It’s true. Most likely, the best solution is a combination of the two.
Security systems traditionally relied on hardwired technology requiring an installer to pull the wire from a central location to every area needing to be monitored. Each monitored area (zone) needed a cable run to its devices, usually involving long installation times, complicated wire runs, and sometimes the inability to run a wire at all.
Hardwire and Wireless Working Together
Wireless security technology allows faster installation and access to hard-to-reach areas, solving the downsides of hardwire systems. But there’s a tradeoff – maintenance. Wireless security devices need batteries that, depending on use, will need to be changed over time.
Using a combination of both hardwire and wireless technology allows for the best of each world. Hardwire devices are useful in high traffic areas like business entryways, while wireless devices can be installed in areas that are hard to reach and used less often, such as receiving doors or fire exits.
Because wireless security gets better every day with extended battery life, longer range and higher encryption, it is also great for adding on devices to existing systems. In fact, many hardwire security systems can add wireless receivers or transceivers turning them into hybrid systems, making renovation or expansion projects easier and more flexible.
