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2N Indoor View upgraded to provide surveillance

Designed for high-end residential projects, the 2N Indoor View now plays a dual role as a surveillance device and a control panel for complex home automation systems. 2N’s new firmware allows up to four IP cameras to be connected to the answering unit. These IP cameras do not even need to be connected to the intercom – they only need to be in the same local network as the answering unit. In this way, the resident can use the 2N Indoor View’s 7” colour touchscreen display inside their home to see what is going on in the hallway, behind the house or in the garage.

Photos can be taken from each intercom call – including missed calls. Imagine, for example, that there has been a spate of burglaries in your area and you are worried about burglars trying the intercom to see if anyone is at home. The 2N Indoor View now automatically captures snapshots from each call – including missed calls – and adds them to the call log. The unit takes more than one picture in case the person at the door has turned sideways or had their hand in front of the camera at the key moment.

The unit can also act as the home automation control panel: HTTP commands can now be sent from the 2N Indoor View, meaning that it is possible to control home automation functions – such as turning on the lights, opening the blinds and calling the lift –

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Videx launches door entry video monitor

Videx’s latest video , coupled with the 6wire VX2200 or 2-wire VX2300, is entry solution designed for smaller installations, such as apartments and houses, as well as multi-story apartment or office blocks.

The video monitor boasts a 3.5” TFT LCD monitor and eight soft-touch controls, four of which are programmable for features such as activating additional outputs or intercommunicating with other devices in the same apartment or other apartments.

There are several different formats of the video monitor available such as hands free and those with a handset. The handset version includes hands free as well. A desk mount kit is also available for the handset version while the hands free version can optionally be flush mounted.

“The new range of video monitors are easy to use and enable intuitive entry management across a wide range of properties and buildings making them an attractive choice for door entry, both for small and larger installations.

Up to 10 monitors can be installed in the same apartment on the VX2200 system while the VX2300 supports up to four per apartment.

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