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November 25, 2024

How To Automate A Garage Door With Your Springfield Home Security System

Have you ever left the house in such a panic you weren’t sure if you shut the garage? No need to worry; it happens to every homeowner. Luckily, there’s now an easy way to avoid this common oversight. Modern home security systems and their affiliated apps permit you to automate garage doors and run them remotely. Explore how automation is done and the advantages it delivers.

Understanding Garage Door Automation

Keeping your garage open all day is like a welcome mat to opportunistic prowlers. It’s now possible to guard against this threat with the aid of your home security system. Leading security providers like ADT have equipment that is compatible with many common garage door openers when you use standard sectional doors. You will just need to position a sensor on the door and wire the included controller to the proper terminals of your opener. This set up will connect your garage door to your home’s protection.

What Type Of Garage Door Automation Can You Do?

Automation will add convenience and security to your home. Here’s how you can automate and control your garage door in Springfield using your smartphone security app:

  • Program a scene: When you return home, would you like your lights to illuminate, the thermostat to change, and the garage door to raise? You can make it so by setting a scene on your smartphone app that is initiated by the tap of a button.
  • Voice activation: Some security systems can be controlled through smart speakers. You can issue a command like “open the garage door " without needing to enter the garage.
  • Geofencing: The height of automation convenience, geofencing lets integrated components function based solely on where you are. This advanced functionality uses the GPS technology on your smartphone. Your garage will run when you go into or leave the geofencing zone, which you may customize to your preferences. When you roll into the drive, your garage will be open and ready for you to enter.
  • Remote access: Even if you don’t automate through geofencing or scenes, you can still engage your garage door from afar. Do you feel you drove away without shutting it? Go into your home security app, investigate the door’s position, and open or close it as needed.

Off-site access and automation will help you control and monitor your biggest access point, which is often targeted by opportunistic burglars. To upgrade this area’s security even more, consider installing motion-activated lighting and exterior surveillance cameras.

Ready To Automate Your Garage Door In Springfield? Call Secure24 Alarm Systems

Bringing you the latest innovations from ADT home security, Secure24 Alarm Systems is pleased to offer garage door automation, mobile access, and a host of other valuable features to your Springfield home. Call (417) 233-4368 to learn more and customize a plan.