Centurion® Defender: VARDA Replacement Systems

    Modern-day VARDA (Voice-Activated Radio-Dispatched Alarm) replacement to expand law enforcement's reach.

    Free DemoCenturion Elite
    Centurion Defender portable alarm unit in its rugged carrying case

    Portable, flexible, and powerful.

    For almost 50 years, law enforcement agencies around the country have relied on dated technology such as Voice-Activated Radio-Dispatched Alarms (VARDA) and other devices to expand their policing reach. While groundbreaking at the time, technological advancements and evolving radio systems have made much of this technology outdated and less effective today.

    A need still exists for technology that can improve response times and give agencies an expanded reach, balanced against often limited budgets. Centurion® Defender brings tried and proven policing technology into the next generation.

    With the most advanced sensor offering of any product on the market, there is no policing task too specialized for the Defender to tackle. Cellular connectivity ensures the Defender will work wherever you need it.

    Centurion Defender portable alarm unit in its rugged carrying case

    Wireless alarms, relayed over cellular to the Centurion Elite®.

    Centurion Defender, the replacement for VARDA, uses an internal cellular router to relay wireless alarms back to the Centurion Elite®.

    1. 01Step 1

      Sensor alarms

      Paired with a cellular connection, Defender acts as a portable router for our 900 MHz wireless sensors and receives their alarm packets.
    2. 02Step 2

      Defender relays

      Defender forwards the alarm packets across the cellular network to the Centurion Elite®.
    3. 03Step 3

      Elite responds

      The Centurion Elite® receives the alarm and initiates the proper response.
    4. 04Always

      Health monitored

      Each Defender’s health is monitored by the Centurion Elite®, so customers are notified instantly if a unit goes offline or switches to battery backup.

    Built to extend your reach.

    01

    Portable deployment

    Portable packaging allows limitless deployment opportunities and removes the Elite’s geographic boundaries.
    02

    Every wireless sensor

    Uses all current and future wireless sensors remotely.
    03

    One radio, many units

    A single law enforcement radio can support multiple Defender units.
    04

    Remote deactivation

    Remote deactivation of alarms from the web interface.
    05

    Single interface

    Manage multiple Defenders from a single user interface.
    06

    Unit health alarms

    Health alarms include lost connectivity, battery switchover and low system battery.

    Anywhere you need to extend your reach.

    Extreme domestic violence cases, theft, repeat break-ins, and anywhere else you need to extend your reach. For escalated cases needing a full in-home system with intrusion sensors plus personal panic buttons, Defender may be the best option.

    Technical specifications

    Power
    Standard 120 V; 12 V system backup battery; 8-hour run time under standard operating conditions.
    Network
    Response Technologies preferred cellular network (Verizon); compatible with all large carriers; DHCP compatible; UDP data transmissions; bandwidth benchmark avg. less than 2,500 bytes/second for a 500-sensor system and 10 Defenders.
    Dimensions
    16" L x 6.87" W x 13" H
    Weight
    16.5 lb

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    Ready to replace your VARDA units?

    See how Centurion Defender and the Centurion Elite® extend your agency's reach.

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