Smart Home Security for the Holidays
Your Smart Home Security System doesn’t just protect your home. It can help make the holidays even better. Its home automation features can help make the season just a little easier, and devices like a video doorbell can help protect your packages. The Alarm.com App that drives the system has something extra special to help you capture some Christmas magic this year.
Capture Evidence of Jolly ‘Ol Nick
It’s tough to impress kids these days with technology, but this should get their attention. You can spread the magic by sharing it with friends and family too. With the seasonal Santa Security feature on the Alarm.com App, you’ll have incontrovertible evidence that Santa was in your house: a digital photo, taken by your security cameras the night before, of the jolly guy himself, in your home, delivering their gifts.
Between now and December 31st you will be able to use this holiday feature to add a little magic to your holidays.
How to Catch Santa on Your Smart Home Security Camera This Year
Note: To catch Santa in your home, you’ll need the latest version of the Alarm.com app, and a compatible Alarm.com home security camera.*
- Open your Alarm.com app. Select a live video feed from a compatible Alarm.com security camera in your home.
- Tap the Santa icon in the video feed to get a still image from your security camera.
- Choose a Santa from the menu to add to your snapshot. You’ll see full-colour images of the real Santa for a daytime snapshot, and black and white options for the night. You can resize and move Santa if you need to.
- Delight your family. When your children wake you up at 5:30 am on Christmas morning, show them your snapshot.
- Share the magic! Share your Santa snapshots with family and friends by email, text, and social media (Don’t forget to tag us @alarmsys).
Light It Up with Home Automation
Crawling around behind or under the Christmas tree to switch the light on is one holiday tradition we can do without. With a Smart Home Security System you can turn the tree lights on with just a tap on your smartphone. You can even automate your tree to light up at sunset, or when you arrive home and disarm your security system, then turn itself off automatically at midnight so you never forget. Just add a smart plug to your system and connect your tree lights, and you’re ready to go.
Heat the Halls
Whether you’re visiting family, entertaining guests or just enjoying some downtime this holiday, a smart thermostat will keep up with your schedule. Adjusting automatically when you are at home longer than normal or if there are more people in the house. If you’re headed out of town, you can instantly override your usual schedule by turning on “away mode” for savings.
Smarter Christmas Lights
Don’t waste money leaving those beautiful Christmas lights running all day long and avoid the unenviable task of unplugging and re-plugging for a month. Use home automation scheduling to keep your lights aglow, when you want them, this holiday season.
Protect Your Packages
The holiday season often means more online shopping. As packages pile up at doors, opportunistic thieves risk ruining the festive season. A video doorbell can help dissuade thieves and let you know exactly when your packages arrive.
