Door Entry Demo Kits

In order to properly demonstrate what our door entry kits look like and what they can do, I’ve turned my hand to a bit of metalwork and woodwork to make these display stands:

If you are at our Huddersfield or London Open Days then you can see these in action.

For more door entry info, have a look at the door entry section on our website.

We will have this demo kit set up at all times in our Huddersfield afterwards so if you are in the area pop in and have a look. Our plan is to have as much of our product range as possible on display and working so people can see what it does.

Oh and the brickwork image on the backgrounds of the stands is a genuine Savile Mill (the ProVu office) wall stone photo! No Google Image Search used here….

6am start for Raspberry Pi

So, 6am this morning. The ProVu techies were up trying to get their hand’s on a RasperryPI.

This is a new mini computer which runs Linux. They are cheap at $35. We all really excited about the launch. We all have ideas of things we want to build with the device. The educational aspect that kids can have a computer cheap enough to just play with is fantastic.

This morning, the announcement was that they had decide to use RS and Farnell for distribution. These are both huge companies. Farnell’s turnover is £990 million.

We have an account with Farnell, so thought buying would be easy.

Unfortunately, I slept in until 6.03 by which time the websites of the both distributors had gone offline. Only now at 11:59 has the Farnell website been up enough to place a pre-order for the next batch.

It is all good.

Yealink Handset Training Day

Last week, ProVu ran a Yealink handset training course down at the University College London (UCL). Roy from Yealink UK was also present to oversee the course and answer the commercial stuff.

The course is designed to cover the range of Yealink products and give a better technical understanding of the products. Attendees should be able to configure the Yealink phones and perform simple diagnostics to trace problems.

A wide range of topics was covered: ranging from the very basics of setting up a Yealink phone to configuring OpenVPN and discussing Yealink security features, amongst other things.

Here is a picture of me demonstrating the Yealink video phone making a video call with a Protalk Door Entry unit:

There was a Yealink goody-bag for people to take away at the end of the day which included a Yealink cup for you to SIP from.

ProVu announce open-day and London road-show in March


Featuring… Sangoma Vega series. snom (Lync) and the latest in IP door entry systems.

ProVu are running two special events during March:

Open-day: Thursday 15th March 2012, 11am – 3pm @ ProVu offices, Huddersfield (Map)

Road-show: Wednesday 21st March 2012, 11am – 3pm @ IET, London (Map)

At the events we will be:

  • Launching the new Sangoma Vega Gateways
  • Presenting the latest in Microsoft Lync technology from snom
  • Demonstrating the ProTalk range of IP Door Entry systems

These events are a great opportunity to see, meet and discuss these new products with the ProVu team plus experts from Sangoma and snom.

itspaIn addition, the London event is just a short walk from the ITSPA awards that will be getting under way just after 4pm.
Entry to the Road-shows is free of charge and a buffet lunch will be provided.

FREE Prize DrawPLUS: Each event attendee will be entered into a FREE prize draw, to win a snom one SoHo PBX and a Sangoma Vega 50

For more information and to book your place at a event

The end of pricing.provu.co.uk

We are going to switch off pricing.provu.co.uk on 22 of February.

Instead we ask people use the Price list in Prosys. This has all the same features and more.

While the old site has worked for many years, it isn’t keeping pace with our changing business. Many of our customers now get slightly better pricing because they are parts of Manufacturer schemes such as Snom SCE. Prosys is aware of these whereas the old pricing.provu.co.uk doesn’t.

We want to put an end to any confusion. We also will run one secure site for all price information.

If you are a reseller but don’t have log in details for ProSys yet, please contact us on 01484 840048.

UDVguard- Free Android App For Protalk Door Entry System

We are pleased to announce first Android app for the Protalk door entry system.

NOTE: This app also works with Cityline and Skyline products.

Some of the main features of the app are:

Monitoring of multiple door stations:
You can monitor multiple door phones under one interface.

Controlling of door phone:
User can unlock the door from the interface i.e by pressing the designated button on the screen. Also a call can be initiated from the app to the door phone.

Multitasking:
This app can sit in the background while you do other things.

SIP Support:
It support both sip server mode and peer to peer mode.

