From answering panels, indoor door intercoms, indoor monitors or indoor panels - there are so many different phrases for them. But what actually is an answering panel and how do you chooser the right model for your intercom and access control system? CIE's Tech Expert Ashleigh shows us the latest Akuvox S Series answering panels for door intercoms and how to go about choosing the best model for your needs.
Answering panels (or indoor monitors) are essentially the device that answers the call from a door intercom. So in applications such as apartment blocks, multi-tennant office buildings etc - each apartment or office requires an answering device to communicate with visitors at the entrance to the building and as required, provide remote access.
With the Akuvox S Series answering panels you can answer voice to voice with a visitor as well as being able to see who's at the door wherever there is a camera on the door intercom.
When looking for an answering panel there are some options you should look out for to help you choose:
• The size of answering panel
• The price of the answering panel
• The space availability on the answering panel
• The answering panel's integration functionality
The Akuvox S Series answering panels have been developed to provide stylish, high performance indoor intercom interfaces and communication with visitors. Ideal for MDU, apartment and residential applications, as well as shared workspace and office environments.
Available in 10", 8" and 7" touchscreen variants; with a choice of smart building-friendly Android or cost-effective Linux OS platforms.
The S562 is a 7" door intercom answering panel that runs on a Linux operating system, it provides audio and video communication with door phones.
The S563 is an 8" door intercom answering panel that runs on an Android 12 operating system and is equipped with Wi-fi and Bluetooth wireless connectivity, it provides audio and video communication with door phones.
The S565 is a 10" door intercom answering panel that runs on a Linux operating system, it provides audio and video communication with door phones.
The S567 is the flagship 10" door intercom answering panel which runs on the Android 12 operating system and is equipped with quad speakers and Wi-fi 6 technology, it provides audio and video communication with door phones.
Both the S563 and S567 feature Android 12.0 integration which means you can add apps from Android suchas Control4, Sonos, Spotify etc onto the indoor monitor for increased functionality and improved levels of integration with (for instance) your home automation system.
FEATURES | S562W | S563W | S567W | S565W |
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Screen Size | 7" | 8" | 10" | 10" |
Operating System | Linux | Android 12 | Android 12 | Linux |
WiFi | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Built-in Voice Assistant | X | ✔ | ✔ | X |
High-resolution video streaming | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Speakers | 4Ω/2W | 4Ω/2W | 8Ω/2W | - |
Microphones | -42dB | -26dB | -26dB | - |
Echo cancellation | X | X | ✔ | X |
Voice Changer Support | X | ✔ | ✔ | X |