Barox Kommunikation has announced a collaboration with Octave to integrate their range of Ethernet switches with Octave's Coda Video, an enterprise-level Video Management System (VMS).
This integration aims to streamline device and network management, enhancing the functionality and performance of security systems used in high-security environments.
Integration Benefits and Capabilities
The integration allows Coda Video users to manage industrial managed and PoE-enabled barox switches without requiring separate network management tools. Through the Event Interface plugin, barox switches connect to Coda Video to provide real-time monitoring of switches, network status, and device conditions.
Coda Video can display maps of IoT devices, alarms, and events, centralizing configuration and diagnostics, and linking network events with video and sensor workflows.
Advanced Functionalities
The collaboration focuses on leveraging critical network and power features. With per-port PoE monitoring and control, barox switches can autonomously reboot network cameras that fail to respond, reducing camera downtime and eliminating the need for engineer intervention.
The integration provides advanced capabilities such as monitoring power consumption per device, accessing network and link status, and receiving device and cable alarms, which supports streamlined operations and boosts the efficiency of Coda Video surveillance networks.
Advantages for System Users
The integration gives a unified view of switch status, device connectivity, and network alarmsThe integration provides a comprehensive system view for users, offering visibility into switch status, device connectivity, and network alarms. As security systems increasingly depend on IP-based devices like cameras, sensors, and IoT equipment, the infrastructure supporting these devices is crucial.
This integration is applicable for various sectors, including critical infrastructure, transportation, industrial, smart city, and utilities.
Facilitating Compliance and Efficiency
For integrators and stakeholders, the integration offers quicker commissioning and troubleshooting, reducing the need for on-site maintenance visits. It creates a unified view of networks, devices, and sensors, easing compliance with Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and uptime requirements.
Expert Insights
"Ethernet switches play an integral role in security infrastructure. In effect, they are the nervous system of any enterprise video management system," states Sunil Mudholkar, vice president of physical security products for Octave. "By integrating barox network intelligence with Coda Video, we extend situational awareness beyond cameras and sensors to the very infrastructure that powers them – enabling a truly proactive and resilient security operation."
Rudolf Rohr, co-founder and managing partner of barox, explains, "The integration between barox industrial network switches and Coda Video was developed to enhance interoperability. It enables network-level visibility, control, and diagnostics directly inside Coda Video, allowing operators to manage not only video and sensors but also the health of the underlying infrastructure from a single environment."
barox Kommunikation announce a collaboration with Octave, enabling Octave Coda Video users to simplify their device and network management via integration with the barox range of Ethernet switches.
Driving superior performance and resilience for physical assets and critical infrastructure, Coda Video, Octave’s enterprise-grade Video Management System (VMS), is proven to meet the most demanding of high security environments.
What barox features can be integrated?
Eliminating the need for separate network management tools, the barox integration with Coda Video supports the most commonly used industrial managed and PoE‑enabled barox switches specified within security and critical infrastructure environments.
Integration into the Coda Video VMS via the Event Interface plugin allows connectivity to barox switches to provide real‑time monitoring of the switches, network and device status, where Coda Video displays a map of all IoT devices, alarms and events. In addition, centralized configuration and diagnostics and tight linkage between network events and video/sensor workflows can all be realised.
Focusing on operationally relevant network and power features, the barox integration with Coda Video includes per‑port PoE monitoring and On/Off control, where for example, if a network camera fails to respond, the barox switches can be used to autonomously send a re-boot command - saving invaluable camera downtime and in many cases, bringing the device back online, to resolve the issue without the requirement for engineer involvement.
Furthermore, advanced functionality of power consumption monitoring per connected device, network and link status, device and cable alarms and SNMP‑based health and status metrics can all be accessed to help simplify operations and support - to greatly enhance the efficiency of Coda Video surveillance networks.
Benefits for technology users
The barox integration with Coda Video allows system users to perform key network-related actions through a single pane of glass. Operators gain an overall system view with visibility into switch status, device connectivity and network alarms.
Modern security systems increasingly rely on IP‑based edge devices such as cameras, sensors, intercoms and IoT equipment. While these devices are mission‑critical, the network infrastructure powering them has traditionally been a blind spot.
Whether the application involves IP surveillance cameras, intercom systems, access control, fire and intrusion or other PoE‑powered IoT field devices, the barox integration with Coda Video is well suited for the critical infrastructure, transportation, industrial, smart city and utility sectors.
For integrators and stakeholders, the integration benefits include faster commissioning and troubleshooting, reduced on‑site maintenance visits, a unified view of networks, devices and sensors, and easier compliance with SLA and uptime requirements.
Authority comments
“Ethernet switches play an integral role in security infrastructure. In effect, they are the nervous system of any enterprise video management system,” says Sunil Mudholkar, vice president of physical security products for Octave. “By integrating barox network intelligence with Coda Video, we extend situational awareness beyond cameras and sensors to the very infrastructure that powers them – enabling a truly proactive and resilient security operation.”
“The integration between barox industrial network switches and Coda Video was developed to enhance interoperability,” says Rudolf Rohr, barox co-founder and managing partner. “It enables network‑level visibility, control and diagnostics directly inside Coda Video, allowing operators to manage not only video and sensors, but also the health of the underlying infrastructure from a single environment.”
