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Ajax Systems produces about 25 security devices at the moment, and also shares them with around 80 countries. That is the official number. And the thing is that everything has its beginnings. Thу article is dedicated specifically to the system’s heart. The devices, from which everything begins and is literally unimaginable without ones, are the Ajax Central Hub and the Ajax Hub Plus versions.
- What is it?
- What does it do?
- How does it work?
- What’s a regular Hub and a Plus version?
And a lot more questions, you’ll find answers to in this material.
The Hub
The Hub is the core and the brain of the entire system. It collects all the data about the sensors status and the occuring events in an encrypted form, analyzes that data and decides what to do with that in a milliseconds, after what it reports regarding a situation to the system owner via a phone and/or directly to the security console, or a security company, with which the system’s owner has a contract. We mean, let’s say a Motion Sensor detected some intruder’s movements, and what happens is that the signal is transmitted to the Hub from the MotionProtect sensor, and to the phone afterwards.
So, what does the Hub do? It actually controls every tied-up sensor. The Hub checks if the sensors are operating in real-time within a refresh rate of every 12 seconds. The lithium backup battery inside makes it last up to 15 hours with the electricity grid down for the regular Hub, and up to 16 hours for a Hub Plus. And to clarify, the backup battery's lifelong performance is not only the exact battery holding capacity increase, but a decrease in internal energy consumption, and also firmware updates that could make that happen, so always make sure to have a relevant firmware installed.
The Hubs: Difference
So you know what actually distinguishes a good product from a bad one – it’s a box, which makes a first impression, and we always loved that regarding Ajax Systems. Both Hubs are made in white and black bodies, though a regular Hub’s box is always white, while the Plus version is always black, and we’re sure that was made on purpose to distinguish them at first glance. A Hub has a built-in SIM card slot, one 2G-slot for the Regular Hub, and two 3G-slots for a Hub Plus, used as a backup internet connection, while the primary internet connection is transmitted via LAN cable and a Wi-fi or LAN cable for the Plus Version.
Well, if that’s all about security, then that’s cool, to have a second SIM-card slot, a backup for a backup, why not? All the ports are shown on the image below. All the Sensors are transmitting data to the Hub in an encrypted form via the company’s unique Jeweler radio technology, which basically converts the entire system to the pure frequencies 806, which provides an extra protection against jamming scenarios. And of course, it is protected from various viruses at the program level and is frequently updated.
What makes a real distinction
What makes a real distinction between a Regular and a Hub Plus version is the scale. Company scale, building scale, the system setup scale, and we mean the number of people in interaction with the system and connected devices. It’s 50 users' support for a regular Hub and 99 users' support for a Hub Plus. A connected device amount rate is 100 for a regular Hub, and 150 for a Plus version. In addition, a Plus version offers Wi-fi connection support, so you don’t have to s
tretch the cable, but you can just enable wi-fi. Also, we’ve got here an increased number of cellular standards support, like 3G, because a regular Hub can only do 2G. The top feature in both Hubs is the ability to integrate with third-party video surveillance cameras like Dahua, Hikvision, and others, made via the RTSP protocol. In the video below, you can see how the activation and connection happen on a phone.
Also, you can download Ajax System’s app for free here for iOS and here for Android
Conclusion
If we talk about the Ajax Hub, we are really talking about the whole system, because this is where it begins – from a Hub device. Protected and encrypted against viruses and jamming with a few unique developments like a jeweller radio-technology, multiple cellular standards, a backup battery built-in, multiple backup sim-card slots, and 2 types of internet connection support via a wired and a wireless wi-fi connection.
A lot of users to interact with, a lot of sensors to interact with, a lot of awards like the Security & Fire Excellence Award, the Intruder Alarm of the Year, and many others.