The host explains that simplisafe s sensors communicate with the base on the 433 92mhz frequency which is very popular among other consumer electronics like garage door openers baby monitors.
Simplisafe door sensors in the garage.
Most garage owners will close the door and assume that it is as secure as possible.
Accessories like security cameras motion sensors door sensors sirens water leak and glass break sensors connect to your gateway.
The most common type of motion sensor used in home security is a passive infrared sensor otherwise known as a pir sensor.
Simplisafe s guide to garage door security will help you keep unwanted visitors out and your belongings protected.
Easily create automations from your app to do things like open the garage when you pull in the driveway or turn on your lights when a door opens.
Magnet can be placed up to 2 inches from the sensor so sensors fit on all types of doors and windows.
It took a bit of research but this method seems to be a really good one.
The magnet goes on the door or window and the sensor goes on the frame or vice versa.
This makes it difficult to use sensors more than 20 or 30 feet away from your base station if there are any walls in between.
It may sound simple and it is but.
Pir sensors send out rays designed to detect heat.
Many simplisafe customers have asked the company to provide some signal boosting capability but to no avail.
Don t forget to close the door.
While this door does a great job there are always ways to get around it.
How motion sensors work.
This could have been simply solved by providing terminals to the door sensors to allow a larger magnet switch configuration to be wired to it in.
Here is how i installed the simplysafe entry sensors on my garage doors.
Simplisafe sensors come with the battery pre installed and adhesive tape pre applied making installation a snap.