Advancements in home security on display at Birmingham Home and Garden Show

BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) -

Home security systems have come a long way.

In the old days you had to run several wires. Now, home security systems are all wireless, including how we monitor it. You don't have to have a landline at your house, ADS Security representative Brian Pool said.

The wireless technology gives homeowners total control via a cell phone.

Be your iPhone, with an app, or you can do it with text messaging, Pool explained.

Pool says possibilities are endless when it comes to what you can control.

Anything that you want to control we can incorporate it with your alarm system. Lights, locks, your front door, you can actually unlock your front door, Pool said.

One of the company's newest features is a remote-controlled water valve.

You want to turn it off, now if you look back inside here, the valve actually closes up to where water cannot flow so pipes don't freeze or if your pipes burst, it's going to shut the water off so it doesn't drown your home, Pool said.

Soon, ADS will roll out a new feature to help protect your family pet: GPS for your dogs.

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Advancements in home security on display at Birmingham Home and Garden Show