Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District Ramps up School Security with Genetec Security Center

Posted by Jay Bartlett March 10, 2023 9:16 am Categories: Campus Security Tags: Access Control, CFBISD, genetec, video surveillance.

Genetec announced that the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (CFBISD) in Texas has implemented a unified school security solution with Genetec™ Security Center for video surveillance and access control and Bosch Security Systems for intrusion detection.

CFBISD educates 25,000 children from preschool age through twelfth grade in the Dallas suburbs. The district includes 24 elementary schools, six middle schools, five high schools and three special schools.

The overhaul was the result of a three-year bond project to renovate older buildings and update all security systems with the goal of improving video coverage and door surveillance while implementing a standardized modern intrusion prevention system.

“There was very little standardization across our schools and facilities,” Daniel Robertson, Senior Security Systems Engineer at CFBISD.
“We needed a more streamlined approach to security. The upgrade wasn’t only about investing in a new unified security solution. It was a complete change of mindset in how we secured our district.”

Genetec-Bosch solution has been deployed across 42 CFBISD sites

Today, the Genetec-Bosch solution has been deployed across 42 CFBISD sites, including most schools, administrative buildings, sports stadiums, transportation depots, service centers, and other facilities. At all locations, the team is using Security Center to manage nearly 2000 cameras, 50 door readers, and 600 Bosch intrusion sensors with Bosch G series intrusion panels. They also have video intercom setup at main entrances and are using Security Center to manage more than 7,000 cardholders, streamlining activation/deactivation.

CFBISD has even given authorized School Resources Officers and district Police Chief administrative accounts, to help facilitate responses and keep all parties on the same page in the event of an emergency.

“Security Center allows us to quickly investigate any situation across our facilities. All our doors and intrusion points are linked to video, so we can easily retrieve everything from one platform. And if there’s an alarm triggered, we can click on that event and immediately know what’s going on. All this can be done quickly, so we see what’s happening and address it right away,” said Robertson.

Genetec is a global technology company that has been transforming the physical security industry for over 25 years. Today, the company develops solutions designed to improve security, intelligence, and operations for enterprises, governments, and the communities in which we live. Its flagship product, Security Center, is an open-architecture platform that unifies IP-based video surveillance, access control, automatic license plate recognition (ALPR), communications, and analytics. visit: www.genetec.com

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