Axis Introduces... An IP Horn?

Author: Brian Rhodes, Published on Mar 27, 2015

Axis invented the IP camera.

Now they claim to have the "first open standard, network loudspeaker for remote speaking".

You may not be that excited but Axis trumpets this as "really an IoT (Internet of Things) device."

In this note, we look at how it works, how it integrates with VMS systems and how it compares to existing analog and network-based horns.

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Comments (38)

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | 03/27/15 01:10pm

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Steve Mitchell

In reply to Luis Carmona | 03/27/15 03:57pm

** ****,

*'* ********** ** **** *** **** ** '******* *** ******* or *** **** ******.." *** *** ********* ** **** *** mean ** ** ***** * ***** **** ****** **** **** into **** ******** ** *** *****?

***, * ***** **** ******* ** ********* ***..

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Steve Mitchell | 03/27/15 05:23pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #1

03/27/15 01:25pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #1

03/27/15 01:28pm

** ** ** *** **** ******* ** *** ******* ** the ***** ***, *** **** ********* ***** ** ******* *** rest ** *** ******* *** *** *** ********! :*

Undisclosed Integrator #5

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 04/16/15 02:46pm

** **** **** **** ****** ***** **? * *** ******** by *** * ****** ******** *** *** **** **** **** kept ****** "****** *****" *****

Sean Patton

03/27/15 01:32pm

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Sean Patton | 03/27/15 02:22pm

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* **** **** *** ** *** ******** ***, ***** ** can't ******* *** **********. **** ***'** ****** ***** *****, *** we *** *** ******** **** '**** ***** ************', ** * just ******* **. (** ** ** ** *** * *** difference.)

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*********, *** ** ** '********' *** ******** * *******/**** ** when ******** *** *********? ****** ******* *'* *******! :)

******,

Sean Patton

In reply to Brian Rhodes | 03/27/15 02:43pm

*** ******* **** ***** ** = ***** *** ** ** are ******* ***** ********* ****** ** ***** *** ***** ***. Unfortunately ***** *** **** ****** ** ********** **********, *** ********** in ***** **** ******** *** **** ********* **** ******.

******* ********** ****** ** ****** **** ** *** ** ****** @ **. **** *** ********* ************ ****** ** ** *** 105-125db *****. **** ***** **** *** ***** ** *** ******* receives ** **** ****** ***-***** ********** ** **** **** *** cone ** *** *******. ** ********* * *** ******* **** a **** *** ** * ** ******* ** ***** ***, they *** ***** ** ** **** ***** ** ***** ****** (I ***'* ** *** **** ***** ***, *** * ***** you *** *** ****...)

Chuck Janzer

IPVMU Certified | 03/27/15 02:46pm

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Chuck Janzer | 03/27/15 03:23pm

*** *****-* ** * ******* ****. *** **** *** ** integrated ***.

[****: * *** *****. :( ]

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Brian Rhodes | 03/27/15 03:26pm

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

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 03/27/15 04:04pm

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Chuck Janzer

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Brian Rhodes | 03/27/15 04:08pm

* ******* ** ********** * **********. **'* ***** *** ********* is ****** **** ***** ** "***-***." **** ** *** ******, Bogen, *****, ****** *** **** ************* **** **-*********** ******* ******* that **** **** ***** *******. ***** *** *** **** ************ systems, **** **** *** ****** - ****** *** **** ** the **** ****. ***** ******* *** *** ******** - ***** Operated ********* - ********-*******, *** *** * *** **** ****. If ***** ** *** **** ***** ** *** ******* **** end, ** *** ***** ******. ******* *** **** ****** ******, but **** *** ********* "****" - *** **** *******. ***** is ***** * *** ** **; **** ** ******** ** you **** ***** **** ** ******.

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Undisclosed #2

03/27/15 02:47pm

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******** ** *********** ********, ***** *** *** *** *** **** were ~****?

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

** *** ***** ****, ***** **'* *** ***********, *** ***'* multiple/divide **** ** *** * ***** ******. *** **** ** thumb **** ** ***** ** ***** ********** ** ***** ****** isevery ** **'* ** ***** ** ****. Therefore 120db is 4x as loud as 100db.

