In this article you will discover what the Nobi Gateway is and how it extends coverage.
What
A Nobi Gateway receives a signal from a Badge or a Wearable Call Button. A Badge press triggers an assistance call, or provides staff insights. A Wearable Call Button press triggers a resident call.
Gateways are only available in housing units set up as a Common Area with the device type "Gateways" selected. A Common Area set up for Nobi light devices contains rooms, each with a Nobi light. A Common Area set up for Gateway devices has Areas instead of rooms. Just like you'd onboard a Nobi light into a room, you onboard a Gateway into an Area. The housing unit has its own name, such as "Main hallway", and each Area within it has a name too, such as "Outside the game room" or "By the main entrance".
A Nobi light can detect falls, capture images and video, and support two-way audio. A Gateway can only send the signal it receives. There's no fall detection, and no image, video, or pose analysis for the escalations it triggers.
Why
Wearable Call Buttons and Badges need a device nearby to trigger the escalation procedure when pressed. A Nobi light usually does this job, but fall detection isn't always needed in hallways, lounges, and other communal areas. In these cases, a Gateway can be installed instead to pick up these signals and trigger the escalation procedure.
Multiple Gateways can be added to the same housing unit. This makes Gateways a cost-effective way to extend coverage in combination with Nobi lights
For information, check out our related articles on how to onboard a Nobi Gateway to an area, how to factory reset a Nobi Gateway, how to install a Nobi Gateway, how to add a common area housing unit for Nobi Gateways, how to change the WIFI settings for a Gateway, and how to edit the network connection type for a Nobi Gateway.
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