CCTV upgrade for De Montfort University

07 Feb 08

De Montfort University has upgraded its CCTV system, using the NetVu Connected surveillance solution from Dedicated Micros.

The installation and design was carried out by Security Design Services.

Key elements of the scheme include the linking back, over fibre, of 21 geographically dispersed campus buildings - using a number of Digital Sprite 2 DVRs (Digital Video Recorders) and the associated NetVu ObserVer GUI (Graphic User Interface) - to a new control room in the Estates Services and Security building at the Leicester campus.

Additionally, Security Design Services installed 26 smaller ECO DVRs to link-back 26 lifts at various locations across the campus, over the network, and has also started a rolling upgrade programme of existing CCTV cameras.

De Montford has approximately 20,500 students and 3,240 members of staff on its campus.

Steve Critchlow, general manager of Security Design Services, said: “Going down the NetVu Connected route has allowed us to put the Estate Services and Security team in a position to monitor CCTV cameras across the campus by removing the legacy - and disparate - monitoring systems.”

Morgan Lloyd, Security Team Leader at De Montfort, added: “With remote monitoring and compatibility between the various NetVu Connected elements we are able to respond faster to situations as they develop."

The CCTV upgrade is part of a wider five year university security upgrade plan.

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