I try to put a keypad where it IS seen from outside the front door. No better deterrent. Burglars know about the fake signs, and fake keypads with the flashing red LED, but have a real one with lighted keyboard buttons, and they know its real. You can cover the LED if your really worried about an armed or disarmed indicator, assuming they even know what the colors on YOUR panel mean. Usually easier just to move on to the next house.42etus said:I try to locate keypads where they can't be seen through windows from outside. Don't want the bad guys to be able to see if the system is armed or not.
More importantly, I don't want the bad guys to see if it is disarmed. Like when we may be in the back yard or working in our detached shop. Every situation is different.ano said:I try to put a keypad where it IS seen from outside the front door. No better deterrent. Burglars know about the fake signs, and fake keypads with the flashing red LED, but have a real one with lighted keyboard buttons, and they know its real. You can cover the LED if your really worried about an armed or disarmed indicator, assuming they even know what the colors on YOUR panel mean. Usually easier just to move on to the next house.
You can cover the LED if you fear it, but how many people who are breaking into your home understand exactly what the green, red, blue light means for the type of alarm you have? My guess, very very few if any. Its just easier to move on to the next house.42etus said:More importantly, I don't want the bad guys to see if it is disarmed. Like when we may be in the back yard or working in our detached shop. Every situation is different.