Introduction

Infinity VIP (Virtual Infinity Platform) is a cloud-based intercom platform complimenting the Infinity matrix-free IP intercom from Telos Alliance. Infinity VIP runs on an x86 Linux server, but its control and audio interface are accessible through any HTML5-compliant device and browser with onboard audio including desktop computers, laptops, and mobile devices.

Individual virtual panels run on a cloud server either on-prem or in the public cloud. The Infinity Dashboard software has been virtualized to provide configuration and management, authentication, licensing, server management, and up-time metrics. To facilitate internet calls, WebRTC, Web Audio, and OPUS support are provided.

Docker and Container technology is used to host Infinity VIP on a Linux server. Docker is a tool that makes application deployment much more efficient and reliable. The application code is packaged by the developer so that all the specific libraries and code is contained within it requiring only the core Linux kernel components from the host server. Such microservice architecture allows the system administrator to achieve much greater control over the environment resulting in better performance, reliability, and flexibility in configuration. Docker provides a more efficient way of running multiple applications than virtualized machines. Only one operating system is required for all the Containers instead of one operating system per application as with virtualized machines, thus providing greater efficiency and better use of the available resources.

Infinity VIP is also available as a preconfigured standalone product. Although some estate-specific configuration is required, most of the Docker configuration is already provided.

The following sections describe how to get started with the Infinity VIP product with the initial hardware configuration consisting of the following steps:

• Connecting power, USB keyboard, and VGA display

• Assigning IP addresses using the Telos VIP Setup TUI utility

• Connecting to local network and internet

• Activating licenses