The Advanced Technology College in Florida, with a 120,000-square-foot campus, boasts state-of-the-art equipment in multiple smart classrooms.

Ensuring the safety of students and staff, monitoring activities at the campus, and preventing loss were primary concerns. Also, their existing third-party monitoring system fees and dedicated phone lines for fire alarm control panels represented large operating costs that should be reduced.

The college needed a security system that offered reliable protection over an extensive perimeter, even though the metal and concrete infrastructure proved to be a hurdle for radio frequency devices communicating to a wireless repeater. They also needed a system with highly encrypted communication paths, a user-friendly interface for monitoring alarm panels, and easy maintenance options.

To help manage and monitor the campus while saving money, the college chose two solutions from Tyco:

• DSC PowerSeries Neo makes a modular, hardwired system work with a wide range of wireless devices and peripherals. This resulted in a comprehensive and versatile hybrid system for both small and large-scale commercial applications—perfect for the college’s diverse needs.
• Sur-Gard System enabled the staff to monitor their IP-based commercial fire communicators and burglary security systems while eliminating third-party costs.
  
  
  

Since installing the new security solution, monitoring the campus of the Advanced Technology College has become easier and more cost-effective.

The features of the PowerSeries Neo and Sur-Gard systems helped the college monitor various sections of its campus, thus making the staff and students feel safer.