⚡ Linden Homes Security System ⚡

[Patch Linden]

It’s time to add a bit of Linden-approved security to your new homes!

In the interest of creating a more welcoming community experience while still allowing for personal security, we’ve released the official Linden Homes Security System to your Content Creation Packs in all new Linden Homes. It is accessible through your House Controller in front of your property. This new system will enable you to keep your property private while not infringing on navigation of the Bellisseria continent at large.

Your new Linden Homes Security System can be wall-mounted upon placement. When activated, it will scan your parcel as much as 400m above and below the control unit for unauthorized visitors. If any unwanted guests are found, they will be provided with a warning to vacate the area, followed by an ejection if they do not leave within the specified amount of time (minimum of 15 seconds). You can adjust your systems range and warning time greater than 15 seconds; you can also customize your system to ignore members of your group or specific people you have added to its whitelist. 

We’ve chosen a minimum of 15 seconds and a maximum height of 400m to allow for those just passing through (either on the ground or in the air close to your home) to not be immediately booted off-course (while those who linger will get removed). Ejecting rather than send-to-home also allows first-time offenders to get the hint and continue on their travels.

For proper use, you must place the Linden Homes Security System either in your Linden Home or in your skybox at or above 2000m high. The system will not function between 100m and 2000m above sea level, to allow for clear airspace and to prevent low-hanging skyboxes.

Instructions for operating your Linden Homes Security System can be found in the notecard provided with the unit, and a shortened version of the instructions can be found by clicking on the unit’s System Help (?) button.

Privacy and fostering an open, welcoming community can’t always exist simultaneously, but we believe this new security system will allow for the best of both worlds. In addition to this system, you can use your home’s Control Panel to control who may enter your home and use its redecorate functions.  You may also use the Options tab in World >> About Land to determine who is allowed to rez objects on your parcel and whether people outside the parcel can see and hear what you are doing. The use of ban lines overall is disabled, but you can still ban individuals from your parcel by utilizing your parcel ban list. 

We feel as a compromise, at the present you may only use other security systems that conform to the same Linden Homes Security System standards (warning time no shorter than 15 seconds, no greater detection range than 400m in height; must only work within the boundaries of your parcel, and eject instead of teleport-to-home). If we incur too many issues with non-conforming security systems, we will update the policy to prohibit the use of all non-Linden provided security systems in the new Linden Homes regions.

We also have some additional features planned for the security system to provide the best home experience for you in the future, so stay tuned for more information on what’s to come with our next version.

[Blush Bravin]

Sounds great! So glad to hear of the 15 second minimum. That should work for both those wanting privacy and for those wishing to travel through air space unhampered. Thanks for doing this. 

[Odaks]

15 seconds and the given height parameters seems to me to a very reasonable compromise; I really hope everybody will welcome this. Nice work, Patch 😊

[Luna Istmal]

It is the perfect setting that makes us comfty and allow others enjoy the place. Thank you Patch :))

[Liss Starlight]

this sounds great to me, thank you ☺️

[s2Pandora]

15 seconds is plenty for the size of the parcel. Now will be the weeding out time for the current orbs lying around.

[Boyd Wolfhunter]

I still think you need to have community's with different maturity levels as in adult and G to not leave any one out. as I would hate to be doing adult things with my partner and some one walks in snaps a shot and reports us and she and I  get kicked out of SL for it. I was told long ago you can do these things in your home by lindens. closed doors . 

Edited April 26, 2019 by Boyd Wolfhunter

[Brinlea]

400 seems excessive for the houseboats. What would a good recommended height be for them?

[Eowyn Southmoor]

4 minutes ago, Boyd Wolfhunter said:

I still think you need to have community's with different maturity levels as in adult and G to not leave any one out. as I would hate to be doing adult things with my partner and some one walks in snaps a shot and reports us and she and I  get kicked out of SL for it. I was told long ago you can do these things in your home by lindens closed doors . 

This was covered in the forum somewhere else. LL are likely to ignore any such reports because you've taken "all reasonable steps" to ensure your adult activities are done in the privacy of your own residence.

[Zoya McDonnagh]

My mailbox isn't delivering anything atm, and what I am hearing is that the security orb is 5Li. Are we able to pull the script and put it into another object of our choosing?

[Odaks]

4 minutes ago, Brinlea said:

400 seems excessive for the houseboats. What would a good recommended height be for them?

It might well be a houseboat, but its still a house. Why should it be different?

[Blush Bravin]

@Patch Linden

What I'm wondering is with there being a ceiling on the system, it seems it would be possible for someone to fly above that ceiling and inside the parcel and then just hang out up there taking pics or whatever and not be removed by the system? Am I reading that wrong? If this is the case is it possible to change the parameters of the option that limits whether people outside the parcel can see and hear what you are doing so that those who are 100m in elevation cannot see inside the parcel below 100m?

