Arthur Phillip High School is a comprehensive Government high school that is located in the CBD of Parramatta, a city in the greater Sydney metropolitan area in Australia.  The school staffs around 150 teachers and administrators and supports 1600 students.  They also support two school sites which are intersected by a reasonably busy road and are close to a major transport interchange.

The school is proud to be an Apple Distinguished School and strive to constantly use technology to improve student engagement, which is one of the reasons that C3 was a logical addition for their security solution. They currently have approximately 400 MacBooks that the students can borrow for a lesson (much like textbooks) and 200 iMacs in labs or teacher staffrooms. The school has an extensive computer network and wireless network, including a laser link to connect each campus. They also boast a second wireless network across both campuses, linked by fibre bored under the road and 850 Lenovo laptops. The school and its staff are clearly pioneers in using technology in education.

The school believed it was time to apply that technology to their security infrastructure.  About three and a half years ago, Arthur Phillip High School was invited to apply for some Government funding specifically for improving our security. This was in the wake of concern over security threats to infrastructure and other community facilities, racial tensions in the community and a gang invasion of another nearby metropolitan school.  The school was awarded the funds an they did improve their perimeter security (7ft fencing, upgraded door and entry point, and access control gates), internal site security (access control system for internal and external building entries).  The previous CCTV installation was antiquated and unreliable, therefore the school also used the funds to upgrade their system.

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Electronic security integrator Independent Locksmiths & Security has installed Milestone IP-based video management solution incorporating Axis and Mobotix cameras, along with Crow AcNet Pro access control at Arthur Phillip High School in Parramatta.

Article by John Adams, Security Electronics & Networks Magazine

IF there’s a classic application in which networked electronic security solutions leverage existing infrastructure it’s educational facilities including schools and universities. The key element is the significant investment schools make in their educational computer networks and Arthur Phillip High School in Parramatta is no exception to this rule. 

With more than 1500 students, many with laptops, Arthur Phillip High School (APHS) has its own wireless network as well as a 1GB fibre LAN supplemented by a laser link connecting its central server room to remote buildings across split campuses on either side of Macquarie St. 

APHS’ decision to go with an IP security solution coincided neatly with the NSW Department of Education and Training’s investment of nearly $A1 billion in the Computers in Schools Program. This investment saw powerful new IT infrastructure installed at APHS. Important too, it meant that as the new network was installed, the legacy network could be populated by IP surveillance and access control devices. 

Supporting the IP security solution at APHS was a grant from the national Secure Schools Program which was set up to help at-risk schools offer safe and secure environments for students and teachers. Given APHS’s situation in what is now a buzzing business and recreation hub, enhancing security was vital to the school.   

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Lextech Labs, a cutting edge developer of mobile video solutions, has launched the highly anticipated C3 video surveillance client for the Blackberry.

This solution allows end users to view their video on Apple iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, computer web browsers and now the Blackberry. No other product spans all of these devices with a consistent user interface.

One of the defining features of the new Blackberry C3 client is the four live, simultaneous video streams on a single screen at one time, providing a unique level of situational awareness that has never before been available on a Blackberry device.   

C3 can be integrated into most Internet Protocol Closed Circuit Television (IP CCTV) systems. It is available in Australia through Independent Locksmiths & Security

You can now view up to 24 IPCCTV security cameras on a single screen on the Apple iPad using the iRaC3 command centre from Lextech Labs. You can tap on a camera feed and it blows up full screen on the iPad which is a perfect size for a person who is mobile and wants to keep an eye on what is going on. It is an ideal solution for large facilities like schools, shopping centres and councils.

Below is a short video captured on an iPhone of an iPad set up for a school client of ours. 

Notice the use of a drop down list. The school uses this list to group cameras into areas like 'north wing' or types like 'entries' for example.

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Click here to download:

CCTV_security_cameras_iPad_iRa.zip (2.69 MB)

posted by Ryan McGovern

www.independentlocksmiths.com.au

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Milestone Smart Client 5.0 is the new user interface used to view IP CCTV security footage on Milestone Xprotect products. In Smart Client 5.0 you can use Overlay Buttons on the interface to control cameras, camera-integrated devices and other integrated systems directly from the camera view. For example you can control speakers, lights, gates and input/output devices. This streamlines workflows, greatly improving operator efficiency. 

 Here is a video that shows two real sites with the following controls:

• PTZ Presets
•  Opening a gate

posted by Ryan McGovern

www.independentlocksmiths.com.au

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