Revolutionizing Alarm Receiving Centers: Scylla Asteria Appliance Takes the Lead!

Hey there! Hope you had a great Easter break. We took a little break too, but now we're back and excited to share some cool stuff with you! We love keeping you up to date on all things Alarm Receiving Centers and related industries. Speaking of cool stuff, we recently participated in the IPVM New Products Show and showcased Scylla's latest release, Asteria 2.0. And let me tell you, it's pretty amazing! In this article, we'll dive deeper into its capabilities and how it's changing the game for intrusion detection and enhancing security measures. So, let's get started!?

With the growing trend of smart homes and buildings, having a reliable security system is becoming increasingly important. Alarm Receiving Centers (ARCs) play a critical role in safeguarding residential and commercial properties. However, managing multiple alarms, including false alarms, and remote monitoring can be a complex and challenging task for ARCs. This is where the Scylla Asteria 2.0 Appliance comes in. It is a state-of-the-art security appliance that provides a comprehensive solution for ARCs. In this article, we will discuss the advantages of using Scylla Asteria Appliance and how it assists ARCs with remote monitoring, autopatrol, video verification, intrusion detection, and false alarm filtering.?

Here are some of the key features of Scylla 2.0:?

1. Onvif Discovery Mode: Scylla 2.0 provides Onvif discovery mode, an open standard for IP-based security products. This feature allows ARCs to easily bulk add cameras to the Scylla Asteria Appliance, making it easier to manage and monitor multiple cameras.?

2. PTZ Control with Autotracking: Scylla Asteria Appliance offers PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom) control for stationary and PTZ cameras. This feature enables ARCs to remotely control camera movement, zoom in on specific areas of interest for closer inspection, and automatically track moving objects. When integrated with physical tripwire sensors, Scylla can receive coordinates from the sensor and zoom in to verify if there is an intrusion event and there is a vehicle or human in the video.?

3. Integration with Alarm Panels: Scylla Asteria Appliance can be integrated with alarm panels to arm and disarm the box. This feature allows ARCs to monitor multiple alarms from different locations and receive alarms directly from the alarm panel, enabling them to respond quickly to potential threats.?

4. Integration with External Systems: Scylla Asteria Appliance has three output ports that can be integrated with external systems at the time of an alarm. This feature enables ARCs to activate external systems such as sirens, lights, or locks when an alarm is triggered, helping to deter potential intruders and alert nearby security personnel.?

5. Virtual Areas on Cameras: Scylla Asteria Appliance allows ARCs to arm/disarm virtual areas on cameras using input ports. This feature enables ARCs to create virtual areas on cameras to monitor specific areas of interest, triggering an alarm if someone enters that area.?

6. Enterprise Grade, Self-hosted Centralized Dashboard: Scylla Asteria Appliance offers an enterprise-grade, self-hosted centralized dashboard for configuration and alarms. This feature provides a comprehensive overview of all cameras and alarms, making it easier for ARCs to monitor and manage alarms.?

7. Video Decoder for Live View and Alarm Monitoring: Scylla Asteria Appliance has a video decoder for live view and alarm monitoring. This feature enables ARCs to view live video feeds from cameras and monitor alarms in real-time. The video decoder also allows ARCs to playback recorded video footage to investigate potential threats.?

8. One-way Audio Communication: Scylla Asteria Appliance has one-way audio communication from the centralized dashboard to the box via a USB sound card. This feature enables ARCs to communicate with potential intruders and issue warnings or instructions to deter them, improving overall security.?

9. Robust event rules for webhooks, output ports, and PTZ control: Scylla Dashboard enables flexible output API, where you can choose and configure ports, as well as endpoints. You can alarm receiving software integrations such as Immix and Sentinel, as well as specified API-s e.g Safie in Japan.?

Overall, Scylla 2.0 provides ARCs with a comprehensive security monitoring solution that includes Onvif discovery mode, PTZ control with auto tracking, integration with alarm panels and external systems, virtual areas on cameras, an enterprise-grade, self-hosted centralized dashboard, video decoding for live view and alarm monitoring, one-way audio communication, and robust event rules for webhooks, output ports, and PTZ control.?

Thank you for checking out my article and joining our lead product owner Mateusz Zapotoczny at the exciting IPVM show! Be sure to hit that like, share, and subscribe button for more great content. Don't miss out on next week's episode - see you there!?