Consider Installing InformaCast Compliant IP Speakers

IP speakers allow organizations to leverage their IP network for delivering overhead paging announcements. And as the list of IP speakers compatible with Singlewire’s InformaCast expands, there are more and more features available that allow you to do so much more with IP speakers than just sending a basic overhead page. These features allow you more control and options when it comes to sending your overhead messages than you get with tradition analog speakers.  Here is a list of features now available on some of Singlewire’s supported IP speaker models*:

• LED Displays: Many of our supported speakers now feature LED displays that allows you to display the time, add scrolling text to your messages and some can even be used as a countdown timer.
• Indoor and Outdoor Options: Singlewire IP speaker vendors offer different models that are appropriate for indoor or outdoor settings.
• Scrolling Text: Scrolling text allows you to send text along with your message to the IP speakers. With InformaCast you can control the speed of the text and how many times the message scrolls through.
• Intercom features: Many models feature intercom features that allow for two way talking / paging.
• Zoning: Each IP speaker has its own IP address giving you the power to send an InformaCast broadcast to a single speaker, a small group of speakers, or all your speakers at once.

“The advantage to IP Speakers is really the zoning capabilities with each individual device,” explains Brad Jungemann, Technical Architect at Singlewire Software. “Now since each device is individually run and it's a power over ethernet device, it has its own IP address.  You could page potentially to one individual IP Speaker, or to all devices, or any mix and match in between there.”

For more information on IP speakers compatible with Singlewire’s InformaCast please visit http://info.singlewire.com/ip-speakers.

*Please note that not all features are available on all models.

Key Takeaways

• Singlewire’s IP Speaker vendors offer a growing list of IP speakers that are compatible with InformaCast.
• Many IP speakers models allow you to do more than just broadcast and overhead message.
• Popular features on IP speakers include scrolling text, clocks, and intercom functionality.
• One of the biggest advantages to IP speakers are the zoning capabilities that, when combined with InformaCast, give you the ability to page to any number and  combination of speakers throughout your organization.