Welch Allyn 6000 Series Connex Vital Signs Monitor - User Manual - Manual (Page 57)

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.
1. 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 to the central station. You can enable or disable
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