Published: 4 March 2015
Category: Manufacturer News
The much-acclaimed ABB-Welcome M door entry system is setting new benchmarks in technology and design. ABB-Welcome M provides a high level of security, supporting day and night monitoring in entry areas.
With state-of-the-art two-wire technology, ABB-Welcome M is easy to install and intuitive to operate. At the 2014 Light +Building expo, ABB presented an upgrade of the programme for first-time use in new constructions as well as in modernisations of all kinds. ABB-Welcome M is opening even more opportunities. The ABB-Welcome M system can connect via the telephone gateway, as a new component, to a telephone system. The gateway performs the function of ABB-Welcome M indoor station. It answers calls at the door and forwards them to the connected telephones. The user can talk to the visitor standing at the door over his or her own phone, open the door, if necessary, and switch on the hall light.
Especially practical: Access via smartphone
The latest ABB-Welcome M features include three access control modules: For the Fingerprint option, the user can open the door with his or her stored electronic fingerprint. To do this, the user merely places a finger on the module. Another option is to enter a conventional PIN code using the Key pad module. With the Transponder product, the user gains access to the building using a non-contact scan of an ABB key card. In addition, a particularly useful option is available: The key card can be replaced by a smartphone with NFC functionality.
Mobile indoor video station
All three new access control modules can be installed in the ABB-Welcome M outdoor station together with an additional bell module. This also applies to systems that are already installed. The IP gateway for ABB-Welcome M has been upgraded with new functions. Using the myABB-LivingSpace portal on the Internet, secure remote access to an ABB-Welcome M system is now also possible, for example, when you are on the go. The door communication system is thus seamlessly networked with the user’s mobile communications. When equipped with the ABB-Welcome app for Apple iOS and Android, the smartphone and tablet PC become a mobile indoor video station – as a result, it is not only possible to identify and greet the visitor from the sofa or in the bathroom, but also from the office or hotel room.
INTEGRATED CONCEPT
With the ABB-Welcome M, ABB has developed a door entry system that offers impressive solutions for many areas of application thanks to its integrated concept. Modern two-wire technology, intuitive operation and elegant design are the hallmarks of a programme that sets standards in both technology and design.
ACCESS CONTROL MODULES
New in the ABB-Welcome M range are three access control modules: For the Fingerprint option, the user can open the door with his or her stored electronic fingerprint. Another option is the classic input of a PIN code using the Key pad module. With the Transponder module, the user enters the building via no-contact optical scan of a ABB key card
