This standalone, 30W, IP-enabled smart audio IP horn speaker helps to proactively deter crime by responding to real-time events with automated and manual voice alerts. The IP66-rated housing has a built-in microphone and alarm input and is ideal for challenging outdoor environmental conditions with high ambient noise. The speaker supports digital signal processing (DSP) for clearer sound, has a built-in memory to support pre-recorded messages, and can play music, loud ringing, voice paging, and notifications with live speech. The speaker is fully integrated with DW Spectrum IPVMS and supported IP cameras and can integrate easily with 3rd party access control, analytics, and VoIP (supporting SIP) via open standards. The DW smart audio speaker is an ideal, scalable, and flexible approach to system design.