Axis Communications reveals latest version of Audio Manager Pro

Axis Communications has announced the external release of version 4.8 of AXIS Audio Manager Pro.

Version 4.8

This latest version of its advanced audio management software includes an improved scheduler, provides support for the strobes and text displays in the newest Axis speakers and features other improvements to live paging, cybersecurity and the integration process.

The company says that AXIS Audio Manager Pro software enables efficient remote management of large IP audio installations, with up to 5,000 speakers and 100 zones.

It enables users to set up and manage audio zones, content, user permissions, and more with a single intuitive interface.

The easy-to-install software comes with unlimited licenses and can run on dedicated hardware or virtual machines, Axis adds.

Key capabilities

According to Axis Communications, the key capabilities of the new version of AXIS Audio Manager Pro includes:

• Improved scheduler
• Support for visual communication features
• Live paging from web UI and operator view
• System audit and event log
• API builder for easier IoT integrations

Suitability

The new scheduler is said to simplify the process of planning audio content in environments with variable schedules.

Flexible day templates allow administrators to define common schedule types and apply them across the calendar.

Axis explains that the Audio Manager Pro is a powerful tool that saves valuable time in environments such as schools, which rely on different schedules for standard days, early release days, late start days, testing days and more.

Text and strobe features

The company states that users can also configure and schedule text and strobe features together with audio files, easily adding visual cues to announcements.

Users can also configure the system to accompany live messages with an attention-getting strobe when needed – for example, in noisy industrial environments or for urgent situations.

Microphone

The new live paging section of the interface offers an alternative to the traditional paging or microphone console.

Axis explains that users can choose to use their computer’s built-in microphone to broadcast live or initiate two-way audio with individual speakers. They can also trigger pre-recorded messages in the same interface with a click.

Additional features

The company states that the version 4.8 also includes new IT features and functionality.

An audit and event log enables end customers to:

• To see who has logged on in the system
• The date and time
• View their activity

The new API builder makes it easier to connect systems and create shortcuts to IoT actions, Axis says.

For example, Axis highlights that users may configure the system so they can trigger a high-frequency or high-urgency audio clip from within a video management system or from a button on AXIS C6110 Network Paging Console or AXIS C8310 Volume Controller.