Students collaborating in a university library, protected by a connected campus security system that improves campus safety and supports student life.

Connected campus security that supports student life

College and university security systems. 
Made smarter.

Safe campuses help students learn, research, and thrive. Genetec offers a campus security system that brings together video surveillance, access control, and other key systems, all in one place. You get a clearer view of the environment to protect multi-site campuses with less effort.

Our approach lightens the load on your IT team and supports faster response, so everyday life is smoother for students and staff.

Key features

Solutions designed with higher education in mind

Student and staff passing through a secure entrance gate using a university security system with mobile credentials and one-card support.

Smart campus security system

Make student life convenient from day one, all from a single campus security system. Simplify access control with mobile credentials and one-card support, maintain compliance, and integrate access with student databases for faster provisioning. 

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Security operator monitoring a unified campus security system on dual screens, using campus video surveillance and campus access control dashboards for complete campus visibility.

Complete campus visibility

Get a clear view of doors, alarms, and video activity in one dashboard. With synchronized video and access data, your teams can piece incidents together faster without juggling separate systems. Our platform is designed to make investigations and monitoring easier, whether you’re at a small college or a growing university network.

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Student tapping an access card at an automated campus access control gate, with a campus security system verifying mobile credentials to protect campus safety at every entry point.

Smooth operations

Issue, revoke, and update credentials with ease. With our platform’s open architecture, your existing systems work together without extra steps. This lets you avoid disconnected processes and cuts down on lost IDs or manual enrollments.

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Reduced maintenance and credential risk

Simplify the campus safety experience, even across multiple sites and facilities, with a unified security platform. Centralized oversight makes maintenance and management easier for your teams, and it reduces the risk of lost or stolen credentials.

Emergency response and lockdown coordination

Trigger alerts, monitor video, and control access from one platform. Proactive analytics support faster response to threats, severe weather, or campus-wide incidents.

High-occupancy event management

Use unified video surveillance, access control, and intercoms to maintain campus safety at large-scale events. Centralized systems help you control entry, monitor crowds, and respond quickly to incidents.

Automated housing and visitor management

Provide housing access and temporary visitor permissions using mobile credentials and campus ID cards. Role-based access rules let you keep access current without manually updating permissions for every individual.

Investigations and evidence management

Search campus video surveillance and access control events in seconds. Preserve evidence with audit trails, and share it securely with campus safety teams, local law enforcement, or administrators.

Reduced maintenance and credential risk

Simplify the campus safety experience, even across multiple sites and facilities, with a unified security platform. Centralized oversight makes maintenance and management easier for your teams, and it reduces the risk of lost or stolen credentials.

Emergency response and lockdown coordination

Trigger alerts, monitor video, and control access from one platform. Proactive analytics support faster response to threats, severe weather, or campus-wide incidents.

High-occupancy event management

Use unified video surveillance, access control, and intercoms to maintain campus safety at large-scale events. Centralized systems help you control entry, monitor crowds, and respond quickly to incidents.

Automated housing and visitor management

Provide housing access and temporary visitor permissions using mobile credentials and campus ID cards. Role-based access rules let you keep access current without manually updating permissions for every individual.

Investigations and evidence management

Search campus video surveillance and access control events in seconds. Preserve evidence with audit trails, and share it securely with campus safety teams, local law enforcement, or administrators.

Reduced maintenance and credential risk

Simplify the campus safety experience, even across multiple sites and facilities, with a unified security platform. Centralized oversight makes maintenance and management easier for your teams, and it reduces the risk of lost or stolen credentials.

Emergency response and lockdown coordination

Trigger alerts, monitor video, and control access from one platform. Proactive analytics support faster response to threats, severe weather, or campus-wide incidents.

High-occupancy event management

Use unified video surveillance, access control, and intercoms to maintain campus safety at large-scale events. Centralized systems help you control entry, monitor crowds, and respond quickly to incidents.

Automated housing and visitor management

Provide housing access and temporary visitor permissions using mobile credentials and campus ID cards. Role-based access rules let you keep access current without manually updating permissions for every individual.

Investigations and evidence management

Search campus video surveillance and access control events in seconds. Preserve evidence with audit trails, and share it securely with campus safety teams, local law enforcement, or administrators.

See how our customers protect their college and university campuses

Campus security operator monitoring multiple live feeds on a large video wall and desktop screens, using a unified campus security system to support investigations and student safety.

“Genetec Security Center met all our requirements. The solution gave us the flexibility to bring access control and video systems under the same platform, as more funds became available over time.”

Steve Robbins, Executive Director at Clemson University

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