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The Holidays are a time for family, friends, and celebration. Sadly, they are also a time for burglaries, theft and house fires. Here are a few simple things you can do to make sure your family and home are safe this holiday season. If you plan on going away this Holiday, follow these tips: Secure All Tools. Secure all ladders, axes, hammers and saws. Not only can they be used to break into your home, but they are often a target for theft. Lock All Doors. Lock all doors and windows, set alarms and use deadbolts. Don t forget to make sure the garage door and entrance to the garage is closed and locked. Turn Off All Appliances Turning off your appliances not only helps to cut back on electric costs, it also helps to protect your home from electrical fires while you are away. Prevent Leaks By Turning Off Water. Water leaks can cause thousands of dollars in damage to your home and possessions. Be sure to turn off your water before leaving, or have a leak detection device installed by Mode

As you know, crime has increased and is continuing to do so in larger cities, spilling out into smaller communities that once held low crime rates. Believing that it can only happen to someone else and not taking preventative actions or preparing yourself makes you the perfect victim criminals are looking for. Criminals typically prefer easy targets. Making yourself less of a target is much simpler than you might believe. Your Home In order to make sure your home isn’t seen as an easy target by potential burglars, there are a few easy steps you can take. 1. Make sure your hedges and landscaping in your yard does not provide easy cover. Be sure to keep bushes or trees in front of windows trimmed down so they can not be used as cover when trying to gain entry into your home. 2. Enforce the locks and hinges on your door with screws that are at least 2 inches long. This makes it much harder for someone to use forced entry. 3. Be sure high priced items are not visible through the windows

Pictured left to right: Ben Hudson, Kevin Lloyd, David Morris, Dale Goins, Evan O’Ferral, Denver Gambrell Representatives of Modern Systems, Inc recently attended CEDIA Expo, the leading tradeshow in the electronic systems industry. With 480 exhibiting companies and over 120 product categories featured, CEDIA is the only expo that serves every home technology professional, no matter their service focus. This year marked CEDIA’s 25th anniversary and was the largest of the annual expo to date with 18,500 attendees from 82 countries participating in the 2014 event in Denver. The attending employees were educated on the very best new products and services that are designed to enhance the home. With this exposure to up and coming technologies, employees were able to learn about the newest upgrades and features of products and services Modern Systems offers. Modern Systems, Inc has been servicing Kentucky and surrounding states for 35 years. They are one of the largest custom installers

It’s finally here! The new Control4 OS 2.6 enriches the customer experience for a fully integrated Smart Home. Control4® OS 2.6 brings an enhanced music experience, intuitive pool and spa control, and extensive integration with A/V equipment, comfort solutions, IP cameras, blinds, irrigation systems, and more. Music throughout the Home The OS update delivers a reimagined whole-home music experience that allows you to integrate over 45 streaming music services, regardless of whether those services originate through Control4 or through products from third parties such as Autonomic, Fusion Research, Sonos, or Video Storm. With OS 2.6, homeowners, families and their guests can now listen to their favorite artists as well as discover new music through popular music services such as Beats, Oandora, Rhapsody, SiriusXM, Slacker, Songza and Spotify. The integrated visual music interface also features big, bold cover art accompanied by artist, track, and so song information so listeners can

We live in an HD world. Why should you settle for less when it comes to protecting your home or business? With Modern Systems’ vast HD security camera options, you don’t have to. No matter how large or small your CCTV system needs to be, Modern Systems has the perfect fit for you. Residential Camera Systems Do you have a Honeywell security system in your home or are looking to get one? With our new Lynx Touch 5200 security keypad, you can view a Total Connect camera directly on your keypad. You will never have to answer a door without knowing who is on the other side ever again. With the Lynx 7000 you can view up to 4. Away on vacation and want to check in on your pets? With our Total Connect Cloud storage you can view up to 6 cameras anywhere, anytime using your smartphone, tablet or computer. If you are looking for cameras in your home and want to forgo the security system, we have the solution for you! Take advantage of our all new, affordable HD camera system that allows you t

