Change the smoke alarm batteries

 

Did you know that Daylight Saving Time is usually hailed by Fire Departments to get the message to consumers to change the smoke alarm batteries at home?  Although 90 percent of homes have smoke alarms, about one third are estimated to have missing or flat batteries. Hopefully, the Fire Departments and battery suppliers will be geared-up to handle the change.

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Security/Fire Alarm Systems

Security and Fire Alarm Systems are vital tools for both businesses and residences and pose the highest risk of exposure to users. The alarm systems control panels have onboard memory that logs openings, closings, trouble signals and alarms. All alarm control panels have a Real-time Clock Chip that was most likely installed without the new rules. During the three week period between the new and traditional DST dates, these “timestamps” will most likely be off by an hour. Also, they will be off again during the additional one week at the end of the DST period (Oct. 29-Nov. 4). This “timestamp” is sometimes used in legal matters concerning whether or not a user really turned the alarm on for the night. In addition to the internal issues, if the keypad has a clock display, it will obviously be incorrect during these periods. Many modern alarm systems can be re-programmed remotely.

If you are an end user, call your alarm company to find out what they are doing about this issue. They will have to either send a technician out or they can reprogram the system remotely

Video Surveillance Systems

Video Surveillance systems and network cameras create another liability hole. If nothing is done, your video recorder (Video Cassette Recorder (VCR) and Digital Video Recorder [DVR]) will be incorrect by an hour for three weeks now and for a week before November 4, 2007...

Some network cameras support one or the other of the protocols, such as the Axis 205 camera (NTP), and the KOBI K-32CL (SNTP

You may want to consider this rule, if you have an electronic device and you had to setup the time and time zone when you originally purchased it, there is a strong likelihood there will be a problem on March 11.

 

Ralph Winn publishes articles, guides and reviews on security related topics. Ralph Winn has over 32 years of education and experience in the security industry. Your home should be your haven where you feel comfortable and secure. Everybody deserves to feel safe in their own home. The world around us can get hectic at times, and it's important to have a place of safety we can retreat to when times are tough. That's why our goal at the home security store is to help you find the best way to provide a protected environment for you and your loved ones. Ralph has created a user-friendly security forum for you to get answers.