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ACCESS CONTROL
LPS also utilizes other elements of the DNA Fusion platform to enhance their security, including OpenDX, Open Options’ database exchange software, and their Fusion Web and Fusion Mobile applica- tions. “OpenDX allows us to easily import data to help facilitate the large amount of users we have on the system,” said Grace. “Addition- ally, the web and mobile components of the software ensure we can access and manage security from almost anywhere. We receive alerts of open doors, forced entries, etc. straight to our mobile devices or remote desktops.”
Grace and his team found the flexibility of programming time schedules and access levels to be highly beneficial in daily operations across the district. Security differs from campus to campus; for instance, there are time schedules in place for specific doors that are manned by security officers at the high school campuses, but the ele- mentary and middle schools remain locked throughout the day with the exception of student arrival and dismissal times. Access levels vary by employee, with some having 24/7 access to all buildings while oth- ers only have access specific to the building they work in.
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LEADS TO INTEROPERABILITY
Before selecting Open Options, LPS had already chosen 3xLOGIC as their video management provider. Open Options and 3xLOGIC worked together to create the drivers and processes that would allow the two to build the core of the access control system. There are a number of other technology integrations—including loss pre- vention, duress systems, intercom and more—involved in giving LPS a complete security solution. All of these integrations work with one another and through DNA Fusion to provide a compre- hensive solution.
Open Options also had to do some customization and development
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to ensure all facets of the integrated solution were seamless, and to provide LPS with the features and functionality needed to adequately monitor their security. This included redesigning the alarm automa- tion component of DNA Fusion to accommodate the Bosch and Ino- vonics integration, as well as designing custom graphics maps to be used across the entire district. The graphics maps play a huge role in LPS’s security solution, as access control, visitor management, camer- as, and lockdown settings can all be accessed and managed through the maps. Extensive operator capabilities, such as the ability to control doors, manage time schedules, and check visitors entering the build- ing, are also available through the maps.
A project this size simply cannot be done without quality integration partners. Colorado-based integrators Beacon Communications and Team Linx installed all the equipment and worked tirelessly with LPS and the technology manufacturers to ensure the systems were commu- nicating properly with one another for maximum functionality.
LPS believes that a security system must be deployed in a manner that is customizable for the school and its daily operations that enhances the abilities of teachers to teach and students to learn. A security system must ultimately have the ability to be deployed and work efficiently around the clock for many different needs. With this in mind, LPS currently has 29 sites utilizing the DNA Fusion platform with plans to have over 150 operators district-wide. “We expect the system to evolve for the needs of the district for
years to come,” said Grace. “Security is never stat-
ic, so the system must be proactive like the people
that use it—we are glad to say we can count on
Open Options and DNA Fusion for that.”
Ellie Randall is the marketing and communica- tions coordinator for Open Options.
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