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Akuvox E12S in black is a compact single-button SIP video doorbell for houses, townhouses and apartment entries. 2 MP wide-angle camera, 13.56 MHz card and NFC reader, one lock relay and an IP65 body, powered by PoE over a single cable.
- ✓2 MP camera, 123° (H) / 69° (V), 1080p at 30 fps, white-light LED for night calls
- ✓13.56 MHz MIFARE / DESFire reader and NFC (Android); 1,000 users, 5,000 cards
- ✓1 relay, 2 inputs and Wiegand for a door strike, exit button or controller
- ✓PoE 802.3af or 12 V DC · IP65 · 146 × 70 × 23 mm · SIP and ONVIF
A slim video doorbell on one cable.
2 MP, PoE, IP65.
The AK-E12S-BLACK is Akuvox’s E12S in black: the award-winning E12 single-button doorbell in its wired Ethernet version. One cable carries data and 802.3af PoE, so the door station is powered and networked from the switch.
This SKU is the door station only.
You receive the black E12S surface-mount doorbell. Indoor monitors, rain hood, angle bracket, power supply and lock hardware are sold separately.
- Akuvox E12S doorbell (black)
- Wall-mounting hardware
- Quick-start guide
- Compatible Akuvox indoor monitor, SmartPlus app or SIP endpoint
- PoE 802.3af switch or injector (or a 12 V DC supply)
- Electric strike or maglock and lock PSU if the door is released
- E12 rain hood or angle bracket where the door is exposed
One button. Every way in.
Visitors press once and the call rings an Akuvox monitor or the SmartPlus app. Residents skip the call — tap a card, tap an Android phone (NFC), or unlock from the app.

Camera
See who is there, day or night.
A 2 MP 1/2.7″ CMOS camera covers 123° horizontally and 69° vertically and streams H.264 up to 1920 × 1080 at 30 fps.
A light sensor switches on the white-light LED for night calls, down to 0.1 lux. Echo cancellation keeps two-way audio clear on a busy street.
Access
Card, phone or NFC.
The 13.56 MHz reader takes MIFARE and DESFire EV1 / EV2 / EV3 credentials, Android phones unlock over NFC, and the station also has Bluetooth (BLE 5.0). The station holds 1,000 users and 5,000 cards.
One relay releases a strike or maglock; two inputs take an exit button and door sensor, and the Wiegand port is selectable as input or output.
Built for outside
IP65 in a 23 mm profile.
146 × 70 × 23 mm, IP65, rated −40 °C to +60 °C, with a tamper alarm. The slim plate fits a door frame or narrow pier.
Add the E12 rain hood on exposed doors, or the angle bracket to turn the camera towards the path.
How it works
From button press to open door.
01
Mount
Fix the station to the door frame or pier. Add the E12 rain hood on exposed elevations or the angle bracket to aim the camera.
02
One cable
Run Cat5e/Cat6 with 802.3af PoE to the RJ45, or use a local 12 V DC supply.
03
Register
Pair it with Akuvox indoor monitors, SmartPlus or your SIP PBX and enrol cards and users.
04
Test the door
Press the button, check the picture day and night, and confirm the relay releases the lock.
At a glance
Key specs — AK-E12S-BLACK
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- Finish
- Black glass and black brushed 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
- I/O
- 1 relay, 2 inputs, Wiegand in/out, tamper
- Network
- RJ45 10/100 Mbps (no Wi-Fi)
- Power
- PoE IEEE 802.3af or 12 V DC
- Protection
- IP65, −40 °C to +60 °C
- Size
- 146 × 70 × 23 mm (H × W × D)
- Warranty
- Australian warranty
- Brand
- Akuvox
- Reference
- AK-E12S-BLACK
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
- Ethernet
- RJ45, 10/100 Mbps adaptive
- Power
- IEEE 802.3af PoE, or 12 V DC connector when not using PoE
- Ingress protection
- IP65
- Installation
- Wall-mounted (surface)
- Dimensions (H × W × D)
- 146 × 70 × 23 mm
- Working temperature
- −40 °C to +60 °C
- Storage temperature
- −40 °C to +70 °C
- Working humidity
- 10–90%
- Operating system
- Linux
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
Builds a complete front-door system
Indoor
Akuvox indoor monitor
Residents answer, see the visitor and release the door from an Akuvox SIP indoor monitor or the SmartPlus app.