With a new school year approaching, it is time to start thinking about reviewing safety rules with your school-age children. Kentucky security providers understand the importance of safety rules. A few minutes taken to discuss some basic safety measures may be the difference between life and death. 1. Walking to School: Getting to school safely should be one of the first concerns you need to address with your child. Children who walk to school should always walk with another group of children or an adult, if possible. Always walk on a sidewalk, or if there is none available, face traffic while walking in the street or at the side of the road. When crossing the street, always cross at the intersection. Younger children who are under ten years old need to cross the street with a crossing guard or other capable adult. When crossing, look both ways at least two times to make certain there are no approaching vehicles. Do not run out from behind a parked car. Never run when crossing a stree

The new Lynx 7000 from Honeywell features a bright, 7 inch full color touchscreen with graphic icons and intuitive prompts for easy operation. Like our other Lynx Touch security systems, the L7000 offers z-wave automation meaning you can control thermostats, door locks, lights, water valves and garage doors; but, the L700 also does something no other Honeywell security system can do, it allows you to view up to 4 cameras directly from the panel. You ll never have to open your front door without knowing who is on the other side again! Honeywell’s complementary LYNX Connect app lets allows you to view and operate your LYNX 7000 with an iOS or Android device from anywhere in your home. Modern Systems Monitoring Services also include Total Connect Remote Services in your monthly monitoring amount, meaning for no extra cost, you can view cameras, arm/disarm your system and control lighting, locks, thermostats and garage doors from anywhere in the world right from your smartphone! Interes

The Honeywell Lynx 5200 is the newest home security keypad offered by Modern Systems. Replacing its predecessor, the Lynx 5100, the L5200 welcomes new features, including the ability to view your camera right from the keypad. Simple to program and to install, the L5200 offers wireless security at a low cost without hindering quality. Like the L5100, the new keypad has z-wave technology allowing you to control thermostats, doorlocks, garage doors, and light using your home security system. The Lynx 5200 also allows you to create randomized lighting scenes and sunrise/sunset lighting control allowing you to easily set lighting scenes to make it appear as if you are home even when you are 3,000 miles away. 2-way communication over GSM or WiFi is now available as is user selectable chime sounds. The Lynx 5200 is available now. Call Modern Systems for a free consultation and quote at 1-800-252-7664, or fill out the form above. Modern Systems has been providing Kentucky residents with Home

Memorial Day weekend is a time of bar-b-ques, family and vacations. Unfortunately burglars view the time for a vacation a little differently from you or me… for them, it is a time of opportunity to burglarize your home for cash, credit cards, and valuables.

Once inside your home, a burglar wants to steal as many valuables as possible in as little time as possible. That means grabbing anything that he can easily take that has a high re-sale value. There are certain items in a home a burglar just can not resist, and these items are usually stored in the same locations in many households making them even easier for the burglar to get to quickly. 10 Things a Burglar Can t Resist 1. Cash – Essentially, this is the main thing a burglar wants. It can not be traced, it is easy to conceal and it s value is known right from the start. The best way to protect your cash is to store it in a safe that is bolted to the floor. 2. Tools and Building Supplies – Sometimes a burglar does not even need to make it into your home to steal your valuables. All it takes is an open or unlocked garage or storage shed. Tools of all sorts can be sold easily and often for a good value. Be sure to keep your garage and sheds locked and secure at all times, especiall

According to the FBI, Home Break-Ins (Burglaries) are the most common threat to our homes. In the United States a home burglary occurs every 13 seconds; 2.5 million each year. One out of every 6 homes will be broken into at some point. How can you beet the odds and keep your family, home and neighborhood safe? Having a monitored security system installed can protect your home from being burglarized. Ninety (90) percent of convicted burglars said they avoided homes with security systems, and would flee a home if an alarm went off. In fact, homes with security systems are three times less likely to be burglarized than a home without one. 74% of uncompleted intrusions can be credited to an audible alarm. Studies even show that having several homes in a neighborhood with alarm systems can deter would be burglars from attempting to break into surrounding homes. Neighborhood watches also help to keep a neighborhood safe from burglaries and violence. Such programs have been started all over

