Alarm Password Tips for Your Residence
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Be Original
Generally, its fine for the two adult partners in a household to share a code, but everyone else should have their own unique access code. This makes it easy to change a compromised code without affecting everyone in your home – and the easier it is, the more likely you are to do it. It is also quite an advantage to be able to track your kid’s access times. If your teen is supposed to come home right after school but hasn’t been disarming until 2 hours later, you’ll be able to view this in the panel history.
Consider Family and Friends
If someone beyond your immediate family will be using your alarm system, be sure they get an individual code as well. In this way, if your housekeeper quits, you can simply delete her code with no added thought or affect on anyone else.
Another benefit to assigning individual codes is that you can easily track an individual’s access history. For instance, if you are paying your dog walker to walk Buster for an hour, you may find it helpful to see he is arming your system after being out for only twenty minutes.
Switch Things Up
Have you been using the same code for over a year? It’s time to change things up. For your security, you should assign new codes around 2 to 4 times a year. Make it a daylight savings routine when you reset your clocks, or when you regularly test your alarm system. If you aren’t sure how to test your system, you can read our blog article, How to Test Your Security System.
Being the creatures of habit that we are, it’s common to attempt to input your old code after you’ve made a recent change. For the first week or so, keep a reminder note on your panel to remind you to punch in the correct new code. Also, be sure all members of your family are home with you when you assign new codes. Taking the time to do things this way will limit your risk of setting off a false alarm.
Don’t Be Predictable
Particularly with families, it is common for simple codes to be chosen that they are easy to remember, such as a date of birth or the last 4 digits of a phone number. These can be accessed easily by strangers, so don’t risk choosing one this simple through lack of effort. Selecting a password such as 1111 or 1234 is blatantly not a good idea, although many people just use the system’s default code.
It’s A Secret!
Don’t tell anyone your passcode to your alarm system. If you don’t trust someone, the last thing you want to do is give them access to your home whether you are there or away. Only tell the necessary people the passcode. You can avoid a lot of mistakes by keeping your passcode a secret. Only people who need access to your home only a daily basis may need the passcode to the alarm system.
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