Public Sector - Education

Safeguard Your Entire Campus

Safety and security solutions must protect your campus network and physical environment too. Working with local law enforcement, facilities, and IT, colleges and universities can mitigate risks to student records, better control access to the network, and help prevent unwarranted disturbances.

Cisco solutions take a holistic approach to security by converging your physical safety systems and network infrastructures. The results are lower costs, better communications and collaboration, and greater overall security.

Converged Networks mean Safer Campuses

Systems that enhance physical safety on your campus are a critical investment. Working with campus police to deploy monitoring systems, paging systems, phone systems, and radio systems are also important to safety of your facility. And while all these systems do their job well, they lack the ability to interoperate with one another and communicate with first responders.

Cisco Safety Solutions for Higher Education make it easy for colleges and universities to use the power of their IP network to enhance campus safety. This unique solution set provides networked services across campuses to support safety plans outlined by campus and community police. Take a look at the table below to learn more about Cisco Networked Services and their benefits.

Networked Services and Benefits

Networked Services	Benefits
Video surveillance Monitor activities across your campus environment to prevent, deter, detect, and respond to safety incidents.	Provides maximum flexibility for campus camera placement without additional wiring Enables immediate monitoring for prompt response and resolution Enables central or remote monitoring of video by emergency personnel Saves money and time for system maintenance and operations
Unified communications Provides common communication platform for enhanced inbound and outbound communications.	Provides one-touch phone access to first responders Enables emergency alerting to multiple devices via SMS text, voice, video, etc. Delivers advanced 911 services to improve response Easily integrates your communication systems with your public safety answering points and first responder agencies Lowers number of dedicated phone lines to reduce overall infrastructure costs
Radio interoperability Modular and integrated platform links radios and communication devices of campus security personnel with administrators and local first responders.	Enhances operational effectiveness and helps protect property Provides communications interoperability between wired and wireless networks Easily activates predefined security plans with a single click
Digital signage Post safety messages, monitoring information, and more to students and faculty across campus.	Create, publish, and distribute emergency information across your campus for instant, coordinated communication Increase flexibility and lower operational costs over standalone systems Scale your message across campus(es) to thousands of devices Deliver robust video over the network
Desktop video Develop and distribute customized training for students, faculty, and staff.	Help ensure all staff, faculty, and students know how to respond to various incidents Quickly and easily update training materials
Location services Track wireless-enabled devices and tag assets (non-wireless-enabled devices) across campus using online maps.	Improve recovery of missing items Reduce replacement equipment costs and improve inventory management Reduce financial liability by minimizing loss of campus equipment Location services can easily include visitor management
Campus transportation Monitor and track campus shuttles during travel to, from, and across campus.	Provide remote video monitoring capabilities to campus police and first responders Accelerate response to safety incidents on campus shuttles
Visitor management systems Automatically log visitors in and out of buildings and capture credentials.	Eliminate inefficient, paper-based logging systems Maintain an accurate visitor record for auditing and safety-incident reporting Automatically identify unwanted visitors and deny them access to campus buildings Reduce personnel resources needed to help with visitor registration
Access control Control who enters campus buildings.	Reduce unauthorized access to campus buildings Lock down area remotely to isolate safety incident Reduce personnel requirements for entry monitoring Receive an accurate log about who enters your buildings
Building system monitoring Monitor alarms, climate control, and other building systems.	Identify incidents and trigger appropriate policy-based response Reduce personnel requirements for building system monitoring Eliminate the need for multiple costly proprietary systems
Acoustic and motion sensors Detect motion and sounds that trigger appropriate safety response.	Reduce manual building checks and enhance campus patrolling Trigger predefined responses to reduce response time

Physical security is a top priority for school districts. Learn more about Cisco Physical Security Solutions to Improve School Safety

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