Instant Emergency Notification System with LED Displays

Emergency communication is more important than ever. Inova OnAlert™ is a notification system that displays real-time emergency messages on energy-efficient digital signs. Emergency managers at college campuses, government facilities, and office buildings of all sizes have found Inova OnAlert to be a top solution for their visual alerting needs.

Emergency messaging, local news and weather feeds, or a synchronized time and date display allow Inova OnAlert to add value by displaying actionable information throughout a facility in real-time. Visual displays fill an important gap in many buildings’ emergency notification strategies by reaching groups in captive spaces and in areas where cell phone use or text messaging may not be permitted.  The displays are also effective because instructional information can be quickly and easily relayed on the signs.

Integrate Inova OnAlert with Your Emergency Notification Provider

Inova OnAlert integrates with virtually every life safety system. This means that a building’s fire panel can automatically trigger messages to appear instantly on Inova OnAlert displays. Critical messages override static, day-to-day messages, such as the time and date, to provide vital information and instruct those in the building to take necessary action. 

Inova OnAlert also integrates with most popular mass notification platforms used on college campuses, including e2Campus, Everbridge, Omnilert and others. Therefore, authorized emergency personnel can trigger an RSS/XML-based message on the Inova OnAlert signs at the same time that he is sending an emergency email or SMS/text message to any notification technology connected to the centralized system. This ability to distribute messages to multiple end points from one interface saves valuable time during a crisis, when every second counts.

Inova OnAlert Provides Redundancy, Security and Efficiency

A locally-hosted messaging website is included with the Inova OnAlert system, and it functions as a backup system in the event of a malfunction in the centralized emergency notification system. It allows authorized emergency managers and IT administrators to override RSS/XML-based messages if necessary. This redundancy offers protection from any single point of failure in the notification technology.

Inova OnAlert’s secure technology allows only authorized users to send RSS/XML-based messages, ensuring that designated administrators will always have sole control of emergency messages sent to the signs.

Inova OnAlert displays are powered by Power over Ethernet (PoE) technology, a network standard that draws both data and power from a single network connection, so no AC outlets are needed. PoE eliminates the need for wall transformers, allows for centralized UPS backup, and is fully compatible with powered and non-powered 10/100BaseT Ethernet devices. Since PoE devices consume significantly less energy than AC-powered devices, they are widely regarded as energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly.

Displays integrating with a life safety system can be powered by 24V DC with PoE serving as a backup. These displays are also energy efficient and provide extra assurance that messages will be relayed as long as possible, no matter what the emergency.