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TOP 5 WAYS TO MANAGE MULTIPLE BUSINESS LOCATIONS WITH ALARM.COM

26. Aug 2019 Reed Security alarm.com, Calgary, Feature, Prince Albert, Regina

As your business grows, so does the work it takes to manage it - especially when you scale up to multiple business locations.

The complexities of adding new stores, restaurants, warehouses or other premises can create an overwhelming workload (or worry-load) that you'll need to solve. This could mean a new hire, or a new technology solution to help you scale more efficiently.

Alarm.com for Business, with its award-winning multi-location management features, should be at the top of your list. It reduces complexity by giving you and your team a single point of control for essential functions including security, employee access, video monitoring, and energy management for every location in your business.

Whether you're managing two locations or two hundred, using Alarm.com for Business to take care of them will save you time, money and worries. Here are five big benefits you'll discover.

1: Automatic security lets you "set and forget" at scale

Protecting your people and property is a complex task that Alarm.com makes easy. Our automated security safeguards, which include automatic system arming and door locking at closing time, only need to be set up once. Once Reed Security adds Alarm.com technology to your latest location, it takes just seconds to automate its security by applying the rules you've set up for the rest of your business.

This doesn't just apply to the alarm systems across your business. You can quickly create cross-location rules to regulate employee access, get activity-triggered smartphone alerts, or save energy by automating your Alarm.com smart thermostats.

2: Access control with user codes improves and streamlines your security

Outdated access technology weakens your security and gets harder to manage as your business grows. Our smart access technology does the opposite, protecting your business with centrally controlled smart locks, easily managed user codes, and the option of a full keycard-and-reader solution. A single login is all you need to control employee access anywhere your business.

Alarm.com user codes are easy to set up, revoke, and manage in bulk. You can assign employees to customized access groups, with pre-set permissions determining which location(s) they can access and when—enabling you to streamline and scale your access control to tens or hundreds of employees.

3: Smart business alerts keep you on top of any emerging issues

Unlike traditional security technology, Alarm.com for Business is proactive, alerting you to problematic or unexpected activity at any business location, even when disarmed. The more locations you're taking care of, the more valuable this becomes.

For example, you can set up a single "late opening" alert, then apply it to every location—eliminating the need to check this important detail for every location, every day. You can know right away if a door is propped open, if an off-limits area is accessed, or even if a thermostat is tampered with. You can also set up highly customized video alerts to capture specific activity—take a look:

4: Multi-location video gives you a real-time view of everything

The bigger your business gets, the more important it becomes to see what's going on. Alarm.com gives you a single video monitoring dashboard that combines security camera feeds from different locations, side by side, making it easy for you and your team to stay on top of things.

With four video streams on a single screen, and the ability to set up and toggle between custom, multi-location video groups (e.g. "front door cameras", or "kitchen cameras") it's simple to monitor activity across your business in real time.

5: Customizable permissions let you delegate with clear boundaries

The bigger your team, the more you'll benefit from Alarm.com, especially when you delegate its different functions to managers, or to specialists like a loss prevention officer. With multiple levels of user permissions, Alarm.com makes it easy to give team members access to the features they need, and no more.

You can give a manager the ability to set up or revoke an employee's access, but only at that manager's location. You can give your loss prevention specialist access to every security camera feed without giving them control of your smart thermostats. As the primary account holder, you'll always retain the ultimate ability to increase, decrease, customize or remove your team's permissions.

Want to save time and money with smarter business security?

If you would like more information on Smart Home or Business Security please Contact Us for a Free Security Evaluation.

SASKATOON SECURITY INQUIRIES

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Call 306.653.3200 or 1.844.384.SAFE (7233)

SuRe InnoVations

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Source: ALARM.COM

GET AFTER SCHOOL PEACE OF MIND WITH SMARTHOME TECHNOLOGY

15. Aug 2019 Reed Security Alarm Systems, alarm.com, Calgary, Feature, Prince Albert, Regina

Smart home security is a back-to-school essential for many working families with older children.

With an array of after-school safeguards for your kids, it delivers peace of mind throughout the school year and for years to come. Your kids can even grow into it as they become more independent.

Fewer keys means fewer worries

As soon as your kids are old enough to arrive home on their own, Alarm.com starts making things easier with keyless smart locks and user codes for easy access.

Unlike keys, user codes can't be dropped, lost on the bus, or left in the door. If forgotten, its owner can ring the doorbell camera and you can unlock the door from work. Like a set of keys, however, your child's first user code can still confer a sense of responsibility that they'll love.

Find out more: Four Ways to Use a Smart Lock

Technology makes check-ins less challenging

With every school year, your kids grow a little more independent. Meanwhile, you worry just as much as you ever did, and you need to know they're okay after school.

Your Alarm.com app is here to help, offering peace of mind via quick, visual check-ins. You can see a quick snapshot from any Image Sensor, view a live feed from your indoor or outdoor cameras, and even get front-door video clips of your kids arriving home.

