Practical Applications for Network Audio
Network Audio, often referred to as IP Audio, is fast becoming a versatile tool. It’s challenging the traditional ways that audio is being distributed, managed and integrated within the workplace and beyond…
Whether your business is a corporate environment, warehouse facility or public space, Network Audio is emerging as a flexible, scalable and futureproof solution with many benefits.
It is a practical solution offering a myriad of applications. All through the power of IP (Internet Protocol) to support a safer, more efficient working environment.
What’s more, Network Audio also presents a great way of creating an ambient atmosphere and is quickly becoming an asset that our customers can rely on. With its simplicity and long list of practical applications.
In today’s post we will be looking at some of the most familiar, practical applications for Network Audio, investigating how it positively impacts organisations, by streamlining their operations, customer experiences and presenting a way to adapt to their ever-growing digital demands.
What is Network Audio
We’ll start by briefly introducing what Network Audio is.
Network Audio is an innovative solution within a single unit that can be used as a standalone feature for your business, or it can be incorporated into existing security systems, providing a fully encompassed suite of security tools.
Network Audio refers to the delivery of audio across your existing network, enabling high-quality transmission across your whole facility.
Easy to install, maintain and scale:
The installation process is seamless… Our engineers will connect the IP Audio system into your standard network, removing the requirement to purchase any dedicated audio infrastructure, instead utilising Power over Ethernet (PoE).
Each individual IP Audio speaker offers a provides a complete audio solution, including both the hardware and software, requiring considerably less equipment and space that with their analog counterparts.
They comprise pre-calibrated digital signal processer, removing the need for any sound technicians, ensuring clear, interference-free sound.
All our IP Audio systems can be tested, maintained and troubleshooted remotely, with scalability and open standards to facilitate seamless integration with your other systems.
Practical applications for Network Audio:
Routine Announcements:
Network audio is an effective tool for any routine announcements, allowing clear, concise and instant communication across your whole workplace, or specific areas.
The flexibility of Network Audio enables users to distribute tailored messages to specific zones, so that your staff or customers are able to receive streamlined, necessary communications, that aren’t disturbing others, improving productivity and keeping communications streamlined.
Security Alerts:
Network Audio is invaluable for improving workplace security, enabling the facility to deploy real-time communications, particularly appropriate in an emergence situation, such as a fire.
Administrators can quickly broadcast alerts and provide updates and communication helping to reduce confusion and keeping everyone safe, strengthening your security systems, through delivery of critical messages when and where it is required.
Real-Time Updates:
Network Audio is ideal for delivering real-time updates, such as reminders or changes in operations, ensuring an informed workforce, reducing the lag of traditional methods that may go unnoticed, such as email. Overall enhancing workflow efficiency.
Music/ Ambient Environment:
Utilise Network Audio as a way to enhance productivity and create an ambient environment, with easy management that can be bespoke to each area, so the music being delivered is relevant to the operations within the area, such as more upbeat music for production halls and calmer sounds for reception areas, to create a comfortable atmosphere.
Automated Scheduled Announcements:
Reduce the need to make announcements regularly, instead safe valuable staff time by pre-recording the messages and scheduling them to distribute across your whole workplace, or in designated zones automatically.
Restricted Access:
Network Audio can enhance your existing security measures in place. Deliver targeted messages in the event of intrusion into a restricted area, or in the instance that an intruder is identified. Immediately addressing any breaches and notifying that they are being watched.
Health & Safety:
Network Audio can prove an effective tool to support health & Safety regulations across your workplace. It facilitates an immediate, clear communication method by distributing real-time protocols and guidelines. Including reminders of correct wearing of PPE, hygiene measures and proper equipment usage.
Multi-Lingual Alerts:
Provide workforce inclusivity with the facility to record your alerts and schedule them to play in multiple languages, relevant to your diverse workforce, a great way to promote safety in the event of an emergency to safeguard your staff.
Our customers are already benefiting:
The above practical applications for Network Audio identify just some of the ways that the solution is already proving to be a great investment for several of our customers, many operating within the Warehousing & Logistics, Manufacturing and Food Production sectors.
They are benefiting from the scalability, flexibility and efficiency that Network Audio brings to their internal communications. Enabling them to transmit high quality audio across their existing network, at the same time seeing improvements in their operational efficiency.
If you would like to discuss the benefits of IP Audio, or any of the practical applications discussed in today’s post please contact Data Installation & Supplies Ltd (DIS) on 01274 896 099 or fill out the enquiry form below and one of our team will be happy to help.
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