Integrated security systems.
The S2 NetBox is the first product from S2 Security Corporation of
Wellesley, Massachusetts Wellesley is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 26,613 at the 2000 census. It is best known as the home of Wellesley College and Babson College. . The physical security management system
integrates access control, alarm monitoring, video, intercom, and
temperature monitoring applications in a small-form fact network
appliance (1) A specialized device for use on a network. For example, Web servers, cache servers and file servers can be implemented as general-purpose computers with the appropriate software or as network appliances, which are computers dedicated to a single function and cannot do anything , eliminating the need for a PC server. It uses a new system
architecture that makes it possible to deploy systems of various sizes
over an existing LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. , WAN, or Internet via a standard Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. and to
control the system from any computer. Built-in diagnostic tools allow
the software to be updated from any location. Each network controller
can accommodate as many as 64 card readers and 20,000 cardholders. Alarm
monitoring supports proprietary and central station monitoring for up to
500 points. The system delivers a complete view of security status,
including alarm and access events and associated video. Graphical floor
plans with integrated controls enhance remote monitoring. 909
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