The company said the agreement gives resellers access to the entire Netgenium range of access control and intelligent building products in addition to Computerlinks’ existing IP physical security portfolio, which includes IP surveillance products and open platform IP video management software.
Netgenium’s products, such as its IP lock controller, all use Power over Ethernet and are designed to be connected and installed by an IT professional.
Its ‘Policy Server’ appliance manages IP telephony devices and IP lighting controllers, providing energy savings and combined physical and logical access security.
With the addition of PoE technology and its background in IP and data network security, Computerlinks can now provide door-to-desktop security with real energy-saving benefits, the company claims.
Computerlinks will provide full on-site pre-sales consultancy for Netgenium’s products including product demonstrations, site surveys, training and configuration.
Head of IP physical security at Computerlinks, John Turner, said: “The addition of Netgenium to our physical security portfolio means that resellers can now offer their clients a fully integrated IP-based security solution alongside intelligent building technologies. For organisations with large numbers of staff in a single building, the savings could be significant.
“With this technology, when personnel enter or leave a building, not only can their access to the company’s premises, computer systems and data be monitored but also lighting and power to their working area, phone and computer can be controlled to reduce consumption when the area is not in use.”
