January 15, 2003—Andover Controls, a manufacturer of smart building solutions, has announced that industry-standard SNMP management is now available in its flagship Facilities Management System, Continuum. SNMP is a protocol widely used by network managers to monitor and troubleshoot problems on computer networks.
Andover Controls provides control and monitoring solutions for power, HVAC, access control, security, surveillance, and other building elements. Using SNMP, element alarm conditions can be directed to both FM personnel and network operators so the two groups may coordinate an appropriate response to the incident. The enhancement also makes it easy for end-users to integrate with network management systems, such as Aprisma Spectrum or HP OpenView.
Competing solutions often implement SNMP management through a special PC or software on the network, requiring extra hardware and network traffic, according to Andover. Implementing SNMP in the Continuum controller itself allows alarms to be sent directly to necessary personnel without these additional costs and communications.
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