Abstract: Today security and safety is just a click of the appropriate technology away, and with such advancements hap-pening, the security of one’s home must also not be left behind. Modern advances in electronics and communi-cations technologies have led to the miniaturization and improvement of the performance of computers, sensors and networking. These changes have given rise to the development of several home automation technologies and systems. Surveillance can be defined as monitoring of the behavior, other changing information, activities, observing or analyzing particular area for the purpose of influencing, directing, managing or protecting. A home security system should provide security and safety features for a home by alarming the residents from natural, accidental and/or human dangers such as: fire, flooding, theft, animals invading, etc.