If you prefer a hands-off approach, Alarm.com also offers a range of custom alerts for specific activity and events, such as the kids not arriving home on time, or even the video game cabinet being open for too long.

Find out more: Four Essential Alarm.com Back-to-School Alerts

Smart reminders ensure that your house stays secure

As kids get older, they have more going on, which means they forget things. Unfortunately, this often includes securing the house when they're last to leave.

Alarm.com can help with actionable smartphone reminders. Once your teens have their own Alarm.com app, your house can remind them directly if a door isn't locked, or the garage is open, or the security system isn't armed when it should be. They'll be able to fix things quickly with a remote command.

Read more: Alarm.com Versus Unlawful Entry

As kids grow, Alarm.com keeps up

Alarm.com keeps up with your family as you grow. When it's time to add a new device like a doorbell camera or smart lock, Reed Security is on hand to help. We also deliver new features and updates digitally through the cloud, keeping your Alarm.com-powered home at the cutting edge of smart home technology.

To add smart home security to your parenting toolkit this year, Click here to contact Reed Security or a Reed Security Authorized Dealer.

$0 Installation Plans are available O.A.C.

Source: Alarm.com

5 OUTDOOR HOME SECURITY MUST HAVES FOR SUMMER

11. Jul 2019 Reed Security alarm.com, Calgary, Feature, Prince Albert, Regina

With summer barbecues and parties to prepare for, and warm summer evenings to enjoy, it's the time of year to pay attention to your home's outdoor space.

After all, you won't be the only one doing so. Summer is prime time for burglars. It's the season of unlocked windows, open doors and garages, and long vacation absences.

Outdoor security is your home's first line of defense - so how does yours shape up? Does it deter intruders at first glance, or invite them to take a second look?

These outdoor security essentials - all available as part of a Reed Security Smart Home system will provide you peace of mind all summer long, letting you make the most of the warm weather, worry-free.

1. Smart Security Camera

Essential for: Knowing what's happening outside.

Most smart security cameras will let you know if there's activity outside. This one can tell you whether it's an animal, person or vehicle, and whether or not they're on your property. Customize your video alerts to see everything you want to know about—without the everyday activity that doesn't matter.

As well as sending you live and recorded footage of your outdoor space, these cameras also send a clear message to visitors: I have a smart home security system. That's enough to keep most burglars away.

Find out more: What's the Best Home Security Camera?

2. Smart Lighting

Essential for: Keeping visitors visible.

Shadowy characters rarely like to be in the spotlight—and this goes double for burglars. Automated outdoor lighting, triggered by your Alarm.com image sensors or smart security cameras, ensures that intruders have nowhere to hide after dark.

Going on vacation? It's easy to set up a smart lighting schedule so that Alarm.com turns your lights on every evening, giving passers-by the impression that you're home.

3. Contact Sensors

Essential for: Security and child safety

With Alarm.com, a little information goes a long way. Installed on a door or window, this wireless contact sensor can alert our 24/7 Monitoring Stations to a break-in, remind you to lock up for the night, or let you know that your kids are exploring the great outdoors on their own.

When school's out, contact sensors become an essential outdoor safeguard for parents, giving you a new way to keep tabs on your pool gate, yard gate, tool shed, garage freezer or other dangerous areas that you want to keep off-limits from curious kids.

Find out more: How Many Contact Sensors Should a Security System Have?

4. Doorbell Camera

Essential for: Protecting your porch

With plenty of package thieves and dishonest visitors out there, an Alarm.com Doorbell Camera is the best form of deterrence for your front porch. With motion-triggered video alerts, a live video feed and two-way voice, you can see and speak to visitors from anywhere, whether they ring the bell or not.

Expecting a delivery or a late arrival to your outdoor party? Just open your Alarm.com app when the doorbell rings, verify your visitor, and unlock your door with your Alarm.com-powered smart lock.

Find out more: Four Ways to Use an Alarm.com-Powered Doorbell Camera

5. Smart Garage Door Opener

Essential for: Protecting outdoor equipment and tools

Summer brings long evening bike rides, road trips, and plenty of outdoor DIY - all of which means plenty of opportunity to leave your garage door wide open. Incorporate this Alarm.com-powered garage door controller into your security system and you'll never be caught out.

Should you leave home with the garage still open, Alarm.com knows (thanks to Geo-Services technology) and sends you a reminder. No need to pedal back home or turn the car around: just tap your phone to close the door, secure your bikes and tools and protect this commonly-overlooked entrance to your home.

Find out more: Make Life Easy with Alarm.com's Geo-Services

Want these security essentials in one easy package?

Shaping up your outdoor security is easy with Alarm.com. Reed Security can quickly outfit your home with all of the above and more, with state-of-the-art home security features, professional monitoring for emergencies and a single smartphone app to control it all.

Want to get started? Click here to contact Reed Security or a Reed Security Authorized Dealer to see how to get Alarm.com.