 

Update: After someone in this thread posted and I confirmed their findings, I'm happy to say that someone has to be within 30-40 meters of a person in order to see them when the box, Avatars on other parcels can see and chat with avatars on this parcel, is unchecked. So my question to Patch is no longer applicable!  

Edited April 27, 2019 by Blush Bravin

[Abnor Mole]

8 minutes ago, Brinlea said:

400 seems excessive for the houseboats. What would a good recommended height be for them?

400m is the maximum height it will work at ground level. You can set it lower.

[Brinlea]

8 minutes ago, Zoya McDonnagh said:

My mailbox isn't delivering anything atm, and what I am hearing is that the security orb is 5Li. Are we able to pull the script and put it into another object of our choosing?

The object has buttons and bars you have to press. I was able to drop the scripts into a rock, but the rock lacks the "here" button that sets the location.

[Easten West]

3 minutes ago, Blush Bravin said:

@Patch Linden

What I'm wondering is with there being a ceiling on the system, it seems it would be possible for someone to fly above that ceiling and inside the parcel and then just hang out up there taking pics or whatever and not be removed by the system? Am I reading that wrong? If this is the case is it possible to change the parameters of the option that limits whether people outside the parcel can see and hear what you are doing so that those who are 100m in elevation cannot see inside the parcel below 100m?

You were able to do that with ban lines also.

[Eowyn Southmoor]

I'm a bit confused by the range too. The maximum range is 400m, but it won't operate at under 100m - so this means, if you live on the ground, it works between 101-400m and that's it?

[Zoya McDonnagh]

1 minute ago, Brinlea said:

The object has buttons and bars you have to press. I was able to drop the scripts into a rock, but the rock lacks the "here" button that sets the location.

Well shoot. I was actually starting to relax and not even worry about an orb.....that is, until I just had to report, block and ban some moron. Put me right back at square one of being a hermit. What that slug did was way too close to what my ex (aka the stalker) used to do.

[Rachel1206]

@Patch Linden

What is the rationale behind 400 meters height? I would have loved to see a maximum height of 100 meters allowing us to fly and enjoy the view of the landscape below and building structures etc.

 

[Marianne Little]

12 minutes ago, Zoya McDonnagh said:

My mailbox isn't delivering anything atm, and what I am hearing is that the security orb is 5Li. Are we able to pull the script and put it into another object of our choosing?

It's in the contents pack, number 6 in the mailbox, the one with flowers and textures.

I am testing it now. 5 LI is too heavy. My whole garden shed is 4 LI.

Glad to hear we can keep our own, with the same settings.

[Zoya McDonnagh]

Just now, Marianne Little said:

It's in the contents pack, number 6 in the mailbox, the one with flowers and textures.

I am testing it now. 5 LI is too heavy. My whole garden shed is 4 LI.

Glad to hear we can keep our own, with the same settings.

My problem was that my mailbox wasn't giving me anything at all. Not a big deal tho. I will just adjust my hummingbird to the allowed specifics and put it back out. And then test it with my poor alt again lol she is probably tired of getting flung around by ejects.

[Brinlea]

1 minute ago, Rachel1206 said:

@Patch Linden

What is the rationale behind 400 meters height? I would have loved to see a maximum height of 100 meters allowing us to fly and enjoy the view of the landscape below and building structures etc.

 

That's what my question was about, though it seems like I was misunderstood. It seems like 100 is plenty high, but I wondered if there was something I was missing that makes 400 necessary for some people.

[Odaks]

3 minutes ago, Eowyn Southmoor said:

I'm a bit confused by the range too. The maximum range is 400m, but it won't operate at under 100m - so this means, if you live on the ground, it works between 101-400m and that's it?

I read it to mean that the system won't work if you place it between 100 and 2000m. Keep it placed outside of that range and it will work as stated. Maybe I'm wrong?

[Brinlea]

1 minute ago, Zoya McDonnagh said:

My problem was that my mailbox wasn't giving me anything at all. Not a big deal tho. I will just adjust my hummingbird to the allowed specifics and put it back out. And then test it with my poor alt again lol she is probably tired of getting flung around by ejects.

For some of us the mailboxes got broken during some update and we all had to file tickets.

[Abnor Mole]

6 minutes ago, Eowyn Southmoor said:

I'm a bit confused by the range too. The maximum range is 400m, but it won't operate at under 100m - so this means, if you live on the ground, it works between 101-400m and that's it?

It will not operate if the unit itself is placed above 100m. You cannot set it to run if it is over 100m (or until you get to 2000m, in which case it works again). It still scans for avatars above and below the unit within the range you set. The *maximum* area it would be effective in at ground level is 0-400m

 

 

Edited April 26, 2019 by Abnor Mole

[Brinlea]

Just now, Odaks said:

I read it to mean that the system won't work if you place it between 100 and 2000m. Keep it placed outside of that range and it will work as stated. Maybe I'm wrong?

That is correct; it's to help prevent platforms being set up between 100 - 2000.