Easy to drive and immersive control is enabled through the Alula App, available for iOS and Android devices. This allows security professionals to offer the most popular security system upgrade: video.
It is also compatible with planned 5G network specifications. To access cellular communication, BAT-Connect leverages the common 4G LTE Network. With the new era of 5G upon us, the BAT-Connect is a future-proof communicator for system takeovers.
The WiFi radio connects directly to a broadband router and also creates a Wi-Fi access point for the Alula touchpad, enabling security and automation professionals to appeal to today’s customers by upgrading legacy keypads inside the home. The BAT-Connect links to the robust Alula network using Ethernet, Wi-Fi or LTE cellular. Three paths of Wide-Area Network (WAN) connectivity ensure the system never goes offline. With the simple-to-install BAT-Connect, security dealers have an easy upgrade for 15 million compatible security systems online today. Updates planned for 2019 include added support for Interlogix NX, Interlogix Concord, Simon and Napco Gemini panels. With broad support for common panels, BAT-Connect auto-links to Honeywell Vista and DSC PowerSeries. BAT-Connect offers the same tools and app-driven interface popularized by the Connect+ panel, providing one unified solution for both new installs and takeovers.
With the new communicator, professional security and automation providers will cut install time and simplify operations as they streamline their takeover business. “The BAT-Connect combines the latest cellular, Ethernet and Wi-Fi technologies into one device, delivering the most innovative and versatile communicator in the industry.” “Our progressive partners are seeking efficient and cost-effective solutions to take over legacy systems that require an upgrade,” said Brian McLaughlin, CEO of Alula. Because BAT-Connect uses IP as its first form of communication with cell as an optional backup, it doesn’t have the same vulnerability to sunsets as cell-only communicators. Upgrading aging security systems will enable dealers to increase recurring monthly revenue and retain more accounts. Powered by the encrypted, lightning-fast Alula network, system control is delivered instantly to the smart devices that customers already use and love. The product was awarded a New Product Showcase Award in the Residential and Monitoring Solutions category at ISC West.īeyond solving the looming problem of the CDMA network sunset, the intuitive BAT-Connect device smartly bridges intrusion security, video and automation with the Alula iOS or Android App to give security professionals a path to instantly modernize their customers’ experience. PAUL, MN – AP–Alula, the leader in smart security and automation systems for professional installers and the award-winning inventors of the Connect+ Platform, announced today the release of the BAT-Connect Communicator, a device that easily upgrades legacy security platforms and modernizes the mobile experience. Easy Programming: The easiest platform to learn, operate and manage.ST.Untap RMR: Increase attachment rates with smartphone control, cameras and automation.
Quick Install: Offer the quickest to install system in the industry and increase technician productivity.For Professional Security Dealers looking for a simple and high-value smart security system, Alula’s Connect+ is straightforward to learn, operate and manage.īuilt for a wide range of residential and small business applications, its unique wireless design makes it effortless for alarm dealers to maximize their time and save money by leveraging the industry’s quickest installation and 5G-ready, on-demand cellular technology.