Source: Alarm.com

SUMMER HOME SECURITY TIPS 2019

28. Jun 2019 Reed Security Calgary, Feature, Prince Albert, Regina, Tips

20+ Security Tips You Can Implement to Protect Your Home, Property & Family.

1. KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR YOUR NEIGHBOURS

Let your neighbours know if there is unusual activity. This is especially important during vacations or travelling for work.
Are there any strangers lurking around the block?
Any moving vans or contractors parked on your neighbours driveway?
Join your local Neighbourhood Watch on Facebook and share information about your community.

2. USE COMMON SENSE

If you lose a key, then get the locks changed. A better alternative is to eliminate keys altogether by installing an Alarm.com smart lock with built in keypad.
Ask all strangers for identification. The person who is “lost” and looking for directions could actually be a burglar checking to see if someone is home.
Never hide an extra key outdoor - especially underneath a mat or on top of a light fixture. This is the first place the bad guys look. Leave an extra house key with a friend or a neighbor. Again, a better alternative is to eliminate keys altogether by installing an Alarm.com smart lock with built in keypad.
DO NOT advertise on Facebook or Instagram that you are on vacation. Social media is the equivalent of a diary in a glass house. You may think you’re letting your friends and family know you’re having a great time, but people often forget to change their privacy settings. If you like to post photos - post them after you get back.
For insurance purposes take photos of the contents of your home and keep all receipts in an off-site location. Great options are Google Drive, Microsoft One Drive and Dropbox.
Write down the model and serial number of all electronics. This will come in handy for a future Police report and insurance claim.

3. MAKE IT DIFFICULT

Door chains are easy to bypass. Install deadbolts. We have Alarm.com smart lock options with built in deadbolts.
Install window bars on all basement windows. They are a great visual deterrent and can be connected to a monitored home security system.
Install a stopper or stick on all sliding doors and windows. You can find these at your local hardware store such as Home Hardware, Canadian Tire or Rona.
Make sure all doors and windows are locked. Many burglars go door to door looking for targets that forgot to lock their front doors.
For cabins, consider installing roller window and door shutters. Visit kimbel.ca to see samples.

4. MAKE IT LOOK LIKE YOU ARE AT HOME

Burglars target unoccupied homes so keep your home well lit at night. Install timers that turn lights, radios and televisions on at different times. This gives the appearance that someone is home. A better option is to install Alarm.com smart lights and smart appliance modules and setup on an alternating schedules.
Cancel the newspaper and have a friend or neighbour pick-up your mail.
Park a vehicle in the drive-way. Don’t forget to lock the doors and remove any valuables.
If you’re taking an extended vacation of more than a week, hire a student or service to cut your grass.

5. INSTALL A MONITORED HOME OR CABIN SECURITY SYSTEM

The insurance companies agree. You are 400% less likely to have a break-in and can qualify for an insurance discount of up to 25%.
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6. IN CASE YOU DO HAVE A BREAK-IN

If it looks like a door or window was forced open, DO NOT go inside. The Burglar may still be on site.
Call the Police from your mobile phone and wait.

7. ALWAYS GET 3 QUOTES

Do NOT Sign Up with Door to Door alarm companies with Limited Time Offers. Before you know it you will be on the hook for thousands of dollars with a company that doesn't have a local office.
Many door to door alarm companies have summer programs (May to September only). After that good luck.
Be sure to search Google for reviews and ask friends and family who they use for home security.

If you would like more information on Smart Home or Business Security please Contact Us for a Free Security Evaluation.

SASKATOON SECURITY INQUIRIES

Reed Security Headquarters

Call 306.653.3200 or 1.844.384.SAFE (7233)

SuRe InnoVations

Call 306.974.0888

PRINCE ALBERT SECURITY INQUIRIES

Call 306.922.7200

CALGARY SECURITY INQUIRIES

Call 587.393.2800

REGINA SECURITY INQUIRIES

Call 306.206.0700

SMART HOME PLANS STARTING AT $29.95 A MONTH

4. Jun 2019 Reed Security alarm.com, Feature, Prince Albert, Regina

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If you would like more information or would like to Book an Installation please contact Reed Security or a Reed Security Authorized Dealer today.

SASKATOON SMART HOME/BUSINESS INQUIRIES

Reed Security Headquarters Call 306.653.3200 or 1.844.384.SAFE (7233)

SuRe InnoVations Call 306.974.0888

PRINCE ALBERT SMART HOME/BUSINESS INQUIRIES

Call 306.922.7200

CALGARY SMART HOME/BUSINESS INQUIRIES

Call 587.393.2800

REGINA SMART HOME/BUSINESS INQUIRIES

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TOP 5 WAYS TO MANAGE MULTIPLE BUSINESS LOCATIONS WITH ALARM.COM

GET AFTER SCHOOL PEACE OF MIND WITH SMARTHOME TECHNOLOGY

5 OUTDOOR HOME SECURITY MUST HAVES FOR SUMMER

SUMMER HOME SECURITY TIPS 2019

SMART HOME PLANS STARTING AT $29.95 A MONTH

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