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AVTECH Software
AVTECH Software is a privately owned US based company who have been in existence since 1988, specialising in environment monitoring hardware and software. Their customer base includes wide use throughout US government and Military establishments. Their range of environment and temperature monitors offer robust value for money solutions.
Confused which Room Alert model best suites your requirements?
AVTECH Room Alert
The AVTECH Room Alert range provides great value for your money. They have the features you'll love and are also absolutely rock solid. From the most economical of the range, the Room Alert 3 Wi-Fi, all the way through to the Room Alert 32W we think you'll love the convenience and value.
If you want to take the pain out of managing a large installation of Room Alerts, AVTECH bundle the excellent Device ManageR software. Device ManageR centralises your data logging and alerting into a single screen.
Room Alert Feature Summary
| Room Alert 3 Wi-Fi | Room Alert 3E | Room Alert 3S | Room Alert 12S | Room Alert 12SR | Room Alert 32S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mounting | Wall | Wall | Wall | Wall | Rack | Rack |
| Network | Wi-Fi | Ethernet | Ethernet | Ethernet | Ethernet | Ethernet |
| Digital Sensors Digital sensor ports only support connecting digital sensors. Digital sensors measure within a range of values, like a temperature range. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Switch Sensors Switch sensor ports only support connecting switch sensors. Switch sensors only measure one of two states, the normal state and the alarm state. Take the smoke sensor as an example, it has a normal state which indicates no significant smoke is present and an alarm state that indicates that a significant amount of smoke is present perhaps indicating a fire. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| Analog Sensors Analog sensors provide values as voltages between 0-5VDC. Common analog sensors include current loops and extreme high and low temperature sensors. The Room Alert 3 WiFi and Room Alert 3E do not support analog sensors, but you can buy the Digital Temperature & Analog Sensor to add support at the cost of one of your digital sensor ports. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Light Tower & Relay PortsA port for connecting a Light Tower to your Room Alert. There are two port types. The Room Alert 4E / 4ER has a six terminal port to plug in the AVTECH External Light Tower. The Room Alert 12E, 12ER, 32E and 32W all have RJ11 connectors dedicated to the light tower. But the light tower must be the model with the built-in light tower adapter. The Room Alert 3E also supports the light tower but does not have a dedicated port. You must use one of your digital sensor ports to connect the light tower. | 0 | 0 [1] | 0 [1] | 1 [1] | 1 [1] | 2 [1] |
| Relay Output PortsTwo pin port (0.3A@125VAC / 1A@24VDC) for connecting an output relay to your Room Alert. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Built-in Sensors | Temperature | Temperature | Temperature | Temperature | Temperature | Temperature, Humidity, Power |
| Supplied External Sensors | None | None | None |
1 x Digital 7.5m Temperature / Humidity Sensor |
1 x Digital 7.5m Temperature / Humidity Sensor | 1 x Digital Active Power Sensor 1 x 7.5m Digital Temperature Sensor |
| Secure HTTPS | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Secure Email Alerts | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in UPS An Uninteruptable Power Supply or UPS keeps your monitoring system alive during power outages giving your monitoring system time to send alerts. | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
[1] A Light Tower can be connected to the Room Alert 3E, Room Alert 3S, Room Alert 12S & 12SR and Room Alert 32S using a Light Tower Adapter. The Room Alert 12S, 12SR and 32S all have dedicated ports for connecting the Light Tower with Adapter. On the Room Alert 3E and 3S you need to use one of the digital sensor ports. You can buy a light tower with integrated light tower adapter for use with the Room Alert 3E, 3S, 12S, 12SR and 32S.
What is RoomAlert.com?
RoomAlert.com is a cloud based service for monitoring Room Alert monitors and newer Axis cameras combined with a download area for device firmware updates and Device ManageR software and plugins. The service has a number of different subscription levels, Lite, Personal, Professional and Enterprise. The level of your subscription dictates what level of access to the RoomAlert.com service you receive. If you require a level of access afforded by a higher level of subscription, you can upgrade your subscription to the higher level at any time.
