Ajax Event: One more link

On the 2nd of December, Ajax announced its biggest change yet - Fibra, the company’s new wired technology, with a product line of the same name. Ajax said a wired system was one of its most common requests and in response to this, the company presented its first hybrid central unit and the new versions of hubs with 4G support. The combination of wired and wireless allows customers to cover larger areas at their facilities.

The new Fibra product line of wired devices incorporates all the advantages of the wireless Jeweller products and greater coverage with minimal power consumption. Like with Jeweller (wireless) devices, data transmission within Fibra (wired) is encrypted. The control panel for the new product line is Hub Hybrid, which benefits from the fusion between wired and wireless technologies. The first Fibra release, planned for the first quarter of 2022, includes nine devices: MotionProtect, MotionProtect Plus, DoorProtect, DoorProtect Plus, GlassProtect, CombiProtect, KeyPad, HomeSiren and StreetSiren.

MotionCam evolution

To help Ajax users eliminate unwanted stress, a fine line of MotionCam and MotionCam Outdoor detectors will support the photo on-demand feature.Only users who have permission to do so will be able to request a photo. Privacy permissions can be determined in the hub settings.

The new MotionCam detectors will enable users to confirm fire alarms visually by creating a scenario in the detector settings picking FireProtect or FireProtect Plus detectors that can generate a request for a photo. There will be 2 versions of the MotionCam; one with photo on-demand support and one without.

Hub 2 with 4G connectivity

High-speed mobile internet penetration varies from region to region. To ensure the security of all users regardless of the communication technologies, Ajax is releasing Hub 2 in two versions: Hub 2 (2G) and Hub 2 (4G).

The 2G version will complement a new one with a more advanced modem supporting 2G, 3G, and 4G (LTE) networks. Users can choose a hub that suits their requirements, considering the available communication technology.
 

ReX 2: support for photo verification and Ethernet connection

The new ReX 2, which is already available, will now increase the signal range and control the communication itself.
Whether users have five, ten, or one hundred devices connected via ReX 2, their radio modules will automatically adjust for optimal power consumption. ReX2 has four built-in antennas, and two independent radio modules double the communication range between a hub and wireless Ajax devices, including MotionCam detectors. Regardless of the size of the protected area and walls thickness, alarms are transmitted instantly, and photos from MotionCam is delivered in 13 seconds. More importantly, it can now communicate back to the Hub using Ethernet allowing it to be installed much further away allowing for larger sites to use.

vhfBridge: instant alarms delivery without Internet

Security system always needs to be connected, resilient to Internet disruptions, and able to transmit a signal in case of danger.
For this purpose, Ajax Systems developed vhfBridge, a module that provides a hub with one more communication channel with a monitoring station.
In case of an alarm, an event is transmitted along the chain: from a hub to the vhfBridge module via Jeweller, then by wires from vhfBridge to a third-party radio transmitter, and from there to the monitoring station. The whole process is instant. This allows using an Ajax system in areas where the Internet connection is unstable or there is no data coverage.

Type G socket

Ajax has also developed a new type G Socket. The UK version of the device will have a functional button that allows operating Socket without the app or button. With a configurable over-current threshold, brightness fine-tuning, and power meter resetting, the settings will become more flexible. The new Socket will also have an over-the-air communication range – up to 7 times longer than the competitors in the smart home segment. The maximum radius is 1,100 meters of two-way encrypted connection that does not depend on Wi-Fi.