entry solution allows you to communicate with any of your home’s entry points from the convenience of your smartphone.

A doorbell ring will trigger an alert to your phone so that you’ll know someone is at the door. Say hi and give them instructions on how to deliver your package. If you’re not at home, you can use the Savant Pro app to remotely unlock your door or open your garage so the delivery driver can safely place your packages inside. A simple tap on the app secures your entry points again.

Should a delivery driver place your packages at the front door and leave, you can keep watch over your packages via your Savant Entry System camera or connected surveillance cameras that stream live footage to the Savant Pro app. You’ll also receive real-time alerts of any detected motion nearby.

Trick Passersby into Thinking You’re Home

A dark and still home is a tell-tale sign that no one is there. Don’t let a burglar ruin your holiday season! If you’re planning on going away for the holidays, use your Savant home security system to simulate a lived-in look to make passersby think you’re still home.

Using the Savant Pro app, remotely turn on your living room lights, porch light, pool lights, or any other lights in or outside the home. Beyond lights, you can also remotely adjust your shades during the day and turn on the TV in the media room. With Savant, you can remotely command any of your home technology so that onlookers are tricked into thinking someone is inside.

Of course, remembering to go into your Savant app to adjust lights and shades can be a hassle. Instead, you can automate these events to happen on their own at certain times so that you never have to lift a finger. Schedule lights to turn on at 5pm and off again at 7am. Program your shades to lift to 50% during the afternoon and close again at sunset. The possibilities are endless!

 

Prevent Devastating Holiday Tree or Candle Fires

With all the excitement during the holidays, it can be easy to overlook dangerous safety hazards that can cause a fire to ignite inside your home. From leaving your holiday-scented candles unattended to forgetting to water your Christmas tree, a few small missteps can spark a fire in seconds.

By integrating smart smoke detectors with your Savant system, you’ll have proactive protection in the event of a fire. When your smoke detectors sense smoke, your security system will send you a real-time alert so you can take necessary action right away. This mobile alert is especially important if you aren’t home to smell smoke or hear your smoke alarm.

Additionally, your HVAC system can automatically shut off to contain fumes once smoke is detected, and your entry points can unlock so that first responders can enter quickly if needed.

Prepare for a safer holiday season with Savant smart home security. As an HTA-certified and award-winning home technology integrator, Vision and Sound can design and install a custom solution just for you. To book a free consultation with us, call 310-545-6500 today! We look forward to hearing from you.