The intrusion industry has been wiring systems the same way for decades.
Whether it’s traditional zone wiring, polling loops like V-Plex, Combus, or Zonex expanders, the architecture is fundamentally the same: distributed field devices, proprietary bus protocols, and copper everywhere. It works — but it was designed in a pre-Ethernet world.
Today, networks power entire buildings. Cameras, access control, VoIP, automation — all over PoE.
So why are intrusion sensors still stuck in legacy wiring models?
Introducing Intrusion Over Ethernet™ from IntrusionIQ.
Intrusion Over Ethernet replaces conventional zone wiring and proprietary polling loops with structured Ethernet infrastructure. A single PoE network switch becomes the backbone for intrusion signaling — delivering power, communication, supervision, and scalability over one standard cable.
Why this matters:
• Eliminates homerun zone wiring back to the panel
• Reduces proprietary bus dependence (no more single-manufacturer lock-in)
• Leverages standard PoE switching infrastructure already present in modern installs
• Simplifies expansion — add network drops instead of zone expanders
• Improves serviceability through IP diagnostics
• Scales cleanly across campuses and large facilities
But Intrusion Over Ethernet does something even more important:
It allows AI-driven analytic cameras to generate true intrusion signals.
For years, video analytics and intrusion panels lived in separate ecosystems. Cameras were built for VMS platforms. Intrusion panels were built for dry contact inputs. The two rarely integrated cleanly.
With IntrusionIQ, AI camera events — human detection, line crossing, loitering, object removal, vehicle presence, face watchlists, and more — can now present to the intrusion panel as supervised zone inputs.
No video transmission to a central station.
No privacy invasion.
No remote guards watching your home or business.
Just verified event data delivered as a standard alarm signal.
This merges:
• The intelligence of modern AI cameras
• The reliability of professional intrusion panels
• The infrastructure of structured Ethernet
Intrusion Over Ethernet is not simply a wiring change. It is an architectural shift.
It modernizes intrusion systems without forcing integrators into a single camera brand, a single panel manufacturer, or a single central station model.
For professional integrators, it restores control of system design.
For end users, it delivers more accurate detection with fewer false alarms.
The network already powers the building.
Now it powers intrusion.