Insight LPR understands that security is a top priority for educational institutions. The company’s advanced License Plate Recognition (LPR) technology provides a proactive solution to strengthen campus security and streamline operations, ensuring a safer environment for students, staff, and visitors.
Insight LPR Director of Sales Desiree McCarthy. Photo courtesy of Insight LPR
With Insight LPR’s system, schools can automate vehicle access control, track movements, and receive real-time alerts for any unauthorized or suspicious vehicles entering school grounds. This powerful technology reduces manual monitoring efforts and gives security teams immediate, actionable insights.
In this interview with Campus Safety, Insight LPR Director of Sales Desiree McCarthy discusses what sets her company’s MX Defender line of fixed LPR cameras apart from other solutions. She also talks about the features of Insight LPR’s mobile LPR cameras.
Campus Safety: What is the top video surveillance system from Insight LPR, and what makes it special? How does it apply to healthcare facilities, schools and/or higher education security, public safety and/or emergency management?
Desiree McCarthy: What truly sets our MX Defender line of fixed LPR cameras apart from traditional CCTV is its advanced technology that not only captures high-quality images of license plates but also identifies the vehicle’s make, model, and color in real time. Additionally, this information is instantly cross-referenced with law enforcement databases, allowing our system to provide immediate alerts if a flagged or stolen vehicle is detected—often within just 8 seconds. This system enhances security in healthcare facilities, schools, and public safety sectors by monitoring vehicle access, preventing unauthorized entry, and enabling rapid responses to potential threats.
CS: What other products or offerings would you like to highlight, and what are some of their qualities and benefits?
McCarthy: Aside from our fixed cameras, we also offer mobile LPR cameras and our backend software, MX Guardian.
Our mobile LPR cameras install on your security vehicles, capturing license plates as they patrol around. This setup lets you monitor wider areas in real time, especially where fixed cameras might miss. Your security team can automatically scan and record plates without any extra effort, quickly spotting potential threats.
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Working with mobile cameras is our powerful backend software, MX Guardian. If you’re trying to find a vehicle with limited info—like a red pickup truck seen near an incident—MX Guardian lets you filter and locate matches based on time and location. You can access historical data on license plates, vehicle types, colors, and more, which is super helpful for investigations. With an intuitive interface and secure cloud access, you can get critical information anytime, anywhere.
Together, our mobile LPR cameras and MX Guardian boost your security operations and speed up response times, helping you keep things safe and secure.
CS: How does Insight LPR and its offerings address the needs of hospitals, schools and/or universities?
McCarthy: Basically, across all these sectors, the common benefits are that we provide comprehensive coverage without needing a bunch of extra resources. Our system lets security personnel focus on responding to incidents rather than just monitoring, which makes their jobs more efficient. We’ve designed our tools to be really user-friendly, so accessing critical information is straightforward. Plus, with secure, cloud-based data access, authorized staff can quickly get the info they need while keeping sensitive data safe.
By leveraging advanced technology in practical ways, we help hospitals, schools, and universities create safer environments for everyone—patients, students, staff, and visitors. We’re committed to customizing our solutions to meet each institution’s specific needs, and we’d be more than happy to provide more information or set up a demonstration if you’re interested.
CS: What else is new or noteworthy about your company for 2025?
McCarthy: Earlier this year, we rolled out our new solar-powered license plate recognition camera, MX Defender S. It gives you all the same advanced LPR features but runs entirely on solar energy—meaning no need for electrical wiring. This saves a bunch on infrastructure and labor costs since you don’t have to worry about running power to each installation site. It’s a super cost-effective way to enhance security, especially in areas where installing electrical lines would be expensive or just not practical. Plus, our solar camera lets you deploy faster and more affordably, so you can expand your security coverage without blowing your budget.
CS: What is Insight LPR’s overall value proposition to schools, universities and/or hospitals? Why should they do business with you?
McCarthy: We provide cost-effective security solutions tailored to their needs. Using cutting-edge license plate recognition technology—including mobile cameras on security vehicles and our cost-saving solar-powered cameras—we enhance security through real-time monitoring and quick identification of unauthorized vehicles.
Our backend software MX Guardian, allows you to conduct efficient investigations, even when you have limited info, which speeds up response times during incidents. By combining advanced tech with practical applications, we effectively tackle specific security challenges without breaking the bank, making us a valuable partner for these institutions.
CS: Is there anything else you would like to add?
McCarthy: Our mission at Insight LPR is to make communities safer by connecting law enforcement agencies, retailers, neighborhoods and campuses. We believe that by fostering these connections through our advanced license plate recognition technology, we can create a network of shared information that enhances security for everyone involved. By enabling real-time alerts and facilitating collaboration among these key sectors, we’re helping to build safer environments where people can live, work, and learn with greater peace of mind. We’re passionate about making a positive impact and are committed to using our technology to bring communities together in the pursuit of safety. insightlpr.com
