CSL announces new router partnership with sensing tech specialist OPTEX

OPTEX’s award-winning Intelligent Visual Monitoring Solution is a cost-effective solution that adds video to a monitored alarm system. It consists of an IP device, namely The Bridge, which links sensors or panic buttons to ONVIF cameras, mapping the detection zones to the right cameras and a cloud-based gated portal which is then connected to the Alarm Receiving Centre.

To ensure that The Bridge is always working it needs to be connected. The CSL Router provides secure, reliable and rapidly deployable 4G connectivity, ensuring an always-on service in order to guarantee The Bridge’s resilience.

For all sites where it’s critical to ensure continuous operation, OPTEX recommends its customers to have redundancy and include CSL’s own award-winning solution.

OPTEX can be used with all variants within the CSL Router range including the 4G only or 4G back-up options. Both send data via 4G, in turn providing an instant and encrypted connection to the Internet for those sites where wired broadband is unavailable, impractical or slow.

Private network

The 4G back-up option upgrades the existing broadband service to a private network and provides a reliable failover business solution if the wired broadband goes down. Dual SIM options are available for further redundancy, while the autonomous nature of the CSL Router makes it ideal for rural installations where no wired broadband is available or installations require a dedicated and independent connection.

Commenting on this latest development at the business, CSL’s sales director Rob Evans stated: “We’re delighted to announce OPTEX as our latest partner with the business now taking advantage of the benefits of the CSL Router. It’s part of our ongoing commitment to ensure that our solutions are compatible with leading manufacturers in our sector, offering installers the very best of solutions.”

OPTEX’s sales director Ben Linklater responded: “Connectivity is fundamental for the good functioning of our visual monitoring solution. Security is also key. That being so, a great deal of development work went into making sure the communication between The Bridge and the cloud is secure. Connecting The Bridge to a CSL 4G Router ensures those two critical requirements are always met. It’s a guarantee of constant connectivity as well as an independent and encrypted connection to the Internet.”