The UDVguard application is available free of charge from Google Market place.

 

Installation and Configuration:

* Turn on Wifi

* Open Market place and search for UDVGuard. Install and run the program.

* Select Menu >> Settings > DoorPhone Management. Add the IP address of the door unit to monitor. By default, the program offers parameters 192.168.1.250 and port 80. Change the IP address to match IP of the door phone.

* If you want to software to pop up on incoming calls check “Pop Up” box .

* Default audio mode is set to Peer-to-peer. Select it according to your requirement. If using SIP mode , remember to add sip user info in relevant fields.

If everything is setup up properly you should be able to receive a call on your device if someone presses the button on the door.

WARNING: This software runs in background. Please quit the software when not in use to save battery.

Tested Devices

Tablets:
Acer Iconia Tab A500
Manta MID01

Mobile phones:
HTC Wild Fire A3333
HTC Desire
Samsung Galaxy GT-i9000
Samsung Galaxy mini GT-S5570

New ProTalk RFID door entry unit fitted at ProVu

rfidrfid close upThe ProVu team have now officially ditched their front door keys as a result of updating the door entry phone with the new Protalk RFID unit.

All members of staff can now use their RFID tags to gain access to the building. A door release button has also been fitted to exit the building.

The RFID unit is connected to electromagnetic door release locks enabling staff to enter without the need of a key.

In an instance where a visitor needs to be let in, a member of staff can simply type a pre-defined key sequence into their phone keypad to release the door locks.

Need somebody to to install your door entry unit and magnetic locks? Please send an email to contact@provu.co.uk and we’d be happy to give you our recommendations.


Find out more about the ProTalk RFID unit

ProVu launch Baudisch SIP door entry systems

We are pleased to announce that we have reached agreement with Baudisch of Germany to distribute their unique high quality range of SIP door entry systems.

The Baudisch range compliments and expands the range of IP door entry systems we currently distribute, particularly for the higher end specification products required for larger commercial and residential buildings. The units are smart, professional looking and built to last.

There are two model ranges available:

Baudisch integrated DoorStation

The DoorStationis an all-in-one integrated panel featuring a built in easy to navigate 100 user address book.

Baudisch Modular System

The Modular System consists of a robust range of modules enabling installers to build a solution that is specifically designed around a customers requirements. Modules include IP cameras, keypads, RFID proximity readers and touch screen comms panels. Combining any three of the modules with the IP65 housing will give you a fully IP65 rated SIP door entry solution.

The whole range is fully SIP compliant and has been through extensive testing with ProVu’s technical team who have run interop tests with a wide range of SIP PBX systems and many leading Hosted Telephony providers.

More Information about our range of IP door entry equipment.

If you have any queries please give us a call on 01484 840048, alternatively send an email to contact@provu.co.uk

snom phones – which caller ID to use on inbound calls

There are several ways a snom phone can get Caller ID Name for an inbound call.

The first is from the Invite message of the inbound call from the sending SIP end-point. If a “Name” part of the Caller ID exists then this will be used by the Snom phone to display the name on the screen.

The phone can also get a name from it’s internal address book or an LDAP server if one is configured. However, it will only use this if there is no “Name” part of the Caller ID in the incoming Invite.

If you want to change this behaviour set this setting in the Snom phone’s web interface:

  • Advanced => Behaviour => Prioritise PBX Number Lookup

To “off”. Then an internal address book or LDAP server will take precedence.

More information here:

Snom Wiki

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UPDATE

This setting has no been superseded. From software version 8.7.3.19 use setting contact_source_priority

Information on snom Wiki:

http://wiki.snom.com/Settings/contact_source_priority

Vega Gateways – Now in stock at ProVu

vega is back

We’ve taken stock of Vega gateways.

These are the products which were previously known as Vegastream. The whole product range has been bought by Sangoma. We are relaunching the products in the UK.

The products are all in one appliance gateways from SIP to PRI, BRI, FXS and FXO telephone connections.

You might use these for connecting a traditional PBX to SIP trunks.

On the FXS side, you can connect existing analogue lines to an modern IP pbx or hosted system.

Full details:
http://www.provu.co.uk/sangoma.html