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Essential facts about security solutions systems network softwareIs your home or apartment to be empty for many days while you go out of station? That is the time it is susceptible to looters. Here are several specific things to minimize chances of housebreaks. * The most effective defense is to have a someone occupying the house. Having someone stay at home is usually safer than a deserted home. Try getting a relative or a friend to remain at your apartment while you go on vacation. * Halt your newspaper delivery and mail delivery when you go on vacation. An overflowing mailbox is a sign that the home is unoccupied. * If you have potted plants or a garden get someone to water them. Otherwise move the potted plants where they cant be seen. Untended and wilted plants are a sign that the house is uninhabited. * It is a good idea to use timers on lights and tv. Use light timers in more than one room. The lights should turn on an off in a natural manner. The timer should switch on the living room lights at dusk. When you normally retire put out the lights in your living room and the lights in the bedroom should be switched on. If you normally turn on the tv at 7 pm and you keep it on till you turn in the timer should stick to those times too. Even if the lights are on the absence of light from the tv can give a clue that no one is home. * Request a neighbor to come in and check out your home frequently. Doors being opened and closed and windows too are indications that the home is inhabited. * If you stay in a rented apartment you might let the landlord know that you are traveling. The landlord may want to keep tabs on the home. * If you use a perimeter protection or other security system ensure that the person who is house sitting is aware of how to use it. * Make sure you leave your contact details with the neighbor. The person keeping an eye on the house should know who they should intimate should any problems come up.
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