Matt Bode

03/27/15 03:24pm

**, ** ***** ** *** ********* **********? **** *** ***** SCA-M30, ** ***'* ***** **** **** ***** **** ********* ***?

*** ** *** *** **********, ***** *** ****'* ***-*** *** compare.

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Matt Bode | 03/27/15 03:25pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #1

03/27/15 03:30pm

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Undisclosed #2

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 03/27/15 03:32pm

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Matt Bode

03/27/15 03:30pm

*** ****'* *** * **** ****!

******!

Chuck Janzer

IPVMU Certified | 03/27/15 03:47pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | 03/27/15 06:36pm

******** ********: *** **** **** **** **** ******* ******* *** competitive ***********?

**'* **** ** *** **** **** *** *** ****** ***** products (*.*.,****-******* ******,****** ***** **** *** ***** *******,*****-******/*** *****, ***.), **** *** ****** *** '****' ** ******** ****** for ************ ************. ** *** *****, ***** *** *** ***** to ** ******* ******* *** ****-****** ** *** ************.

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Undisclosed Integrator #4

In reply to John Honovich | 03/29/15 03:21pm

****,

* ***** ***** ** ******* * ****** *** **** **** (though * ** *** **** ** *** *** ***** **** pay ***** *** **** ***-** *******): *** ***** ********** ******* people **** ***** ***** ********* ****** **** ************ ****** **.

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** ***** *****: ****** ********* ******** **** **** (*******) *** ears/mouths (***, *****-********) ****** **** *** ***** ****** ******** ..... makes ***** ???

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #4 | 03/29/15 03:34pm

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Undisclosed #2

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #4 | 03/29/15 03:44pm

*** ******** ****** **** **** ****** ** ****, ************* ****** that ** *** **** ** ** **** ***** ****** ***** colleagues ** **** ***** ******

*** ******* ***** ****** ****** **** ** **** ******, **'* a ******* ******.

** ***** *****: ****** ********* ******** **** **** (*******) *** ears/mouths (***, *****-********) ****** **** *** ***** ****** ******** ..... makes ***** ???

***, *** **** *** **** ***:

**********:******** ******,*** *********: *** *******,*** ******* ********?

Andrew DeMattos

IPVMU Certified | 03/27/15 09:01pm

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

03/27/15 10:38pm

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:)

Gregory Keeling

04/01/15 12:51pm

* ***** **** ******* ** * ******* ******** ** *** industry. * **** ** ***** ** **** ** ****. **** has **** ****** ***** **** ************ **** *** **** *** years, ************ ***** ********* ** ****** **** ****** *******, ***** and ***** ******* ** **** **** **** **** **********.

Greg Austin

04/01/15 01:22pm

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Rodney Thayer

04/01/15 07:01pm

*** *****. *** ****. *** *** ****** *********-***** *********. *** early-1990's ******.

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Rodney Thayer | 04/01/15 07:10pm

***** *** ***** ********** ****** **** ****** * *******, **'* impossible *** **** ** **** **** ***** **********. ***** ******* S ******** ***** *********, ***** ********* **** **** *** ****, therefore ** ***'* ** ****** ** *** *******.

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Undisclosed #2

In reply to Ethan Ace | 04/01/15 07:58pm

** ***** ** **** ** ***** *** **** ******* *** peripheral *******, **** *****.

***** ******* * ******* *** ***** ***** ******* ** ***** streaming, ********* **-*********** *****.

5.1 ***** *** ***** ******

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** *** **** ** ******* ****. *** ** ********* *** compliance *** ***** **** ***** ***** ** *** ***** ******.

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Rodney Thayer | 04/01/15 07:13pm

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

Rodney Thayer

In reply to Brian Rhodes | 04/01/15 07:25pm

** ** **** ****** ******* *** ** ** **** ******** will **** *** ***** * *** ** ****** ** ****** all ********. ********** ***** ***-******** **** ******* *********...

John Honovich

IPVM | 06/15/15 01:31am

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Undisclosed #2

06/15/15 11:17am

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******: ******* *** *** ** ***** * ** **** ********* good *** ** ***** *.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 06/15/15 11:21am

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**** ****** ***** ***:***** ******* ****** ******** *** *********

Michael Miller

09/16/16 04:39pm

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