Description
AtlasIED’s IP-to-analog gateways are designed to seamlessly connect unified communication platforms with off-network analog third-party systems. These gateways are ideal for tasks such as sending notifications to analog overhead paging systems, integrating with access-control systems, assisting fire alarms, and providing two-way audio support for video surveillance, all with simple plug-and-play functionality. The IP-ZCM acts as a communication endpoint in advanced notification applications like InformaCast, GCK, and Syn-Apps Revolution. It supports audio broadcasting to enhance physical security and improve everyday communications through features like advanced alerting, bell schedules, and scheduled announcements, utilizing both WAN and LAN network architectures.
The IP-ZCM serves as a bridge between digital networks and the analog world by using CAT5e cable to transmit audio broadcasts from advanced notification applications to analog loudspeakers or amplifiers. It includes an integrated amplifier capable of delivering up to 25 watts of power to loudspeakers at either 70.7V or 8 ohms. The line output can be connected to a commercial power amplifier, allowing the system to support a large number of loudspeakers and cover extensive areas like quads, athletic fields, and parking lots – places beyond the capacity of standard IP loudspeakers.
In Cisco environments, AtlasIED’s IP-to-analog gateway integrates seamlessly with Cisco’s Unified Survivable Remote Site Telephony (SRST), becoming a supported device within the SRST endpoint architecture. Cisco’s SRST ensures call-processing redundancy for remote sites during a WAN outage, enabling critical LAN communication between phones and speakers, particularly vital during emergencies.
For scenarios without the need for third-party notification applications, the IP-ZCM IP-to-analog gateways can also register as SIP devices directly to a SIP server or VoIP Communications Manager, facilitating critical alerts and public address applications.
