Axis Door Station Tested (A8105-E)

Author: IPVM Team, Published on Jul 19, 2017

Axis continues their push into niche markets, especially audio, with network speakers, an IP horn, and video door stations.

We bought and tested Axis' compact door station, the A8105-E, checking:

  • Audio quality
  • Echo cancellation
  • Noise reduction
  • VMS integration
  • WDR performance
  • Low light image quality

And more. See our full results inside.

Note: This is our first test of a video intercom. We plan to expand this coverage in the future. Comment with your suggestions/requests below.

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Noise *********

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Echo ************

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WDR ***********

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VMS ***********

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Comments (29)

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | 07/19/17 05:03pm

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Undisclosed #1

In reply to Ethan Ace | 07/19/17 06:35pm

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Michael Miller

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 07/19/17 06:44pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to Ethan Ace | 07/19/17 07:26pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #4

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 07/20/17 04:59am

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

In reply to Ethan Ace | 07/20/17 05:43am

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Michael Miller

In reply to Ethan Ace | 07/24/17 02:12am

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Michael Miller | 07/24/17 10:55am

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Dwayne Cooney

07/19/17 05:36pm

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Dwayne Cooney | 07/19/17 06:37pm

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Dwayne Cooney

In reply to Ethan Ace | 07/20/17 05:03pm

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Scott Bradford

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Dwayne Cooney | 07/21/17 06:48pm

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Michael Fusco

In reply to Dwayne Cooney | 07/20/17 04:53am

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Dwayne Cooney

In reply to Michael Fusco | 07/20/17 05:03pm

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Michael Miller

07/19/17 05:47pm

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Michael Miller | 07/19/17 06:36pm

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Michael Miller

In reply to Ethan Ace | 07/20/17 03:28am

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Michael Miller | 07/20/17 06:21am

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Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to Michael Miller | 07/19/17 07:28pm

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Shannon Davis

TED Systems | 07/19/17 05:48pm

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Shane Clarke

07/19/17 09:31pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #3

07/19/17 11:13pm

* ***** ***** ** ** ** ***** ******** **** ** DoorBird (*******) **** **** ******** ** ****.

Ronald Meshenberg

07/20/17 11:55am

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #6

07/20/17 04:34pm

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Vance Lai

07/25/17 03:54am

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Phil Shanahan

07/26/17 08:39am

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** **** ********** ** ** ****** (** ** **** ** Axis)

Geoffrey King

08/08/17 02:39am

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Dwayne Cooney

In reply to Geoffrey King | 08/08/17 05:05am

***. ** ***** ********* **** *** ***** ****.

*** *** **** ** ** ** ********* *** *** ******** on *** *****-**.*** ***** ** ******** ** *** **** ***** LCD ******* *** ******* *************.

* *** ***** *** **** *** **** *** ******* ******* must ** **** ** *** ****'* ** ******* *** ******** video. **** *** ************* *** ** * ***** *****.

Geoffrey King

In reply to Dwayne Cooney | 08/08/17 11:00am

****** ******. *'* *** ***** ** *** ***** **** ******* being **** ** ** **** **** ***** ** *****, ***** if ****'* *** ****, ***** ** * **** ******* *** me ** ***** ** ******** ******.

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