Enhancing Residence Hall Security with Modern Technology
Access control and video surveillance are key ways you can protect your college campus residence halls.
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7 Essentials of a Modern Campus Residence Hall Security Platform
- Secure, identity-based credentials — Access is conditional based on an individual’s profile and can be temporarily or permanently changed or revoked as required, without issuing new keys.
- An intuitive, unified graphic user interface – Data from sensors, cameras, controllers, and other hardware are displayed in an easy-to-navigate display, such as a map view of the campus.
- A lockdown interface – A single button or a single switch (could be a physical button or a button on a mobile device) to lock down a zone or an entire campus and alert your campus community if there is an emergency.
- An open platform – A software system that is compatible with a wide variety of hardware so you can choose components that meet your needs, and you don’t need to replace your whole system to add new technology as the campus overall needs change.
- Scalable systems – A system that allows you to adjust, add, change, or remove elements as needs evolve and change.
- Smart, low-tech solutions – Protective film added to ground floor windows to make them more resistant to break-in attempts, improve lighting, and prune shrubbery to improve sight lines.
- Unified campus security – Residence hall security is supported in the overall security system and approach on campus, and not alone in a disconnected silo.
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