Weather
E12 rain hood
Shelters the plate on an exposed door. The E12 angle bracket turns the camera towards the approach.
Credentials
MIFARE cards and fobs
Akuvox 13.56 MHz cards and key fobs work with the E12 reader once enrolled.
Lock
Electric strike / maglock
The relay switches your lock power supply. Strike, maglock and lock PSU are separate items.
Works with
Platforms and integrations
Akuvox SmartPlus
Residents answer the E12S, see the visitor and open the door from the SmartPlus app on iOS or Android.
SIP PBX and indoor monitors
Standard SIP v1 / v2 lets it call Akuvox indoor monitors, IP phones or extensions on your own PBX.
NVRs over ONVIF / RTSP
Record the 1080p door camera on an ONVIF or RTSP-capable NVR alongside your CCTV.
Wiegand access control
The selectable Wiegand port sends card reads to, or takes them from, 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
What is the difference between E12S and E12W?
Same housing, camera and reader. E12W adds dual-band Wi-Fi 6 (2.4 / 5 GHz) alongside RJ45; E12S is the wired Ethernet version. This listing is the E12S — it has no Wi-Fi.
Is there a silver version?
Yes. The E12 comes in silver (black glass over a brushed silver panel) and all black. This listing is black; the silver E12S is a separate SKU.
How is it powered?
IEEE 802.3af PoE over the network cable, or a local 12 V DC supply.
Which cards does it read?
13.56 MHz MIFARE and DESFire EV1 / EV2 / EV3 cards and fobs, plus NFC from Android phones. It does not read 125 kHz EM cards. It stores up to 1,000 users and 5,000 cards.
Can I open the door from my phone?
Yes. SmartPlus app users can answer calls and unlock from anywhere, and Android phones can also unlock over NFC at the door.
Will it record to my NVR?
Yes. The E12S supports ONVIF and RTSP, so most ONVIF-capable NVRs can add the 1080p door camera as a channel.
How high should it be mounted?
Akuvox's drawings put the camera centre 1,500 mm above the ground. Add the E12 rain hood on exposed doors, or the angle bracket when the doorbell sits side-on to visitors.
Is an indoor monitor included?
No. Pair it with a compatible Akuvox indoor monitor, the SmartPlus app or any SIP endpoint.
A compact doorbell for every front door.
Choose E12S when the door already has a network cable and you want one-cable PoE — or E12W when it does not.
Installation & safety notice
Low-voltage product (SELV). Power from IEEE 802.3af PoE or a 12 V DC supply. Treat as SELV low-voltage equipment.
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.
- Power
- PoE 802.3af or 12 V DC
- Colour
- Black
- Capacity
- 1,000 users, 5,000 cards
- Working Temperature
- −40 °C to +60 °C
- Brand
- Akuvox
- Bluetooth
- BLE 5.0
- Protection
- IP65
- Camera
- 2 MP, 1/2.7″ CMOS, 123° (H) / 69° (V)
- Network
- RJ45 10/100 Mbps Ethernet
- Size
- 146 × 70 × 23 mm (H × W × D)
- Warranty
- Australian warranty
- Video
- H.264, up to 1920 × 1080 at 30 fps
- Product Type
- SIP video doorbell
- Call Buttons
- 1
- Model
- E12S
- Finish
- Black glass and black brushed 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
- Card Types
- MIFARE, DESFire EV1 / EV2 / EV3
