Student and Faculty Security
The Challenge:
Even more critical than enabling network access is providing a safe school environment. Recent tragic events highlight the growing need for campus security for faculty and students. Video surveillance can significantly increase security when placed at school entry points and throughout the facility, perhaps even acting as a deterrent. While IP video cameras are inexpensive, the expense of laying cable throughout a facility as well as around the perimeter of a campus can forestall needed improvements in school safety.
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The Solution:
Wireless LANs and wireless bridges eliminate the expense of extensive cable pulling. From the main administration building,
wireless bridges provide connectivity to the campus perimeter. Network cameras with wireless Ethernet adapters
placed on lampposts, school fences, or any other surveillance point transmit back to wireless access points. Inside the
school, wireless access points provide a similar function, allowing cameras to be placed inside hallways, libraries and
classrooms, with a wireless Ethernet adapter connecting the camera to the wireless access point. All video, indoors and
outdoors, is brought back to a central point for monitoring and recording.
As an added benefit, campus security personnel who must also patrol the campus can do so without losing visual contact
with all monitored locations. By using an inexpensive PDA, personnel can carry video feeds – and even remotely control
camera position.