How Smart Devices Can Boost Your Home Security

Home security systems are necessary evils in South Africa and across the world, and can be quite a daunting thing to install in your home. Thankfully, securing your home with the latest security technology doesn’t have to be a massive undertaking, and with the product offerings from Ring, boosting your home security is easy, more affordable, and even enhances the convenience of your life on top of the safety features.

No more surprises

The best element of having a view on the outside of your apartment or home is knowing who is near your home before they’re even in your home. Additionally, with the current explosion of at-home deliveries, whether it be an Uber Eats or Takealot courier, having a communication channel and an eye on the street is invaluable.

This is where Ring’s handy video doorbell systems are worth their weight in gold, one of the go-to- options is the Battery Video Doorbell Pro. The product allows you to see head-to-toe HD+ video, 3D motion-detection capabilities, and a bird-eye view, showing you exactly where the movement is on a map of your house. You can also receive real-time notifications on your smartphone when visitors press your doorbell or trigger the built-in motion sensors. You can also adjust motion zones, including the added near-motion zone feature, to customise the sensitivity to your liking. Furthermore, you can use the doorbell as an additional security camera, allowing you to pull up the feed from your smartphone for an added exterior angle.

An eye in the sky

Ring has been delivering some fantastic home cameras over the last few years, and one of their most popular is the Ring Spotlight Cam Plus (priced at R3,499).

What makes this weather-resistant camera different is that it bundles (as the name suggests) a lighting solution and camera into one package. Furthermore, it’s wireless, so installation is extremely easy and intuitive.

The device’s wide-angle 1080p camera provides quite the viewpoint for your garden, front door, or driveway, and the motion-detecting spotlights are great for those stretches of loadshedding, along with catching any movement on camera with clear lighting. You can also adjust the brightness, making it ideal for a security option or just some extra ambient light wherever you need.

Peace of mind, from the palm of your hand

And when it comes to a comprehensive alarm system for your house, Ring’s affordable, easy-to-install security system, the Ring Alarm, is a no-brainer. The Ring Alarm Kit (priced at R3,999) is a sleek, customisable and easy-to-install smart home security set-up, offering commitment-free home security where it’s needed most, keeping you connected to your property when you are both home and away.

Ring Alarm works as a stand-alone product for anyone looking to add an easy-to-install alarm system to their home. For that extra layer of security, integrate Ring Alarm with Ring Video Doorbells and Security Cameras in the Ring app, so that when the alarm sounds, it will automatically trigger all Ring cameras to begin recording (when subscribed to a Ring Protect plan), even if they do not detect motion. Ring Alarm also works with select Alexa-enabled devices, so users can arm, disarm, and check the status of their alarm with simple voice commands.

Remember, with Ring products, you can connect all your Ring devices together and access and control them from the app, giving you a singular dashboard to manage your entire home security.