Advanced Wireless Access Control

E-Mail / SMS / Web

The advanced wireless access controller (AWAC) has the ability to e-mail, SMS and phone home.

Illustration of CAT5 connected to the AWAC

Email Functionality

With the addition of a web interface, either connected through CAT5 or a USB internet key, the AWAC can send and receive emails to selected users. Essentially any AWAC on the network can be configured to send and receive emails and the users can select what information to receive and when. Additionally custom reports can be made quickly and easily with the use of the AWAC's function creator.

Users can also email the AWAC to run specific functions. This can save time, as the Email service is able to process commands and return the data without the need for the user to visit the site or connect to the AWAC.

WEB Functionality

The web functionality allows the AWAC to phone home and keep up to date with any new features which may have been released.

Additionally if the Installer creates a web 2.0 account on the Maco lighting web servers, the users can access graphs, testing, reports and link multiple sites together in one interface. The web functionality allows remote maintenance of the AWAC which reduces the cost involved in site visits

SMS Functionality

With the addition of a USB wireless 3G Key, the AWAC has the ability to send and receive SMS messages through its inbuilt SMS service. In addition to this, larger networks of more than 1 AWAC can be networked together with cat5 to all share the same SMS service.

SMS functionality can include sending reports, or issuing repair notices to the selected contractors. Reports can include all the relevant information such as which device, what type of fault, re-order codes of the product or parts required. This allows the contractor to have all the information needed before coming to site ( reducing call out costs)

Receiving functionality allows users or Contractors to send commands to the AWAC. These commands could be as simple as to run a function test, or turn all the lights in the building off. Contractors can also use SMS to inform the AWAC that a lamp, battery or fitting has been replaced by sending the associated ticket number back to the device. This allows the AWAC to record the maintenance, and retest the device if required.

Illustration of the USB wireless 3G key installed into the AWAC