Room Alert Manager
Room Alert Manager is AVTECH's all-in-one software solution for the discovery, management, monitoring, alerting, logging, graphing, automatic action and more of AVTECH's IT & facilities environment monitoring products. Complete with its unique range of features, Room Alert Manager runs as a Windows Service and will continuously and automatically discover Room Alert devices network-wide and display multiple units through a single IP address. Multi-level user access is available through Room Alert Manager’s web interface, accessible from anywhere.
Room Alert Manager offers the perfect complimentary software platform to AVTECH’s products, making it easy for users with multiple Room Alert devices to monitor and document environment conditions, improve reliability, and decrease unplanned downtime as part of their business continuity plan.
Room Alert Manager includes powerful features that allow users to send alert notifications when issues or events are detected by their Room Alert monitors and sensors. Room Alert Manager allows for unlimited alerting of customizable alert notifications to individuals and groups, hierarchies, dependencies and scheduling. It also allows for Actions on Alert/Alert clear conditions such as toggling Light Tower LEDs, Send Web URL requests and more. All this is possible through a single local software installation, with no rules and no agents.
Ideal for managing multiple deployments or single units, Room Alert Manager also allows users to take automatic actions to resolve issues, automatically log sensor data in an embedded SQL database for one click export, view graphed data over a user-specified amount of time with the ability to toggle between graph and sensor displays, monitor alert status for multiple units, set monitoring thresholds, set multiple IP addresses, securely update firmware and so much more. Users can categorize devices based on their own custom criteria, so users can group devices by type, location, or any other metric that allows for easier device management.
Manage in the cloud with RoomAlert.com
RoomAlert.com gives you worldwide visibility of your environment data, with built-in alerting, logging, reporting and management. You'll no longer need to guess what your data center temperature is, you'll be able to see in real time exactly what the temperature is from any web connected device like your smart phone or tablet. All Room Alert monitors send your data readings straight up to RoomAlert,com where it is stored, logged and, if necessary, triggers an alarm for you.
RoomAlert.com Subscription Levels
Each Room Alert monitor includes a 12 month Personal subscription to RoomAlert.com. You can upgrade your subscription at any time to a higher subscription level. If after your twelve months subscription you do not renew, then your subscription level reverts to the Lite level. The Lite subscription gives you limited access to the cloud service but it does not give you access to the Downloads area.
| Base Account | Personal | Professional | Enterprise | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Support | Online FAQs & Resources | Email Support | Email, Chat & Phone Support | Email, Chat & Phone Support |
| Downloads | Firmware Downloads | Download Access | Download Access | Download Access |
| Plugins | No Plugins | No Plugins | Device ManageR Plugins | Device ManageR Plugins |
| Number Devices | 1 Devices | 10 Devices | 25 Devices | 50 Devices |
| History | 1 Days History | 30 Day History | 180 Day History | 365 Day History |
| Number Alerts | 1 Configured Alerts | 10 Configured Alerts | 25 Configured Alerts | 75 Configured Alerts |
| Number Notifications | Unlimited Notifications | Unlimited Notifications | Unlimited Notifications | Unlimited Notifications |
| Reports | 1 Saved Report | 3 Saved Report | 7 Saved Report | 25 Saved Report |
| Report Runs | Unlimited Report Runs | Unlimited Report Runs | Unlimited Report Runs | Unlimited Report Runs |
| URL | No Public URL | No Public URL | Public URL | Public URL |
| Users | 1 Users | 2 Users | 10 Users | 25 Users |
| Network Camera Support | No Network Cameras | No Network Cameras | Network Cameras Monitoring | Network Cameras Monitoring |
| CSV Export | No CSV Export | No CSV Export | CSV Export | CSV Export |
End-of-line Products
A table outlining products that have been obsoleted by AVTECH Software over recent years and which product or products now replaces it.
| Obsolete Product | Replacement Product |
|---|---|
| Room Alert 4E | Room Alert 12S |
| Room Alert 4ER | Room Alert 12SR |
| Room Alert 12E | Room Alert 12S |
| Room Alert 12ER | Room Alert 12SR |
| Room Alert 32E | Room Alert 32S |
