

“That unification and merging in a single dashboard is unique to Alula,” he says.
ALULA BAT CONNECT FULL
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.
