I could barely hear the alarm over construction at my neighbor's house next door. The 85-decibel alarm will sound off at the end, and while it's certainly alarming to anyone standing near it, the sound is not loud enough to attract attention from outsiders. If a door is opened in the house, the base will switch to a white light and begin an accelerating 1-minute countdown. While the system is armed, an LED at the bottom of the base station will slowly pulse green. It's here that you can pop in on the livestream from the camera sort through the security system's notification history or quickly switch among Home Away, and Night modes, the latter of which will trigger an alarm for the entry sensors but not for any motion. Most of the interaction with the Honeywell smart home security base station takes place through the Honeywell Home mobile app.

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Each membership includes discounts on certain DIY Honeywell Home products and access to beta testing features before they're released as over-the-air updates. There's also a $15-a-month (or $150-a-year) subscription for 60 days of storage and 3,000 video clips. For $5 a month, or $50 a year, Honeywell offers 30 days of storage and 1,500 video clips. There is no professional monitoring available with the Honeywell smart home security kit, though you can get added benefits by paying a monthly membership fee. If you need to add family members to the account, you can do so in the Honeywell Home app's settings panel.

The entry sensors stick to the wall with strong adhesive, and the keypad remote requires the mere long-press of a few buttons to pair with the base station. You won't need much hardware to set up the rest of the security kit. The app will allow you to schedule the facial-recognition feature to run for a maximum of only 2 hours a day. The company said it's working on a subscription-based option for those who require more 'faces' and longer monitoring periods. You're also limited to two face profiles, which seems extremely limited for any household. The app will allow you to schedule the facial-recognition feature to run for a maximum of only 2 hours a day, which Honeywell said should be enough for most users.

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