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Top 5 Smart Video Intercoms for Apartment Buildings in 2025
Key takeaways Smart video building intercom systems are internet-connected building entry devices that allow residents to remotely grant access to...
ButterflyMX Installation: How to Splice the Power Cable
If you are installing a ButterflyMX video intercom, you may need to extend the power cables. If this is the case, you’ll have to splice the...
How to Import Tenants into the ButterflyMX System
(Last updated: 1/5/21)As a Property Admin in the ButterflyMX system, you have the ability to manage your tenant list. You can add, remove, or update...
Buying an Apartment Intercom with Door Release System
Key takeaways An apartment intercom system with door release offers residents and property managers a secure way to control building access while...
How to Reduce Wait Times to Enter Your Gated Community
Key takeaways Implementing a gate entry system with features like vehicle access control, video intercoms, and mobile app integration can...
The History of the Apartment Intercom System
Key takeaways: The first telephone-based intercom was patented in 1894, using a buzzer to alert residents. Apartment intercoms evolved to include...
How to Use and Manage ButterfyMX at Your Property
As a ButterflyMX property admin, you have a lot of tools at your disposal to help you better manage property access at your building. To name...
How to Use the ButterflyMX Intercom Display
Key takeaways The ButterflyMX intercom offers several access options, including the directory, Delivery PIN, and Door PIN. Guests can easily enter...
Akuvox Intercom Review | Features, Cost, & Alternatives
Key takeaways Akuvox offers a number of different products that include access control systems, door phones, and 2-wire intercom systems. Akuvox’s...
How to Install the ButterflyMX Backplate
If you’re installing a ButterflyMX intercom and reading this post, you should have already unboxed and registered the ButterflyMX surface...
Best Apartment Intercom Systems for Multifamily Buildings
Key takeaways: An apartment intercom system is a building intercom that sends audio (and sometimes video) footage from an intercom to a tenant....
Guides
Choosing the Right Intercom for Your Building
19 Best Video Intercoms Systems for Apartments
9 Best Package Lockers for Apartment Buildings
Your Guide to Commercial Intercom Systems
The Apartment Amenities Residents Really Want
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