[madison10]

How does a security alarm work if people are in the house sleeping?

[originalbuckeye]

There is an ‘at-home’ setting that allows people to move around in the house without setting off the alarm. The alarm will still activate if anyone opens a door or breaks a window.

[sheana]

We turn ours on at night when sleeping. If a door or window opens it goes off. There’s a delay on most of them so even if Mz Rothschild had come home and opened the door, she could punch in the code before it went off. Most of them have key fobs now. We can turn ours off before we ever open the door.

[JoeFromSidney]

You keep the control panel for the alarm in your bedroom. You am the alarm just before you go to bed, and disarm it when you get up. You also lock pets up at night so they won't set off the motion detector. A bit tedious, but much better than waking up to find an intruder in your bedroom.