Urmet’s app-based integration platform on its Max IP video entry systems using Android is for use in residential property developments. The Max touchscreen – 10,800 of which have been shipped in little over a year – is a sleek seven-inch screen that’s touch-sensitive and provides a platform for video door entry, home security and smart home automation (such as energy display, and property management).
The Max Pro Android version lets third parties install their apps, manufacturer to manufacturer. Urmet already has arrangements with manufacturers and suppliers of smart home automation, property management systems and energy solutions. Prior to installation, with the developer, Urmet works with third-party manufacturers to install their services. Developers can have their own branding incorporated into screen pages.
Depending on the apps supplied, residents can adjust their home automation settings, such as heating and lighting scenarios, or be notified of a parcel delivery or other messages. They can also book on-site amenities such as pool, spa and private cinema, where available.
Mark Hagger, Sales Director at Urmet, says: “In most cases, the apartment developer identifies the manufacturers they want us to partner and then we get to work. The end result is the apartment developer gets a ‘day one’ multifunction touchscreen using a familiar app-based interface. It’s like a tablet on the wall, dedicated to the apartment’s home network and the broader landlord’s or community’s services.”
The developers of the Max Pro Android add that they’re offering a reduction in the need for multiple devices to be installed on an apartment wall. The Max Pro Android also allows residents the freedom of receiving video entry calls on their smartphones and tablets from anywhere. The product has been installed in developments around London, including Colindale Gardens, North London and South Gardens, Elephant Park. Visit www.urmet.co.uk.
