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CIAS Multisphera
CIAS Multisphera

One platform, secure and ready to grow.

Multisphera brings CIAS perimeter protection systems together in one environment. See every sensor on the synoptic and on the map, take charge of alarms, keep the history. On the site network, not in the cloud.

90-day trial with every feature, through your CIAS installer.

Illustration from the CIAS presentation: a protected site, with the perimeter, the security systems connected to Multisphera and the control room

Multisphera in numbers

24 months

of events at hand

Then in a local archive, verified and restorable.

90 days

of full trial

Every feature and subscription, from the first start.

1,280

sensors per server

Up to 640 channels in a single installation.

Perpetual

licence

Only the optional subscriptions are time-limited.

Why Multisphera

From today’s challenges to the answers

Challenges

  • Several systems, each configured separately
  • Manual updates, on request
  • Physical licences on USB dongles
  • Ever stricter cybersecurity requirements

Answers

  • One environment for every CIAS device
  • Signed updates and security patches for every installation
  • Digital licences activated online or with a file
  • Security by design and advanced features with CyberShield
Multisphera at a glance

Six points

Unified platform

Every CIAS device in one environment, with central configuration and import from IB-System IP.

Built-in security

HTTPS, deny-by-default permissions and a retained event log; with CyberShield, two-factor authentication and a tamper-evident audit trail.

Digital licences

Perpetual, distributed along the channel, activated online or with a file, even on isolated sites.

Open ecosystem

CIAS02, CIAS03 and CIAS04 outputs for integration with the main VMS such as Genetec and Avigilon.

Modern interface

In the browser, responsive, with light and dark theme, 10 languages and a built-in interactive guide.

Signed updates

Security advisories and patches for every installation, with or without a subscription.

One dashboard, on every screen

From the control room to the technician’s tablet

Responsive web interface, on every device connected to the site network. No app to install.

Sphera-Core synoptic: tree of terminal servers and sensors, status grid and latest events
Sphera-Core, synoptic. Screenshot from the test system; network addresses blurred.
For those who watch

See where, act at once, keep a record

  • The exact spot. On the synoptic and on the site map the alarm appears where it was triggered.
  • Taking charge. The operator acknowledges the event with a reason.
  • A record remains. Events and acknowledgements stay in the log: 24 months online, then in the archive.
  • Only what is needed. Each operator sees and does only what their role allows.
Sphera-Core event log: list of events with date, type, source and sensor, filters and export
Sphera-Core, event log. Screenshot from the test system; network addresses blurred.
Licences along the channel

The licence is created by CIAS and moves down one level at a time

At each step the recipient approves. Only the end user activates.

  1. 1CIAScreates
  2. 2Branchapproves and assigns
  3. 3Distributorapproves and assigns
  4. 4Installer/integratorapproves and assigns
  5. 5End userapproves and activates
Partner area

The portal is the channel’s workspace

Licences, activations, software and firmware downloads, users, subscriptions and tickets, in one place.

  • Accounts are created by the level above, with an e-mail invitation
  • Sign-in with two-factor authentication
  • Available in 10 languages
CIAS portal: a branch dashboard with licences to approve, active licences, connected systems and expiry dates
Portal cias-multisphera.com, branch view. Sample data.
Availability

What is here today, what is coming

Current version: Multisphera 1.0.0.

Available
  • Sphera-Core, the evolution of IB-System IP
  • Sphera-Twin, high availability
  • Tuner, also from smartphones and tablets
  • LiveMap
  • Digital licences, online and offline
  • CyberShield
  • Sphera+ Base and Sphera+ Gold
  • IP-Doorway and IP-Doorway2 terminal servers
  • CIAS02, CIAS03 and CIAS04 outputs
  • WebAPI over HTTPS
  • Built-in interactive guide
  • Interface in 10 languages
Coming soon
  • Channel encryption with IP-Doorway2
  • Native connectors (Genetec, OnGuard, BACnet)
  • Integration with Milestone
  • Synapses
  • Performeter
  • Predictive maintenance
  • SiouxPro2
Frequently asked questions

In short

Does Multisphera need the Internet?
No. It runs on a server on the site network and must not be exposed to the Internet. The portal is used for licences and updates and also works with files, from a bridge PC.
Does the licence expire?
No, it is perpetual. Only the CyberShield and Sphera+ subscriptions have an end date.
How do I become a partner?
Contact CIAS: the portal has no public sign-up and accounts are created by the level above.

All questions

Join the Multisphera network

Installers, integrators and distributors: find out how to work with CIAS.