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Akuvox E12S-2 Silver 2-Wire SIP Video Doorbell with Card Reader — AK-E12S-2-SILVER
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Akuvox E12S-2 is a slim single-button SIP video doorbell for houses and townhouses, built for Akuvox 2-wire systems — power and network both arrive on the existing two-wire doorbell or intercom cable.
- ✓2 MP camera, 123° (H) / 69° (V), 1080p at 30 fps, white-light LED for night
- ✓13.56 MHz MIFARE / DESFire reader and NFC (Android); 1,000 users, 5,000 cards
- ✓Power and network over 2-wire from an Akuvox NS-2 or 2-wire monitor
- ✓1 relay, 2 inputs, Wiegand, TF card slot · IP65 · 146 × 70 × 23 mm
Award-winning doorbell design.
On the wires you already have.
The AK-E12S-2-SILVER is Akuvox’s E12S-2: the compact E12 villa doorbell with black glass and a brushed silver panel, re-engineered for 2-wire. It upgrades an old analogue door station to a smart SIP intercom without running new cable.
This SKU is the doorbell only.
You receive the E12S-2 door phone with its standard mounting hardware. Indoor monitors, an NS-2 switch, power supply and lock hardware are sold separately.
- Akuvox 2-wire indoor monitor (C313W-2 or S562W-2)
- Akuvox NS-2 switch with 48 V supply for multi-device sites
- E12 rain hood or angle bracket if the wall is exposed or offset
- Electric strike or gate lock with its own power supply
A smart doorbell without rewiring.
Visitors press the button, residents answer on a monitor or the SmartPlus app, and family tap a card or phone to come in — all over the two wires already at the door.

Design
Compact enough for any entry.
Plastic body just 146 × 70 × 23 mm with a black glass top and brushed silver call-button panel, surface-mounted beside the door.
IP65 rated and working from −40 °C to +55 °C, with a tamper alarm.
App
Answer from anywhere.
Calls ring the C313W-2 or S562W-2 indoor monitor and, through it, the Akuvox SmartPlus app — so you can see visitors and open the door from your phone.
Family and staff can also enter with a 13.56 MHz MIFARE or DESFire card, or by NFC on Android phones.

Camera
Wide view, day and night.
2 MP 1/2.7″ sensor with a 123° × 69° view and 1080p video at 30 fps, plus automatic white-light LED for night.
One relay, two inputs, Wiegand, BLE 5.0 and a TF card slot; holds 1,000 users and 5,000 cards.
How it works
Replacing an old door station.
01
Find the pair
Identify the two wires at the old doorbell or door station.
02
Mount
Surface-mount on the wall; add an angle bracket or rain hood if needed.
03
Connect
Land the pair on the two-pin input and wire the relay to the lock.
04
Configure
Register to the monitor, add cards and test a call and door release.
At a glance
Key specs — AK-E12S-2-SILVER
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- Finish
- Plastic, black glass top, brushed silver lower panel
- Camera
- 2 MP, 1/2.7″ CMOS, 123° (H) / 69° (V)
- Video
- H.264, up to 1920 × 1080 at 30 fps
- Night
- Light sensor, white-light LED, 0.1 lux
- Unlock
- 13.56 MHz card, NFC (Android), SmartPlus app, DTMF
- Capacity
- 1,000 users · 5,000 cards
- Network and power
- 2-wire (two-pin) connection
- I/O
- 1 relay, 2 inputs, Wiegand in/out, TF card slot, tamper
- Protection
- IP65, −40 °C to +55 °C
- Size
- 146 × 70 × 23 mm (H × W × D)
- Warranty
- Australian warranty
- Brand
- Akuvox
- Reference
- AK-E12S-2-SILVER
Physical and power
- Body material
- Plastic
- Camera
- 2 MP with automatic lighting
- Call button
- 1
- Light sensor
- Yes
- White-light LED
- Yes
- Speaker / microphone
- 1 / 1
- TF card slot
- 1
- Tamper alarm
- Yes
- Connection
- 2-wire (two-pin) for power and network
- Power interface
- 1
- Ingress protection
- IP65
- Installation
- Wall-mounted (surface)
- Dimensions (H × W × D)
- 146 × 70 × 23 mm
- Working temperature
- −40 °C to +55 °C
- Storage temperature
- −40 °C to +70 °C
- Working humidity
- 10–90%
Interfaces
- Relay outputs
- 1
- Inputs
- 2
- Wiegand
- 1 channel, input or output (selectable)
- RF reader
- 13.56 MHz
- NFC
- Yes (Android phones)
- Bluetooth
- BLE 5.0
Video
- Sensor
- 1/2.7″ CMOS
- Resolutions
- CIF, VGA, 4CIF, 720p, 1080p
- Maximum resolution
- 1920 × 1080
- Frame rate
- 1080p at 30 fps
- Codec
- H.264
- Viewing angle
- 123° (H) / 69° (V)
- Night mode
- Automatic, with LED illumination
- Minimum illumination
- 0.1 lux
- White balance
- Auto
- Third-party video
- Compatible with NVRs (ONVIF, RTSP)
Audio
- SIP
- SIP v1 (RFC 2543), SIP v2 (RFC 3261)
- Narrowband codecs
- G.711a, G.711μ
- Wideband codec
- G.722
- DTMF
- In-band, out-of-band (RFC 2833), SIP INFO
- Processing
- Echo cancellation, voice activity detection, comfort noise generator
Door entry and capacity
- Relay control
- Relay controlled by DTMF tones
- Camera
- Permanently operational
- Card types
- MIFARE, DESFire EV1 / EV2 / EV3
- Users
- 1,000
- Cards
- 5,000
Network and management
- Protocols
- IPv4, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, DNS, NTP, RTSP, RTP, TCP, UDP, ICMP, DHCP, ARP
- Provisioning
- Auto-provisioning
- Management
- Web portal, configuration backup / restore, firmware upgrade
- Logs
- System logs including door access logs, entry log export, web packet capture
- Access table
- Export / import
Pair it with
Completes a 2-wire video intercom
Monitor
C313W-2 or S562W-2
Akuvox 2-wire indoor monitors answer calls and release the door.
