Moxa Secures your communications lines
Security and communications systems combine voice, data and video within an organisation system that often includes access control. Access control identifies users and limits their access depending on defined authorization rules. Technologies made use of in these applications include facial identification, card readers, keypads and computer-activated locks, door panels, and more. Telephone entry control, plastic identification (ID) cards, video ID equipment, radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, and fingerprint recognition technologies are also available for use with building security and communications systems. Due to the essential nature of these applications, network redundancy is essential in case the primary network fails or is disabled by an trespasser.
Requirements, to this security problem, include integration with the building’s existing ethernet network for secured access and central monitoring and network redundancy to backup the security system in case the Ethernet network goes down
Moxa’s solution used the building’s existing Ethernet network as the primary backbone and a cellular network for the backup solution. The OnCell 3100 series IP modem was used to develop the cellular network. A reliable backup system is extremely crucial because if the Ethernet network goes down and the security monitoring company is not right away notified of the disruption, a robbery can occur during the interval. Therefore, power redundancy is also an crucial requirement for this project. The OnCell G3100-HSDPA series of high-speed industrial-grade IP gateways are intelligent and fully-featured wireless communication platforms that connect your Ethernet and serial devices over a cellular TCP/IP network.
The OnCell G3100-HSDPA series offers connectivity to all tri HSDPA/UMTS frequency bands and quad GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequency bands used in Europe and the United States, allowing seamless global roaming on the best available network. The OnCell G3100-HSDPA comes with private IP management software and supports VPN for handling the IP address issue in cellular network structures. The OnCell G3100-HSDPA also comes with a built-in relay output that can be configured to signify the priority of events when notifying or warning engineers in the field. Two digital inputs also allow you to connect basic I/O devices, and the OnCell G3100-HSDPA comes with redundant power inputs to assure non-stop operation.
The serial detection devices can send data over a primary Ethernet network and a backup cellular network Cellular connectivity for simple sensor devices One relay can turn on the warning signal and send the warning message via the cellular network