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AXIS Site Designer – saves time and money and helps increase the business

Mikael Persson, Axlås Solid l å s

AXIS Site Designer helps security firms design better solutions for their customers For a long time, Axlås Solidlås' business was based on traditional locks opened with physical keys. Now the company is a supplier of complete security installations for both large and small businesses.

Metal-coloured lock units are still sold in the company's four stores today, but the largest revenue comes from access control systems and alarms, followed by camera surveillance, which is a segment that's growing rapidly.

The right products for an optimal solution Axlås Solidlås wanted to find a simple and cost-effective way to design security solutions for its customers. The biggest challenge to designing an optimal security system was to ensure that the right combination of products, features and accessories was chosen at every time. The answer was AXIS Site Designer, a tool for handling system design and project- and installation estimations of a security solution. This web-based tool improves the entire design process, where both project design and implementation are adapted and tailored to meet individual customer needs.

AXIS Site Designer gives suggestions on the best products and features for different security solutions, as well as which accessories are suitable for which products.

AXIS Site Designer makes it easier for us to offer the best possible solution to the customer, says Mikael Persson, project manager/supervisor at Axlås Solidlås. It's cost-effective, it saves time, and is easy to work with.

The tool ensures that the combination of products and functions is optimally suited for each unique situation and specific customer, at each security installation. By using AXIS Site Designer, you also make sure you don't forget anything, says Mikael Persson. Another challenge when developing a solution for an end-user is the potential difficulty to visualise and understand at the time of purchase, what form the security system will take, as well as how it will work in practice.

This is where AXIS Site Designer is incredibly good, because you can easily illustrate to customers exactly what they will get and pay for. Among other things, you can see the view from the cameras, how we have thought about camera placement, as well as the range of the loudspeakers, says Mikael Persson.

More professional partner You can use a tablet to easily show customers their solutions, it makes us much more professional in our customer interactions, says Mikael Persson. Mikael Persson also emphasises how easy it is to operate, how easy it is to search through the products, and that it is a very educational tool to work with. It's easy to continually make adjustments and changes during the course of the project and during implementation.

AXIS Site Designer is a very important tool for me. It means that you don't have to be afraid that something might go wrong. It's like having an extra pair of eyes that provide valuable information prior to installation, such as the range of the sound from the loudspeakers, says Mikael Persson.

It also generates reports that makes it easier to compile information about products and solutions for each customer. And to have AXIS Site Designer's reports and drawings in Swedish is a plus. Not needing to translate the documentation makes the daily work slightly easier, says Mikael Persson.

Increased confidence AXIS Site Designer enhances the facility to deliver high-quality tailor-made solutions, which increases customer confidence in the installer, as well as in Axis. Mikael Persson is very pleased with the cooperation with Axis:

"We get good technical support 24/7. Axis employees are a good sounding board and easy to work with."

Increased sales The flexible tool saves time and money and helps increase sales. AXIS Site Designer has helped create more business for us because we can give better and more professional quotations, says Mikael Persson.

If a customer wants to make an adjustment, such as replacing or adding certain products or units, then it's easy to update installations retrospectively. To put it in words – we provide a better job for our customers, says Mikael Persson.

About Axlås Solidlås Axlås Solidlås has been supplying complete security installations since 1915, when it started as a traditional lock company. Now Axlås Solidlås is one of Sweden's leading security firms, offering products and solutions in locks, alarms, fire alarms, access control systems, CCTV, or combinations of these. Axlås Solidlås is part of Prosero Security Group.

About AXIS Site Designer

> A web-based tool for designing security systems adapted to the exact requirements and needs of customers

> Handles system design and project estimation and installation

> Specifies and selects the right Axis cameras as well as other units and accessories for each situation. It shows performance and helps you determine product locations, as well as storage and bandwidth requirements, and the right recording solution

> An intuitive map function allows you to position cameras and units in order to see their coverage, and to eliminate any problems such as blind spots, prior to implementation

> Streamlines the management of all types of projects - whether it is a system comprising thousands of units in several installations/locations, or a solution comprising a few products on one site

> Makes projects faster and easier to create, revise and/or implement; and it simplifies and reduces the time it takes to go from a design draft to project completion

> Automatic generation of complete products specifications in just a few minutes

> Suitable for designing surveillance systems that use Axis end-to-end products, as well as products and functions from selected third-party VMS partners (video management software)

> Helps security firms work faster and win more tenders

> Free web application at axis.com

> Saves time and money, significantly shortening the time from installation to delivery and setup

Read more www.axis.com/solutions/axis-end-to-end-solutions-for-surveillance