Touchdown, the wireless video and fleet data management
solution offered by 247 Security Inc, has generated a lot of interest across the
country. For some, the implementation of
this system has been simple, as they are first time users of 247 Security’s
line of products and simply install all new DVRs, cameras and related equipment
on their buses at the time that they implement Touchdown. However, as a 247 Security Inc customer, you
have already made the investment in our DVRs and cameras, maybe even a
considerable time ago. Those existing
customers continually ask us if it would be necessary to buy all new vehicle
equipment in order to implement the Touchdown wireless solution. The answer is quite simple: No, you do not have to replace your existing
247 Security Inc equipment to implement the Touchdown solution.
There are two simple ways that units that you have
previously purchased can be upgraded to work with the wireless solution:
1.
Some customers may have purchased units that are already “wireless ready.” Wireless ready means that they have a radio
modem installed inside the DVR and that unit just need to be reprogrammed (and possibly
the firmware or other software upgraded) and add a external wireless antenna.
2.
Other units without the built in wifi modem,
even dating back to the original mDVR400 units, can be simply upgraded to work with
the wireless solution by adding a wireless bridge and some basic reprogramming.
Either way, if you already have 247 Security Inc equipment
mounted on your fleet of vehicles, you would not have to replace that equipment
and start all over. Obviously, that
would dramatically reduce the costs of the Touchdown system to your school
district.
Existing customers would still need to purchase the wireless
infrastructure (access points, computer/software that controls Touchdown) and
would need to purchase any of the wireless bridges for units that are not
wireless ready, but you wouldn’t have to replace the equipment that you already
own.
For more information, contact your sales representative for
a more detailed presentation of what Touchdown offers and for customized
pricing of upgrading your existing equipment.