Gallagher SMB vs CC

Understanding the main differences between the Gallagher SMB and Gallagher Command Centre solutions.

What are the commonalities?

The Controller 6000 is the same as CC (except for how it connects to its server; SNTP, DHCP, DNS and Websocket to Cloud microservice instead of BOOTP and CC Server)​

• All H-Bus devices (I/O Boards, Readers) are the same as CC, except we don't yet support all of them (e.g. plug-in modules)​. Therefore, all the things it can do and how it does it are the same, BUT we present it to the user in a simpler way. For example:​

• • CC Access Zones and Doors are wrapped up into a single SMB concept of a Door​

  • CC Alarm Zones are SMB Areas​

  • In SMB, every user has their own Access Group​

What are the main differences?

• CC gains its incredible flexibility by providing lots of pieces, each highly configurable and assumes nothing about how it might be used. The downside of this is that even basic things like getting a controller on-line require quite a bit of configuration ('programming') by a qualified Installer.​

• The SMB system works 'out of the box' and the only configurable options are what are necessary.

• To help achieve this we present simplified concepts for Areas, Doors, etc and the goal is very fast installation requiring reduced training yet with a high success rate.​

• The SMB system is not sold in parts, but as a 'kit' that you can screw to a wall, plug in Ethernet and power, scan a QR code and have a functioning site in literally a few minutes!​