Nice/Nortek Announces New ELAN 8.7.500 Software Upgrade
The new ELAN 8.7.500 software upgrade enables up to eight channels on a single license for ELAN’s NVR, among other new smart home features.
The newly announced ELAN 8.7.500 software update will be available on July 25, and the company says the upgrade adds a number of smart home and security system options to the home control solution.
CARLSBAD, Calif. — Nice/Nortek Control has announced the availability of its ELAN 8.7.500 software, beginning on July 25.
The company boasts the new ELAN Control Systems software builds upon the ELAN surveillance platform that enables comprehensive surveillance for installations of any size. With 8.7.500, the software-based ELAN onboard network video recorder (NVR) now supports up to eight-channels with a single license when paired with a control extender.
The software release, paired with updated solutions, allows partners to deploy surveillance solutions that support up to 36-channels and configure systems that uniquely fit the needs of each of their customers.
“It’s now easier than ever to scale a surveillance system. This upgrade furthers our ELAN brand’s focus to create more flexible and decentralized control systems. Additionally, it expands our partners’ portfolios helping them to create more opportunities with ELAN,” says Jeff Shaw, vice president of product management, Control, Power/AV at Nice/Nortek Control.
“We’re shifting the NVR paradigm and keeping the integrator in mind as much as the end user. In pairing software with multi-purpose hardware not only are we providing an easier path for future features but also cutting down on set up and installation time.”
The company states the ELAN software-based NVR features simple installation, setup, operation and requires minimal hardware. Control of the system is done completely within the ELAN user interface, giving users the ability to manage both the NVR and the cameras without the need to switch between the ELAN app to view live feeds and a surveillance app to review recorded footage.
Using ELAN Management Cloud, partners install the license on an ELAN SC-100 or ELAN SC-300 System Controller, add external storage and the cameras are ready to roll.
A software-based approach allows systems to expand beyond the confines of single-purpose hardware deployments while providing partners and customers with an innovative solution capable of fitting their unique needs and growing with them, according to the company. By leveraging existing ELAN controllers to provide the NVR capabilities, these extenders can be dual-purpose and support IR extension, media players and handheld remotes.
“The immediate success of the ELAN 4-Channel Onboard NVR crystalized our vision for future updates designed to further enhancing the robust ELAN ecosystem,” comments Richard Pugnier, vice president of marketing and education at Nice/Nortek Control. “The release of ELAN 8.7.500 provides our partners with a direct path to service any size surveillance installation, from small-scale to all-scale. Paired with cameras utilizing our video analytics software, this release is another example of how Nice/Nortek Control continuously innovates and expands upon provided solutions to better serve our partners and their valued-customers.”
Included within the release of ELAN 8.7.500 is a new lighting scheduler with 32 programmable periods, to create a more personalized lighting experience in any zone.
Committed to complete partner support, Nice/Nortek Control is offering a live educational webinar for dealers and integrators to learn more about the new ELAN 8.7.500 software upgrade and expansion capabilities. Interested attendees may register or learn more below:
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