With a smart doorbell, you always know who is at your door. Want to communicate with the parcel delivery man or your visitors? No problem thanks to two-way audio. And if you also have a smart door lock, things get really fun. In what way does a smart doorbell increase security around your home?
You always see who's at your door
When you have a doorbell with a camera in it, you can always see who is at the door. Even when you are working in the garden or studying. A smart doorbell with an app sends the video images over the internet. This allows you to see on your phone who is ringing the doorbell. Even when you are not at home. You simply receive a notification on your phone that someone is at the door.
Because your doorbell also records immediately, you can look back to see who was at the door. It doesn't matter how long ago it was: this afternoon, last night or after a week's holiday. If your system also stores images in the cloud, you can look back up to a very long time ago. However, you often have to take out a subscription for this.
You can often communicate via the doorbell
You might remember it from the old days: one of those little holes in your door. You could look through it to see who was outside. Now you can do that too, only now you can communicate. In fact, more and more cameras have a two-way audio solution. The person at the door can talk to you, but you can also talk back. The video doorbell outside then also has a speaker.
Tell the parcel delivery man which neighbour it is best to deliver the parcel to, or tell the door-to-door salesman that you don't like sales at the door. Or tell your visitors that you'll be right there. A smart doorbell is not called 'smart' for nothing!
Pairing doorbells with a smart door lock
Doorbells are increasingly part of comprehensive smart home systems. If you also have a smart door lock, you can link it to your smart doorbell. With a smart door lock and a smart doorbell you can always let acquaintances in. A friend who turns up unexpectedly at the door will no longer have to be left out in the cold. With a smart door lock, you can also create a temporary access code. You can also use your smart doorbell to first see who is at the door, and only then unlock the door.
When you put all these links together, you really maximise the security of your home. This way, burglars and other scum won't have any chance of getting into your home.
Guard your front garden or driveway
With a smart doorbell, you can always monitor your front garden or driveway. This is because the camera is on even when nobody rings the doorbell. You can set the built-in camera so that it automatically starts recording when someone passes in front of the house. This way, no one will enter your front garden unnoticed anymore. Whether the bell is pressed or not: your camera records. This makes your smart doorbell also a security camera.
So a smart doorbell makes you feel more secure. Want to watch the images back? You can simply do that in your doorbell's app. And when you're not at home, you can watch what's happening at your house live on location.
Hear the bell anywhere in the house
With an old-fashioned doorbell, you had the problem that you couldn't hear the bell anywhere in the house. Or you already had to have one that was deafening. No fun either. A smart doorbell gives you a push notification on your phone when someone is at the door. In addition, a bell rings, of course. That way, you always know when someone is at the door.
Doing chores in the attic with your radio on? No problem, the smart doorbell makes your phone vibrate in your pocket. Still prefer the traditional gong? That's no problem either: you can use several gongs on one doorbell. Put one upstairs and one downstairs, for example.