Product Manual

Connex CS

Overview

A monitor can be used as standalone device or be networked to a central station

(Connex CS). This section describes communication between the monitor and the

central station.

Monitors communicate with the central station through hardwired Ethernet and wireless

networks. The diagram below shows monitors connected to the central station.

Wired monitors

(Ethernet

connection)

2. Wireless

monitors

3. Wireless access

point

4. Network

5. Central station

The central station provides centralized monitoring of connected monitors. This central

monitoring system supports the communication of continuously monitored and

intermittently acquired (episodic) data, patient vital-sign alarms, and technical equipment

alerts, as well as the review and printing of all stored data.

Communication between the monitor and the central station is bi-directional but varies

based on the active profile and selected advanced settings. In all profiles, for example,

episodic patient data can be saved and sent to the central station, but in the Continuous

Monitoring profile, patient vital-signs data streams to the central station automatically

when the monitor is connected. You can enable or disable automatic connection to the