A security alarm tells the monitoring station that something happened. A door opened. A window was broken. A motion detector activated. But the alarm signal alone usually can't answer the most important question: Why? That's where video verification changes the process. 1. The alarm happens Suppose your security system is armed and the back door opens. Your system immediately sends the alarm to the monitoring station. The operator can see which device triggered and where it i

Most security cameras work the same basic way: something happens, the camera records it, and you watch the video afterward. Alarm.com cameras can be set up to respond while the event is happening. Here's how it works. 1. Tell the camera what you want it to watch Alarm.com's Video Analytics can distinguish between people, vehicles and animals. More importantly, we can create specific areas and virtual tripwires in the camera's view and determine which activity matters. For exa