With the newly launched Paxton Entry video door entry mobile app, users can now answer video calls from their external panel via their smartphone or tablet. The customer can see and speak to visitors, and grant or deny access from anywhere via an internet connection.
Management of the Paxton Entry app sites and users is carried out via the new myPaxton portal, a cloud-based platform. Of particular interest is that a monthly user licence fee offers Paxton installers the opportunity to generate regular recurring revenue from any new and existing Paxton door entry installations.
The newly launched mobile app is compatible with existing Paxton Entry sites with no additional installation or disruption. Users can utilise Paxton’s Entry monitors and the app together or choose to use the Paxton Entry app without a monitor.
Gareth O’Hara, Paxton’s Chief Sales Officer, said: “The Paxton Entry app is a new, exciting addition to our Paxton product range. The app is designed with simplicity in mind, offering an easy-to-install and simple-to-use door entry mobile app alongside our existing Entry range.”
So how easy-to-install and simple-to-use is the app?
Management of sites is carried out using the myPaxton portal, so the first step in the process involves getting registered as an installer or system manager if the end-user prefers to manage app users themselves.
Setting up
If already a registered Paxton Installer, your existing login credentials grant you access to the cloud platform. One account is used to administer all sites managed by a single company.
Anyone not already registered will need to sign up on the myPaxton online portal and then supply the required information. Registration is confirmed via email meaning you will have access to myPaxton and be able to manage sites, users and your account.
Adding sites
When first accessing the myPaxton portal, there is a short video outlining the steps described here.
To manage sites in the portal, each needs to be added on the platform. This is quick to complete because it only requires the Sites tab to be activated and information such as its name and address to be designated. If the Entry hardware is already installed, entering the serial number of the unit and the engineer code will identify the relevant Entry system. If the panel is connected to the internet, it will be added to the Sites list. If the hardware is not connected to the internet or not yet installed, it can be added using the Hardware tab at a later date.
Read the full review in the November 2024 edition of PSi magazine
