Akuvox C313W 7-Inch Wi-Fi Indoor Monitor

Adding an intercom monitor to a finished villa usually means one problem: there is no network cable in the wall where the screen should go. The Akuvox C313W solves it with 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n). It joins the home Wi-Fi and receives the door phone's calls and video like a wired monitor, so a second screen can go in the upstairs hall or the master bedroom with only a power point nearby.

Wi-Fi replaces the data cable, not the power. The C313W runs on a 12V DC adapter (6.59 W at full load) or, where a cable does reach it, on 802.3af PoE. For the main monitor by the front door a cable is still the steadier choice for video; Wi-Fi is best for the extra screens.

Inside it is the full C313S: a 7-inch 1024 × 600 capacitive touchscreen, hands-free calls with echo cancellation, one-tap door opening and live view of the door camera. On the back are eight alarm inputs for door, window or motion sensors, a relay output, RS485, a doorbell input and two network ports.

The body is 200.2 × 132.2 × 27.2 mm, mounts over a European or US back box or stands on a desk, and works indoors from -10 °C to +45 °C. It speaks SIP, so it pairs with Akuvox and other SIP door phones.