
Alarm Sensors
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Friday, October 9th, 2020 7:43 PM
Window sensors easily fooled
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captain11
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I, and many others, have tested ourselves the many sites who claim of vulnerabilities. One with SS2 not being unencrypted, was true but in practice hard to exploit. The invisible fence exploit was bull, and SS3, which is encrypted, will not be compromised with a garage door open key fob unless you know the exact line of site between the sensor in question and the base. As far as the magnets, yes, if an intruder can see them, a magnet may work but my glass breaks, motion sensors etc make it more difficult. And in your scenario, the intruder has an insider to assist...your offspring.
SS, or any system for that matter, is not a babysitter. I do wish you best on controlling your kids.
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mcolefcil
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Here is what we did. Get a SmartThings hub with sensors for the doors/windows you want to monitor. Also get some smart lights to put in your bedroom (Philips Hue are the easiest to integrate). Install the system and then setup an automation for the sensor to turn on the smart lights you use. But here is the catch. Do not set it for when the sensor is open or closed. SmartThings sensors have vibration sensors built into them. Use the automation to trigger if vibration is detected to turn on the smart lights. You can also get a siren if you want. This way when the sensor detects movement (opening, being removed, etc.) it will execute the automation.
We have this on our kids windows. But you can also use them for other things. We have one on our washing machine that alerts us when the washer is done.
Hope this helps. Kids are way too smart these days.
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