Key Digital has released its third-generation update of its KD-WP8 eight-button web-UI-programmable IP control wall plate keypad, featuring increased onboard memory for extended capability. The wall plate now supports Telnet and joins TCP and UDP as protocols the KD-WP8-3 can natively employ to send ASCII or HEX format commands as an IP controller.
"[Telnet is] used by many brands as a sophisticated and secure method for IP control of DSP processors and other products," explained Key Digital VP of product education and experience Jonathon Ferry. "With Telnet, the KD-WP8-3 can be programmed—without writing code or additional hardware—to make a connection with a device to be controlled then send a username and password to gain access to send control commands. Key Digital is firmly committed to ‘playing well with others’—providing interactive control across brand boundaries. Telnet support extends that commitment to a wider range of products.”
