Product feature	Touch	Touch Pro	ARA‑Pro Next
Second network interface for separate technical network	✖	✔	✔
Monitor technical systems with Watchdog monitoring	✖	€	✔
Three parallel connections for triple security (redundancy)	✔	✔	✔
Secure connections via OpenVPN principle	✔	✔	✔
Built-in emergency power supply (LiFePO4) for notification of power failure	✔	✔	✔

Product feature	Touch	Touch Pro	ARA‑Pro Next
Detailed alarms directly from technical systems (with Octalarm Link)	✖	€	✔
Automated configuration of locations and alarms (with Octalarm Link)	✖	€	✔
Grouping alarms into categories (with Octalarm Link)	✖	€	✔
Expandable with external module EM-8001 for up to 2x8 additional alarm inputs	✔	✔	✖

Product feature	Touch	Touch Pro	ARA‑Pro Next
Automatically generated voice messages	✔	✔	✔
Text and Email messages	✔	✔	✔
Paging (via SOAP and API)	✔	✔	✔
Smartphone app: push alerts	✔	✔	✔

Product feature	Touch	Touch Pro	ARA‑Pro Next
Network-driven alerting via Adésys standard Octalarm Link (JSON REST API)	✖	€	✔
Linking with the Dupline I/O system (up to 25 modules; in future up to 2048 additional alarm inputs)	✖	✖	✔
Receipt of alarm messages from Touch and Touch Pro alarms connected to the same network (in future also from alarms in remote locations)	✖	✖	✔
Alert hub system	✖	✖	✔
Adjustable input delay per input	✔	✔	✔
Resetting alarms with personal code	✔	✔	✔
Automatic repeat calls	✔	✔	✔
Day, night and weekend mode with alternative numbers	✔	✔	✔
Local alarm by built-in buzzer and LED bar	✔	✔	✔
Separate system failures (mains failure and internal failures) and multiple alarms function	✔	✔	✔

Product feature	Touch	Touch Pro	ARA‑Pro Next
Easy configuration of call lists via alarm categories (with Octalarm Link)	✖	€	✔
Duty schedule	€	€	✔
Alarm registration and processing dashboard: overview of alarm statuses	✖	✖	✔
Advanced voice synthesis	✔	✔	✔
Octalarm Connect (XL): all-in service for fast start-up and alerting via GSM and/or VoIP	€	€	€
Remote setup and management via • Adesys Alarm app (iOS and Android) • Octalarm Portal • Web browser on local company network (with IP address alarm dialler)	✔	✔	✔
Setup and daily use extremely intuitive and user-friendly thanks to 7-inch touchscreen	✔	✔	✔
Eye-catching LED bar for status display	✔	✔	✔
Commissioning setup wizard for creation of necessary basic settings	✔	✔	✔
Quick access to contacts, alarms, settings and logbook from dashboard	✔	✔	✔
Access via RFID tag and/or personal code	✔	✔	✔
No firewall issues (VPN) and no manual Email settings (SMTP) required	✔	✔	✔

Product feature	Touch	Touch Pro	ARA‑Pro Next
Additional (2nd) network connection for technical network (eth1)	✖	✔	✔
Network connection for public network (eth0)	✔	✔	✔
JSON REST API (Octalarm Link)	✖	€	✔
To be linked to ARA-Pro (ARA 5)/ARA-Pro Next	✔	✔	N/A
To be linked to Dupline I/O system	✖	✖	✔
8 alarm inputs, 2 switchable relay outputs and 2 open collector outputs for external buzzer and/or flashing light	✔	✔	✔
Expandable with external module EM-8001 for up to 2x8 additional alarm inputs	✔	✔	✖
Built-in emergency power supply (LiFePO4) for notification of power failure	✔	✔	✔