Kentix

Eliona app for Kentix devices

Kentix is a German company specializing in the development and production of innovative solutions for IT and building monitoring. Kentix products include smart sensors, alerting and monitoring systems, as well as access control and video surveillance systems. The devices are designed to ensure comprehensive and reliable monitoring of rooms, buildings, and IT infrastructures in order to quickly detect and prevent potential hazards. Kentix solutions are used in various industries, including office buildings, data centers, hospitals, schools, retail stores, and industrial facilities. The Eliona app for Kentix allows access to this data and its display in Eliona.

Installation

The installation of the Kentix app is done via the app store in Eliona.

Assets

The Kentix app automatically creates all necessary asset templates and assets (CAC), which are accessible via the configured endpoints. The following asset templates are created:

• Kentix Alarm Manager (KAM): a central monitoring and control system that integrates and manages various security components such as intrusion detection systems, fire alarm systems, and access control systems in a building.

• Kentix Multi Sensor (KMS): a versatile sensor that can measure various environmental parameters such as temperature, humidity, air quality, and vibrations, enabling comprehensive monitoring and early detection of potential hazards in buildings.

• Kentix Access Manager (KXP): an access control system that enables efficient control and monitoring of access to buildings and rooms by managing permissions, schedules, and logs.

• Doorlock (DL): an electronic door lock used in conjunction with the Kentix Access Manager to control access to rooms or buildings.

The following attributes are defined:

Name	Description	KAM	KMS	KXP	DL
ip_address	IP address	X	X	X
mac_address	MAC address	X	X	X
firmware_version	Firmware version	X	X	X
serial_number	Serial number				X
name	Name				X
door_contact	Door contact				X
temperature	Temperature		X
humidity	Humidity		X
dew_point	Dew point		X
air_pressure	Air pressure		X
air_quality	Air quality		X
co2	CO₂		X
co	CO		X
motion	Motion		X
vibration	Vibration		X
people_count	Count people		X
heat	Heat		X
ti	Thermal image		X

Dashboards

The Kentix app offers a dashboard with all automatically created assets. This can be created automatically via the Eliona frontend Copy Dashboard > Kentix and can then be customized as desired.

Example dashboard for Kentix devices

Configuration

More information on configuring apps can be found ↗ here.

The Kentix app is configured by setting up one or more Kentix devices as endpoints. Each endpoint requires the following data:

Name	Description
address	IP address or hostname of the Kentix device.
apiKey	Kentix API key.
enable	Flag to enable or disable retrieval from this device.
refreshInterval	Interval in seconds for collecting data from the device.
requestTimeout	Timeout in seconds.
active	Is set to "true" by the app when it is running, and to "false" when the app is stopped.
projectIDs	List of project IDs for which assets are created automatically (CAC)

Endpoints can be created in Eliona using this structure under Apps > Kentix > Setting To do this, select the endpoint /configs with the method PUT from.