A lot of buzz has been going on lately about Home Automation. It sounds wonderful, simple control of lighting, entertainment, security, HVAC and the list goes on. One question remains for a lot of people; how easy could it possibly be to use? You’d think with so much control over so many aspects of your home that it would include a very complicated User Interface that would require years of technical training to be able to use to its full extent. But that actually couldn’t be any further from the truth. The User Interface offered by Control4 is very straight forward and very simple to use. The main screen consists of 6 different menu options: Security, Watch, Listen, Lights, Comfort and More. For the most part it is pretty self-explanatory. If you want to control your security, you’d go to the security menu, for lighting, the lights menu and so on. Without any training on operating our Control4 system in the office, I was able to sit down with the remote, and figure out how to o

As a Kentucky business owner, you understand the importance of keeping your business property secure, making sure your employees are safe, and maintaining costs, among many other responsibilities. Using a combination of security and automation technology can enable you to do just that. Let’s take a look at some of the options for business security and automation. 1. Security Having a system that protects you from burglary, fire, carbon monoxide and flood not only can save you on insurance, it enables you to have peace of mind knowing your business is protected at all times, even when you can’t be there. If you’re in and out of meetings, traveling or simply home for the evening, you can keep an eye on your business and conveniently control your security system from your computer or smartphone. 2. Cameras Having an IP Camera with High Definition quality enables you to know what is taking place at your business at all times. Protect yourself from fraud and theft while having the ca

Years ago, having a hard wired security system was the norm; it was also the norm for installation costs to be relatively pricey. Hard wiring a security system takes a lot of time and a lot of work. The cost of a security system installation and all of the component was significantly higher because it was a much more demanding job. These days, security companies and their customers are taking advantage of the low cost option of a wireless security system. You can have one installed for relatively cheap because not only is it quick and easy to install, but it doesn t require cable to be run to each individual sensor. Another benefit of a wireless security system is Cellular Communication and Remote Services that allow you to control your system using your smartphone. Until now, it was costly to upgrade a wireless system as well. The lower cost systems are all wireless, and if you have a hard-wired system already installed, there was no way to convert it to wireless. Honeywell recently

When considering security for your home, you need to consider many variables. In this post, we will go over those different factors you need to consider before purchasing a security system for your Kentucky home. What level of protection do you need? Were you wanting a system that just protects you from potential break-ins or were you wanting a system that covers intrusion, fire, carbon monoxide and flooding? Do you have a long driveway and would like to be aware once someone is approaching your home? Did you want to have control over who has access to your property using an entrance gate? There are many additional components that can be added to a security system to adjust to your security needs and wants. Modern Systems offers a wide selection of security products and services to Somerset, Lexington, Bowling Green and surrounding area customers. How big is your home and property? If your home has multiple doors, a lot of windows, or a lot of square footage, you will need more door c

With security systems gaining in popularity over the past decades, criminals have become more aware of ways to get around them. One of the popular trends on the rise is a smash and grab burglary. That is when a person enters a home containing a security system, and during the entry delay time, smashing the system in order to disable it before a signal can be transmitted. Modern Systems offers a solution to this issue, Advanced Protection Logic. This is a feature that enables your system to send out a signal to be held in queue once the delay time is triggered. If there is no disarm code entered by the end of the delay time, then a signal will be sent to Central Monitoring where police will be contacted. If the disarm code is entered, the signal does not get sent to Central Monitoring and your system is disarmed. This feature allows an alarm even to report even if the system becomes damaged. Call your systems representative today to learn more about Advanced Protection Logic and to hav

Large factories and warehouses can require a lot of security components to have a system that works the way it needs to and offers the needed level of protection. Modern Systems can help design a system that works with the space you have and your budget. We offer services to Somerset, Lexington, and Bowling Green Kentucky and all surrounding areas. Fire Alarms Protecting your Kentucky factory and employees from fire is a must have. Modern Systems has 3 state certified fire alarm inspectors on staff that have the experience and the knowledge to design a system that keeps you up to code at an affordable cost. Access Control & Barrier Gates When a large site such as a factory or warehouse employs any amount of people who come and go at various times, it is important to have the control of who has access to what areas and at what times. Modern Systems offers electronic access control solutions for companies of all sizes. Easily assign cards to employees, set access limits based on when an

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