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Case Study
Video Watches
Over Mission
Taking
advantage of PoE,
we were able to
install 4K cameras
from Hanwha
Techwin to
monitor large
outside spaces,
including the
parking lots, to
give security a
clear view of any
unwanted
intruders.
- Ricky Johnson,
Design Security Controls
The Women and Family
Development Center was
finished in 2017. It is a seven-building
campus that can
house and support up to 160
single women and 130 families.
active monitoring and finding recorded video. "
In a recent case of theft on campus, Star of
Hope was able to find and share video footage
with local law enforcement to support the investigation
and prosecution of the crime.
To further protect privacy, DSC installed
electronic locks from DSX to keep residents
separated in three distinct areas on campus
for residents: one for women only, one for
women with children, and one for men. Even
though there are no cameras in residents'
rooms, each room does have a DSX card
reader, which enables security teams at Star of
Hope to verify the location of residents within
the center.
Explains Johnson, " Residents can leave their
rooms at any time. But the system flags if someone
does not card back and sends an alert. This
allows us to keep track of who is in the buildings
and where. "
Timeline Tops Challenges
The project took more than four years to complete.
While it started slowly, it concluded
very rapidly. The first three years were spent in
planning and development. Once Star of Hope
broke ground and finished the building frames,
the project picked up speed. While this escalated
timeline presented a number of challenges,
DSC went above and beyond to keep the project
on schedule.
DSC also integrated and installed a Siemens
fire alarm system networked among the
seven buildings. All low-voltage systems have
global control that resides in the Star of Hope
command center. Between the CCTV system,
video wall, access control integrations,
intrusion detection and global life-safety fire
alarm communications viewpoints, facility
management and security teams have complete
capability to respond immediately to
any situation.
The complexity and scope integrating into
the command center created coordination
and timing concerns as the deadline fast approached.
Star of Hope's choice to use DSC for
multiple facets of the installation worked as an
advantage to eliminate communication issues
among contractors and helped provide a cohesive
installation and successful project.
What was most satisfying for DSC on this
project was just how well the system worked
once the installation was complete. There have
been minimal issues with the integrated systems,
even those components that date back
to when the integrator relationship first began
with its client some five years ago.
Star of Hope was so satisfied with the
project that the end user recently contracted
DSC to install 56 new cameras and a Wisenet
WAVE VMS in the Men's Development Center.
Those cameras can now be integrated with
the VMS at the Women and Family Development
Center.
Thus, Star of Hope is equipped to take on
the difficult task of protecting its residents, its
families and facilities, and to remain a beacon
of safety for those who need it most. SSI
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