


Push any extra wire behind wall plate before inserting into mounting plate. Insert the Keypad into the mounting plate.Barrel Plug: Connect the power supply by inserting the barrel plug into the black port.This article was first published on SSI sister publication CEPro.WIRE GAUGE MAXIMUM LENGTH BETWEEN POWER SUPPLY AND KEYPAD #24 Up to 50 feet #22 Up to 100 feet #20 Up to 150 feet #18 Up to 250 feet #16 Up to 400 feet

“All devices are 100% remotely managed.”įor example, WiFi credentials can be remotely managed and changed over the cellular network, he explains, “so if a consumer replaces their router, the dealer can re-connect the BAT-Connect to the WiFi network without rolling a truck.”īAT-Connect was demonstrated for the first time at ISC West earlier this month. “In addition, Alula is focused on eliminating truck rolls for our dealers,” Mayne says. The goal is for dealers to have a single SKU on the truck for whatever they encounter in the field. Updates planned for 2019 include added support for Interlogix NX, Interlogix Concord, Simon and Napco Gemini panels.Įventually BAT-Connect will replace Alula’s other universal alarm communicators, including the BAT-LTE (cellular and IP) and BAT WIFI models. The company also claims the BAT-Connect is unique in its ability to auto-detect which panel it is connecting to, making the system virtually “self-programming,” according to Mayne.Īll sensor data – anything with a contact ID – can be incorporated into the programming for alarm and home-automation events.Īt launch, the product will “auto-link” to Honeywell Vista and DSC PowerSeries. There might be one icon for security, one for home automation and one for video.” “Others don’t really bridge services like that. “That unification and merging in a single dashboard is unique to Alula,” he says.
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Like other external communicators, the BAT-Connect sits on an alarm panel’s keypad bus, but unlike other communicators it “allows full access to a mobile suite and the full Connect+ back end with security, home automation and video,” says Alula CEO Brian McLaughlin in an interview with SSI sister publication CE Pro.Īlula VP product management Dave Mayne explains that all security functions and Alula services including video surveillance are exposed in a single, unified user interface. Related: SnapAV Partners With Alula, Clare to Boost Alarm Installer Dealer Base Integrated Security, Surveillance, Automation UI And those accounts will be lost to the original security dealer.Īlula’s BAT-Connect features a 4G/LTE modem (CAT-M1 for seamless 5G migration), IP communications (hardwired and WiFi), and optional Z-Wave card.Īlula uses WiFi not just for Cloud communications but also for creating a local network for IP-connected devices like Alula’s 7-inch touchpad.

Millions of existing alarm subscribers who use these cellular networks as their sole pathway for alarm reporting will find themselves without service in a couple of years. These types of takeover products are becoming increasingly popular now that the sun is setting on CDMA/3G cellular communications (by February 2022 latest). Like that, you have pretty much a full-fledged interactive alarm and home automation system with all the connectivity and back-end services you would expect from Alula’s own panel and Connect+ SHaaS (smart home as a service). Hook it up to a new BAT-Connect Communicator from Alula. PAUL, Minn. - Alula says its new BAT-Connect communicator is the perfect takeover product for existing installs where an alarm panel lacks Z-Wave home automation, interactive services, IP connectivity and/or cellular communications.
