Verkada Inc. announces availability of the complete Verkada platform, including Verkada Alarms, across the United Kingdom and Europe

Verkada began as an innovative approach to video security, helping organisations around the world protect their people and assets from harm.

As Verkada has expanded, organisations across Europe have been able to leverage the additional power of Verkada's access control, environmental sensors, and visitor management solutions, in order to improve security and building management.

Complete Verkada platform available for UK and Europe

Now, with the addition of Verkada’s Alarm solution - Verkada Alarms, Verkada is excited to announce that the entire Verkada platform is now available in the United Kingdom (UK) and across Europe.

From single-site retailers to major hospitals, organisations in these countries are now able to leverage the power of the complete Verkada platform.

Verkada Alarms: Cloud-managed intrusion detection

Verkada Alarms is a suite of cloud-managed intrusion sensors and professional monitoring

Verkada Alarms is a suite of cloud-managed intrusion sensors and professional monitoring that makes it easier for organisations to detect, verify, and respond to threats in real time.

Like all Verkada products, Verkada Alarms is built on top of Command, the company’s web-based platform that lets organisations easily manage physical security, across every location.

Configure sites and users in minutes

Sites and users can be configured in minutes, with no service fees for setup or configuration changes. Users can see at a glance, which sites are armed or disarmed, any recent incidents, and the status of every Verkada Alarms device.

Sites can be armed or disarmed with a single click, and admins can customise an unlimited list of contacts that should be notified in case of emergency.

24/7 peace of mind

Real-time visual context can be enormously helpful, when an alarm is triggered and an incident is potentially in progress.

Verkada Alarms includes 24/7 professional monitoring with unlimited video verification bundled into the Alarms licence. When an alarm is triggered, organisations can choose to have video footage of the event sent to a team of trained security experts standing by, in order to review and respond to the incident.

Help enterprises avoid false alarms

In the United Kingdom and Ireland, agents are also able to directly contact emergency services

If there is no visible threat, agents will dismiss the event, helping organisations avoid false alarms. If agents determine the threat to be legitimate, they will immediately notify an organisation’s pre-selected contact list via phone, SMS, or email.

In the United Kingdom and Ireland, agents are also able to directly contact emergency services, if there is a visible threat in progress, as well as send police live video links, so as to provide crucial context into what is happening on-site.

Complete building coverage

Because Verkada products integrate seamlessly with each other, events from any Verkada device can be used to trigger an alarm. A person appearing on camera after hours, a door being forced open, or a noise level spiking can all be configured as alarm triggers.

For organisations that desire even more complete building coverage, Verkada offers wired and wireless intrusion detection sensors, including door contact, motion detection, glass break, and water leak sensors.

BP41 Alarm Panel

The BP41 Alarm Panel includes 32 wired inputs and allows organisations to pull data from their existing wired sensors into the Command software. The BP41 Alarm Panel also has two outputs to connect devices, such as sirens or strobe lights, which can be activated remotely via Command, in order to deter intruders.

Verkada’s wireless sensors connect via the BH61 Wireless Hub, which utilises the company’s proprietary wireless communication protocol that is optimised for range, battery life, and network security.

To ensure that alarm devices stay connected, in the event of power or internet loss, Verkada’s Cellular Backup Module provides redundant connectivity via an embedded multi-carrier SIM, with automatic failover across multiple LTE networks.

On-site safety with Verkada’s BC51 Alarm Console

In addition to traditional intrusion sensors, Verkada’s BC51 Alarm Console is a unique, multi-functional tablet that gives users greater control and visibility into what is happening in a given location.

The BC51 Alarm Console features include:

• Traditional arm/disarm capabilities
• Live video streaming and recording via an integrated camera
• Two-way talk down video from Command to address visitors, staff, or possible intruders
• Text-to-speech announcements
• A duress code to silently raise an alarm
• A digital panic button
• Call for Help Anytime, Anywhere

Offering staff multiple options to call for help

In an emergency, Verkada Alarms gives staff multiple options to call for help

In an emergency, Verkada Alarms gives staff multiple options to call for help. In addition to digital panic buttons on the Alarm Console, the Alarms mobile app and on Command, Verkada offer wireless panic buttons. These can be mounted on a wall or under a desk, or worn on a lanyard or a belt for a constant sense of security.

Admins can customise what happens when a panic button is pressed, from initiating a door lockdown sequence to calling on-site security for immediate assistance. Thanks to Verkada’s integrated devices, Verkada cameras can also be paired with a panic button, in order to allow admins to immediately pull up live video of the area, in which a panic button was pressed.

Verkada Alarms availability

Verkada Alarms is now available in the United Kingdom (UK) and many European countries, as well as other countries around the world. Emergency dispatch capabilities are available only in the United Kingdom (UK), Ireland, the United States of America (USA), and Canada.

Interested parties can see Verkada’s compliance and availability webpage for the most up-to-date information on their products.