Inner Range’s Inception has just celebrated its 10th birthday – a journey marked by continued innovation, evolution, and a balancing act between power and simplicity.
Inception has officially turned 10 years old, marking a major milestone in the Inner Range story. What began as a bold new idea in May 2016 has grown into one of the most widely trusted access control and security platforms in its class.
“From day one, Inception was designed to challenge the status quo by bringing modern, web-based technology to an industry still relying on legacy systems” said Steve Mitchell, Director of Product and lead developer on the Inception platform.
“Ten years on, that original vision is not only intact, but it has also evolved into something far greater and far more powerful than we initially had planned.”
“Ten years on, Inception has grown beyond just a product, it’s evolved into a proven platform trusted globally across tens of thousands of sites and thousands of Integrator partners.”
“When Inception was first released, it was positioned as a web powered security system built for today’s customers, not yesterday’s technology” states Mitchell. At its launch on 09 May 2016, Inception delivered:
- Web connected architecture
- Easy remote connectivity, via IR SkyTunnel, providing direct access without IT port forwarding
- Support for up to 32 doors and 32 areas
- 512 inputs / 512 outputs
- 2,000 users
- 50,000 event capacity
- No software licences
- Browser based configuration and management
These capabilities were groundbreaking at the time and laid the foundation for a new generation of integrated security systems, and Inception’s impact didn’t go unnoticed.
“In 2017, we were extremely proud when Inception was awarded the ASIAL Access Control Product of the Year, recognising its innovation, usability, and market relevance” Mitchell continues.
“This recognition confirmed what installers and end users were already experiencing in the field, that Inception was changing expectations of what an access control platform could be.”
Evolving into a Powerhouse
Over the last decade, Inception has continued to evolve, with today’s platform supporting:
- 128 doors / 256 readers
- 96 areas
- 1,024 inputs / 1,024 outputs
- 10,000 users
- 250,000 offline events
- Built-in web interface
- No mandatory software or maintenance fees
- Seamless mobile connectivity via IR Connect mobile application unifying Inception Access Control & Intrusion with IR Video surveillance into a single end user interface.
With the above achieved via firmware updates, with no hardware replacement required, the platform sought to deliver a futureproof solution for customers.
Part of Inner Range ecosystem
Today, Inception sits within the Inner Range connected ecosystem, a unified platform that brings access control, intrusion detection, video, and automation together.
Native and high-level integrations include IR Connect, IR VideoIR Mobile Access, and REST API for third-party integrations, alongside supported integrations with Milestone, Hanwha, ASSA ABLOY Aperio wireless locks, Control4, and ELAN Home Management
“Ten years on, Inception has grown beyond just a product, it’s evolved into a proven platform trusted globally across tens of thousands of sites and thousands of Integrator partners,” said Mitchell.
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