Case Studies

London apartments

by Mark Rowe

A case study of IP video door entry for a multi-block residential development in a gated community within the north London suburb of Mill Hill.

Hertfordshire-based luxury property developers, Heron Lea, asked the door entry manufacturer, Comelit Group UK, to design and supply products including monitors. The electronic fire and security company, Detection Security, working with access control distributor, Door Entry Direct, was tasked with the installation and design at Hammers Lane, pictured.

A total of 72 Black Planux Lux video monitors were installed and linked to the 23 bespoke ViP entrance panels around the eight apartment blocks. These buildings were then connected to a site-wide LAN to provide video and audio conversations between an unlimited numbers of users (including the switchboard operator), without the phone line ever being engaged. The installers could integrate the alarm with the door entry and preconfigure everything off-site, saving time and money.

Comelit points to its ViP system as completely digital, installed into an existing LAN network. In comparison with traditional analogue systems, ViP also makes future expansion possible, as there are no limits to the number of users, switchboards and internal units. Steve Voss from Detection Security said: “The constant support from Comelit and Door Entry Direct made this a seamless installation and the ease of programming helped us save a lot of time.”

Features of ViP include being able to receive audio and video calls from the external unit on a smartphone or tablet via the Wi-Fi network at home and by means of a 3G/4G data connection when away. A user can control other functions with a smartphone or tablet, including viewing images from CCTV cameras and making intercom calls to other internal devices, from anywhere, thanks to Comelit’s ViP Remote application. That app is available for download from ITunes and Google Play Store. Comelit ViP Remote services can, however, only be used if a gateway device and Wi-Fi modem have been fitted.

Finally, using the ViP Remote app also allows for the integration of Comelit’s ViP system with third-party home automation systems. This allows control of services such as lighting, heating and air conditioning.

Integration of lifts

Other security features for the residents include being able to send alarms or panic messages to the switchboard. As for management of the lifts, when entering the building, residents present their proximity token to the reader for access. Once in the building, a person presses a button to call the lift for the penthouse, a call will be placed in the penthouse on the video monitor serving as notification to the occupant that they have a visitor.

About Comelit

A manufacturer of video and audio door entry products; visit http://www.comelitgroup.co.uk/uk.

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