Power hub
Akuvox NS-2
Feeds up to six 2-wire devices from a DIN-rail switch.
Mounting
E12 rain hood or angle bracket
Shelter the doorbell or angle it toward the approach.
Works with
Platforms and integrations
Akuvox 2-wire system
Connects straight to a C313W-2 or S562W-2 indoor monitor, or to an NS-2 switch for multi-device sites.
Akuvox SmartPlus
Calls reach the SmartPlus app through the 2-wire indoor monitor, so residents can answer and unlock from their phone.
NVRs over ONVIF / RTSP
The door camera supports ONVIF and RTSP, so it can be added to a compatible NVR on the same network.
Wiegand access control
The selectable Wiegand port links the card reader to a third-party access controller.
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See it in action
Downloads
Datasheets and guides
Compliance certificates and technical documents are available on request for tenders and installers — send an enquiry.
Answers
Common questions
How is the E12S-2 different from the E12S?
Same compact housing, camera and reader, but the E12S-2 takes power and network over a 2-wire pair instead of Ethernet/PoE, so it can reuse old doorbell or analogue intercom cabling.
What does it connect to?
Akuvox 2-wire indoor monitors (C313W-2, S562W-2) directly, or an Akuvox NS-2 switch when several 2-wire devices share the system.
Do I need a separate power supply at the door?
No. The two-pin connection carries both power and network, fed from the NS-2 switch or the 2-wire indoor monitor's power adapter.
How many cards and users does it hold?
Up to 1,000 users and 5,000 cards (13.56 MHz MIFARE and DESFire EV1 / EV2 / EV3). It does not read 125 kHz EM cards — choose the R20A-2 or R20K-2 for those.
Can it open a gate or door?
Yes. One relay drives a strike or gate lock, triggered by card, NFC, the indoor monitor or the SmartPlus app.
Is it weatherproof?
Yes — IP65, working from −40 °C to +55 °C. Add the E12 rain hood on exposed doors, or the angle bracket where it sits side-on to visitors.
Is an indoor monitor included?
No. This SKU is the doorbell only; the 2-wire monitor and NS-2 switch are sold separately or as part of an Akuvox 2-wire kit.
A slim 2-wire doorbell.
Choose the E12S-2 for houses and townhouses where a compact doorbell suits the entry; the R20A-2 is an aluminium single-button alternative and the R20K-2 adds a keypad.
Installation & safety notice
Low-voltage product (SELV). Powered over the 2-wire pair — the two-pin connection carries both power and network — from an Akuvox NS-2 switch or a 2-wire indoor monitor fed by its power adapter.
When a licensed tradesperson is required. Concealed data and intercom cabling is customer cabling under AS/CA S009 and must be installed by an ACMA-registered cabler. Electric locks, maglocks and lock power supplies may require a licensed electrician or security installer.
The E12S-2 has one relay for a strike or gate lock; power the lock from its own supply and fit a suppression diode across DC lock coils.
- Colour
- Silver
- Capacity
- 1,000 users, 5,000 cards
- Working Temperature
- −40 °C to +55 °C
- Brand
- Akuvox
- Bluetooth
- BLE 5.0
- Protection
- IP65
- Camera
- 2 MP, 1/2.7″ CMOS, 123° (H) / 69° (V)
- Size
- 146 × 70 × 23 mm (H × W × D)
- Warranty
- Australian warranty
- Video
- H.264, up to 1920 × 1080 at 30 fps
- Product Type
- 2-wire SIP video doorbell
- Call Buttons
- 1
- Model
- E12S-2
- Finish
- Black glass top, brushed silver lower panel
- Night Vision
- Light sensor and white-light LED, 0.1 lux
- I/O
- 1 relay, 2 inputs, Wiegand in/out
- Unlock
- 13.56 MHz card, NFC (Android), SmartPlus app, DTMF
- Network & Power
- 2-wire (two-pin) for power and network
- Card Types
- MIFARE, DESFire EV1 / EV2 / EV3
