Hikvision Video Intercom Kit DS-KIS612-P

The DS-KIS612-P is Hikvision’s packaged answer to one entrance: door station and indoor station as one part number, not a parts list. The letter that matters is the suffix — in this family the -P marks the PoE variant, so the kit expects network cable and a powered switch port rather than a mains run at each end.

That makes it easy to quote, which is why it gets specified for buildings it was never scoped for. On a villa an intercom is a doorbell with a picture. On anything with more than one household it is also a directory — a name against a button, in the configuration and on a printed strip at the panel — and that list is correct for exactly one day, handover day.

Where it fits

It belongs where the entrance is single and the occupancy stable: a villa gate, a private office door, an owner-occupied flat — one household, no list to keep.

Shared entrances are where it goes wrong. A tenant leaves in March, a flat sells in June, two brothers want both names on one button, a woman upstairs wants hers off entirely. Nobody prices that. Ask before quoting: who owns the list, does a change need an engineer or can a trained caretaker do it, and what does each one cost. An intercom directory is a maintenance contract wearing the costume of a hardware purchase. A building where every name change means a paid callout carries a panel full of wrong names within two years, and residents then stop trusting the buttons and tell visitors to ring their mobile from the street — at which point the system the client paid for is decorative. Where an entrance serves several households, that upkeep belongs in the quote; the DS-KD8003-IME1 modular door station is where that conversation starts.

Before you order — three things to confirm

• Who maintains the directory. Agree in writing at handover who updates resident names, by what method, and whether that is covered by a service agreement or billed per visit.
• The network path. A -P kit lands on structured cabling and a powered switch port. Confirm the cable route to the door position and where that switch lives.
• Household count. Confirm how many households this entrance must call, today and once the top floor is finished, then quote against that.

Technical specifications

• Manufacturer: Hikvision
• Model: DS-KIS612-P
• Operation system: LINUX
• Processor: Embeded high performance processor
• Supplement light: IR light, up to 3 m
• Resolution: Main stream: 4MP(2688x1520P), 2MP(1920x1080P), 1MP(1280x720P); Sub stream: 2MP(1920x1080P), 1MP(1280x720P), 0.3MP(640x480P)
• Lens: 1
• FOV: Horizontal: 150°; Vertical: 75°
• Video compression standard: H.264; H.265; MJPEG
• Volume adjustment: Adjustable
• Audio Performance: 50cm 80dB (Maximum: 50cm 83dB)
• User capacity: 2000
• Card capacity: 6000
• Wi-Fi: 2.4GHz
• Bluetooth: Supported
• Wi-Fi Protocol: IEEE802.11b; IEEE802.11g; IEEE802.11n; IEEE802.11ax
• Wi-Fi Type: WiFi 6
• Card Type: M1 Card
• Card reading frequency: 13.56 MHz
• Authentication mode: Card; Bluetooth; PIN Code; Hik-Connect; Indoor Station
• Card Reading Distance: M1card:2to2.5cm
• Network interface: 1 RJ-45, 10/100 Mbps self-adaptive
• Exit button: 1
• Lock control: 2 relay, Max. 30 VDC 2 A
• RS-485: 1
• Door contact input: 1
• Alarm input: 4(includeExit button and Door contact input)
• Alarm output: 0
• TAMPER: 1
• TF card: Support TF card, up to 128 G
• Supported TF Format: FAT32; exFAT
• Button: 1 physical button(s)
• Indicator: 3

Figures from Hikvision’s published datasheet. We confirm the revision in stock when we quote.

Compatibility

Whether a given indoor station, door station or software version mixes with the revision in stock is a firmware question rather than a brand question, so confirm it against the datasheet before you quote. Being PoE, the kit must also suit the network it lands on — check free powered ports and the switch model with us.

What’s in the box

Hikvision revises kit contents without notice, so we do not publish a packing list. Assume nothing beyond the units: no lock, power supply, exit button, mounting box or cabling belongs in your bill of materials unless you quoted it. Contents for the current revision are confirmed on the order.

Common questions

Who updates the resident names when a tenant changes, and is it chargeable?
Whoever holds administrator access to the configuration — your installer, or someone at the building trained and given credentials. If that was never arranged it defaults to the installer, and the visit is chargeable like any callout. Settle it at handover: either the building does it itself, or you agree a rate in advance.

Does a name change need someone at the panel?
Treat it as two jobs: the entry in the configuration, and the printed labelling a visitor actually reads at the door. Even where the configuration needs no visit, the strip does.

What if the installer who configured it moves on?
The list ends up frozen behind credentials nobody at the building holds, and the usual outcome is a reset and full reconfiguration at the client’s cost. Have the credentials and saved configuration handed over in writing at completion.

Genuine Hikvision from the authorized Hikvision agent in Egypt, official manufacturer warranty of 1 to 5 years depending on the product, delivery across Egypt, and professional installation in Cairo & Giza, priced after a site assessment. For project quantities, installation or a site review, call 16454.