Optex Announces PoE IP Encoder to Ease Integration of Optex Sensors with VMS and NVRs

    CHINO, CA, March 22, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The new PIE-1 Alarm IP Encoder from Optex provides the dual functions of PoE power delivery to remote Optex devices and conversion of alarm signals to an IP protocol for delivery to video management systems or network video recorders. The PIE-1 provides support for Optex sensors in security systems using VMS and NVRs through vendor- unique API.

The device can be used in a number of ways:

- PoE (Power over Ethernet) only: to power remotely the Optex Redscan laser scanner provides IP alarm signals natively and requires no conversion encoding. The PIE-1 supports both PoE and PoE Plus, switching automatically between them as required by the sensor.

- IP Encoder and PoE: The PIE-1 both converts the alarm signal to IP and powers the remote device. This is the typical mode for use with Optex Redwall passive infrared detector and Fiber Defender optical fiber-based perimeter security systems from an Optex subsidiary Fiber SenSys.

For more information on the Optex PIE-1 visit booth 9039 at the ISC West International Security Conference and Exposition in Las Vegas, NV, March 28-30, 2012.

About Optex
Optex Co., Ltd, is a global leader in indoor and outdoor security sensors, including hardwired and wireless outdoor detectors and photobeams, specialized sensors to trigger CCTV systems, and a one-of-a-kind Class-1 laser detector for high security applications. Founded in 1979 and headquartered in Otsu, Japan, with sales and marketing subsidiaries worldwide, Optex also provides sensor solutions for access control, industrial quality control and safety, and environmental monitoring.

For more information on Optex perimeter solutions, visit www.optexamerica.com/redwall.

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