Welcome to the world of Wireless Intrusion Detection Systems

Hi There

Its been a while, since I updated. We have been getting quite favourable response from our security business. In particular - over the last 2 years we have been installing Wireless IDS or home alarm system. I must say that there's been quite a lot of progress in this area, especially by the company Visonic.

Visonic is a Israeli company that has been recently bought over by Tyco. This attest to its strength.
Visonic products is one of the most robust that we have installed, most important the number of false alarms is low.

There are key advantages to using a wireless system. Most obvious is doing away with the need to run wires to the detectors/sensors. If you are already staying at your house or your old alarm system has just given way, the thought of installing a new alarm system can be quite daunting. Imagine the mess. Running new cables that span out all over your house to every window or door.  Conceal works involving hacking of the walls will pose even greater problems. All this problems goes away with the choice of a wireless alarm system. What's more most installation would only take half a day to complete.

Quite often in considering a wireless system, the question of reliability comes to mind. Visonic's wireless systems overcomes all question of reliability that you may have. Now in its third generation, Visonic's systems runs on its own frequency that is different from your normal wifi frequency and so do not clash or use up the bandwidth. Transmission are encrypted using 128 bits encryption technology and it even uses frequency hopping to deter anyone trying to snoop on its signal. Finally the third generation detectors are bi-directional, capable of receiving instructions as well as reporting status. This means any problems are easily and quickly detected. With its latest innovation, Visonic's detectors can run up to an amazing 5 years without having to change batteries!


To contact us to install the system please contact us at 67482698 or http://www.astronnetworks.com

4-Channel Korean DVR To Suit Your Budget

Prostar 420A

The market is currently filled with countless DVR and sometimes choosing a reliable DVR is a bit of a gamble. With lots of choices available in the market, it is at times tempting to just choose the lowest price product. More often than not, this would end up as a costly mistake. If nothing else it would be wise to take a look at the country of origin when choosing a good DVR.

A DVR is pretty much like a life insurance policy. You buy it, and pretty much don't need it until something bad happens. And when that time comes, you (or your family in some cases) keep your fingers cross and pray that you have bought the right product. You pray that your DVR has continued to work and record all necessary videos and you pray that the play back quality is good.

The Prostar 420A pretty much does that. It has all the necessary functions that you expect to find, including 100 fps PAL display rate, 25 fps recording rate at full 4 CIF (720 x 676), high quality MPEG4 recording, Video Motion Detection recording, remote control via LAN, DDNS, PSTN and ISDN and a removal high disk option. The software is easy to use and works well over the network (Internet). Most important it is Korean made and attractively priced.

For more information please contact Astron Networks

KVM LCD Slide-away Console

Among the many innovative Server Rack solutions, the Slide-away LCD console must rank highly for its marriage of LCD monitors with the KVM switch leading to a space saving 1U solution.

The Oxca KLC-116 is one such solution. The 19-inch LCD KLC-116 boast a high-res 1920 x 1440 screen couple with a 16 port PS/2 and USB combo KVM switch. It's multiple OS support means that you can use it with the whole range - Windows, DOS, Netware, Unix Linux, MacOS - the works. It also has a additional slot for 1 remote console plug-in card which allows for a second administrator to manage the systems. All in all, this makes the KLC-116 an idea solution

Also available with 8-port KVM as well as 15 and 17-inch LCD monitors.

For more information please contact - Astron Networks Pte Ltd

KVM Switches Galore!

With increasing computing demand, expontentially improving performance and the decreasing price point, the number of Servers in any one organisation just keeps increasing. Once thought of as a luxury, the humble KVM switch is now the quintessential piece of equipment in any server rack. It is therefore only natural, that this once niche market will throw up new contenters.

Enter Oxca.

Despite being a relatively new player, Oxca displays a full range of products that challenges every solution offered by the more established players like ATEN. This is even more surprising in the mid to enterprise level market where Oxca pose a serious challenge.




Take for example the Oxca KMC-432, the 32-port 4-console Matrix Cat5 KVM switch. This amazing unit allows you to managed up to 32 machines in a single 1U module.



It comes default with one local console and one remote console allowing 2 administrators to access the 32 managed machines simultaneously. But it does not stop there. There are 2 console expansion slot that allows you to to add capability for 2 more remote consoles and these are either for the normal wired (CAT5) remote consoles or IP remote consoles. Here's the interest part. Wired CAT5 consoles can be up to 1000m away from the KVM unit, while the IP remote console can just be about any where on the Internet. This makes the KMC-432 the ideal solution for large data centers with Ops-room removed from the server racks, and provide fro both wired and IP based redundancy solution.







The KMC-432 is multi-platorm supporting both PS/2 and USB computers and ssupports the whole suite of operating system - Windows, DOS, Netware, Unix, Linux and MacOS. No software is required to managed the system and all managed machines are hot pluggable meaning that you can add and remove connected managed machines without having to power off the KMC-432 or the managed machines themselves. If that's not enough the KMC-432 can be daisy-chained up to 7 levels allowing you to manage a whopping 256 machines.

For more information contact Astron Networks Pte Ltd