It seems there isn't much info on this alarm system, which is surprising given the popularity of their Pyronix systems and the size of Hikvision generally.
I spent a lot of time researching alarms, and it came down to a toss up between the AX PRO and the AJAX. I was leaning to the former because I already had 6 x Hikvision IP cameras recording to a Synology NAS using their surveillance station app.
I thought it could be nice to have a single iPhone app to monitor and control the alarm and camera, and the Hik-connect app seemed to work well - I get instant alerts when a camera triggers a smart event and iPhone notification shows a still picture, plus it captures a small 10 second clip.
I wondered if it would be possible to seamlessly integrate the cameras and alarm, all controlled from a single app. Despite searching for many many hours on the net I couldn't find conclusive evidence, hence kept putting off my choice of alarm. AJAX fanboys just kept suggesting that it would be better to have 2 separate ecosystems blah blah....
So I eventually decided to take the plunge and order the AX PRO.... I ordered the M-level kit with a few addons, because I wanted to dabble with home automation (240V switch/relay and temperature sensor)
Anyway - to cut a short story even shorter, I can conclude that overall I have been extremely impressed with how easy and intuitive it was to setup the system, yet how configurable it is. It was pretty easy/straightforward to setup a camera to trigger a silent alarm, then off the back of that turn on a lamp in the house.
Reason I wanted to do this, is that I wanted to be able to trigger something subtle indoors (ie not setting off the full alarm) so it seemed as though there was activity (eg turn on a light or the TV) if activity was detected by one of my 6 outdoor cameras, thus hopefully deterring any would-be intruders.
Other use cases involve ignoring my central heating system thermostats if the outdoor temperature is above a certain temp.
I spent a lot of time researching alarms, and it came down to a toss up between the AX PRO and the AJAX. I was leaning to the former because I already had 6 x Hikvision IP cameras recording to a Synology NAS using their surveillance station app.
I thought it could be nice to have a single iPhone app to monitor and control the alarm and camera, and the Hik-connect app seemed to work well - I get instant alerts when a camera triggers a smart event and iPhone notification shows a still picture, plus it captures a small 10 second clip.
I wondered if it would be possible to seamlessly integrate the cameras and alarm, all controlled from a single app. Despite searching for many many hours on the net I couldn't find conclusive evidence, hence kept putting off my choice of alarm. AJAX fanboys just kept suggesting that it would be better to have 2 separate ecosystems blah blah....
So I eventually decided to take the plunge and order the AX PRO.... I ordered the M-level kit with a few addons, because I wanted to dabble with home automation (240V switch/relay and temperature sensor)
Anyway - to cut a short story even shorter, I can conclude that overall I have been extremely impressed with how easy and intuitive it was to setup the system, yet how configurable it is. It was pretty easy/straightforward to setup a camera to trigger a silent alarm, then off the back of that turn on a lamp in the house.
Reason I wanted to do this, is that I wanted to be able to trigger something subtle indoors (ie not setting off the full alarm) so it seemed as though there was activity (eg turn on a light or the TV) if activity was detected by one of my 6 outdoor cameras, thus hopefully deterring any would-be intruders.
Other use cases involve ignoring my central heating system thermostats if the outdoor temperature is above a certain temp.
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