FAQ

Explore questions frequently asked by our customers about Visiplex, our wireless communication system, and our specific solutions.

A wireless paging system will always be more cost-effective than a hard-wired system, given the costly wiring that could be a major part of the overall system installation cost. An actual system cost will be primarily based on the quantity of PA speakers, intercom stations, wireless clocks, LED message boards and visual alert devices that are needed to match your system needs. For example, a minimal PA paging system with a VNS2420 wall-mounted station and a single VNS2610 wireless PA speaker will cost about $850. A basic voice paging system with a VS4820 desktop base station, a built-in transmitter, and a single VNS2620 wireless PA speaker will cost about $2000. A basic wireless station-to-station intercom system will start at $800. A basic wireless intercom system with a VS4820 desktop base station, a built-in transmitter, and a single VNS2410 wireless intercom station will cost about $2100. For more information and formal system quotes, please contact our sales department.

A Visiplex wireless paging system can cover a small commercial building up to an entire town with one transmitter! The Visiplex systems uses a FCC-approved paging band to send the voice and data information to all of its wirelessly controlled devices and use the needed transmission power to provide full coverage to any facility size. Visiplex systems are installed in some of the country’s largest commercial sites, warehouses, universities, schools, medical centers, and government facilities while providing full radio transmission coverage. In unique situations where RF signal reception is poor due to building structure and materials, Visiplex offers radio repeaters to extend the reception range and improve audio quality.

Construction materials, certain shielded areas, antenna positioning, antenna height, and overall transmitter power impact a wireless paging system coverage. For example, a small commercial building of up to 20,000 SF could be covered with a built-in transmitter at the base station. A large warehouse, multi-level building, or multi-building site will require the Visiplex high-power transmitter. To better understand your system power needs, please call our sales representatives.

Most of Visiplex wireless systems can be installed without the need of professional installers. Since the entire system is wireless, all of the remote components such as speakers, message boards, intercom stations and visual alert devices, can be installed without any professional assistance – connecting to AC power or POE power source is all that needed. A desktop base station system that use an indoor antenna can be installed with a simple magnetic antenna mounting procedure. If your system is designed to cover a large area, it is recommended to use a professional installer to install the transmitter antenna on the roof, and choose the best location for the transmitter. If you need or choose to install the system by a professional, Visiplex can offer professional installation services by our staff or recommend one of our resellers in your area.

The primary cost difference between a wireless system and a hard wired system relates to the costly wiring of the facility and future related wiring problems. For example, a 100,000 sq. ft. facility with 50 PA speakers, will cost approximate. $15,000 for system parts, and approximate $10,000 to wire the building. This represents a savings of 40% in the total project cost. Another cost saving factor with a wireless system is that there is no need for expensive service calls for wiring problems or product relocation, since it can be done easily by the end-user.

Visiplex offers a built-in power backup option to most of its wireless products to ensure full functionality during power outage situations. It is recommended that all other system components such as the base station and external transmitters will be equipped with a power backup UPS.

One of the most significant advantages of a wireless paging system is the ability to add more wireless devices and expand the system as needed. For example, a basic paging system can later be expanded to provide additional coverage by adding wireless PA speakers, LED message boards can be added for text messaging, wireless beacon lights can be added for public visual alerts, and more.

Visiplex is an experienced wireless product manufacturer for over 25 years. Visiplex uses its expertise to provide an elegant adaptation of proven wireless, high powered and FCC approved technology into a selected line of speakers, 2-Way intercom stations, LED message boards, beacon lights, clocks and more. Visiplex offers an expanded line of competitively priced products suitable for installations ranging from small grade schools that require a small wireless system, to large university centers and industrial complexes needing a powerful networked wireless system with thousands of wirelessly controlled devices. As a well known manufacturer, Visiplex has hundreds of resellers nationwide that can provide professional installation and maintenance services, if required. With more than 20,000 installations nationwide, Visiplex’s customer base is very large and makes choosing us a simple choice.

All Visiplex products are field-tested, use UL approved parts and are compliant with Department of Defense United Facilities Criteria (UFC), speech intelligibility (STI-PA) standard 2003 IEC 60268-16, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), OSHA, ADA, and NFPA standards and codes.

All Visiplex products can be ordered directly from us or a reseller in your area. You can call (847) 229-0250 to talk to our sales representatives, order online using our website www.visiplex.com or E-mail your order to sales@visiplex.com.