In emergency situations, swift access to school buildings is crucial for first responders, School Resource Officers (SROs), and other responsible parties to evaluate alerts and address potential threats. The Connect ONE® Emergency Response Platform (ERP) now facilitates this with features that allow users to view cameras, unlock doors and outputs, trigger task functions, initiate lockdowns, and access recent activity logs, available at no extra cost with any service level.
Connect ONE ERP
The Connect ONE ERP seamlessly integrates multiple school systems into a single interface, eliminating the need for separate site log-ins. This unified system empowers integrators to provide 911 and dispatch centers with viewing and access control capabilities, aiding responders during critical incidents. The cloud-based platform ensures a separate login for agencies, assigning specific permissions to first responders for accessing designated customer site locations shared by security dealers.
Emergency Response Platform Features
According to Dan Simon, Technical Director at Connected Technologies, “The Emergency Response Platform allows Connect ONE dealers to partner with local law enforcement by providing the tools they need to diffuse an emergency quickly and effectively with powerful information to view and control facility security.” He added, “It’s a great solution to heighten safety and create safer experiences for the public, while ensuring you keep a customer long-term with a valuable service.”
ERP in Practice
Nightwatch Security & Telephone LLC, located in Sedalia, Missouri, has implemented the ERP across several school districts, serving over 5,000 students. Owner Jeff Kesterson highlighted the ease of updating proximity key fobs and inputting access codes for agency officers to accommodate staffing changes. He remarked, “First responders and SROs maintain access to schools with proximity access control key fobs, but staying current with staffing changes was unwieldy before the ERP.”
Key Fob Credential Management
The Sedalia Police Department underscores the ERP's efficiency in managing key fob credentials. Commander Joshua Howell from the Operation’s Support Bureau noted, “Ease of administering credentials was important and adding or removing personnel from the system was clunky before the ERP. Instead of logging into all the school systems separately, we can look at everything in one place.”
GeoView System Mapping
Connect ONE’s GeoView System Mapping enhances viewing and controlling options with real-time Google mapping features that show building floor plans and offer point-and-click control over doors and cameras. GeoView enables dispatch to seamlessly assist officers on-site, allowing quick entry through door icon clicks on the map.
Additional ERP Features
- Single application screen to manage agency personnel system codes and access credentials shared with customer systems.
- Profile templates include system codes with pre-defined permissions, simplifying additions by agencies.
- Dealers maintain modification control over permissions, while customers can view settings without making changes.
- Activity by agency personnel is trackable through customer reports and notifications.
- Compatibility with intrusion, access control, video, fire, temperature, humidity, MNS, and environmental and weather systems.
Connect ONE and its ERP are revolutionizing cloud-based security management across schools by enhancing access and situational awareness.
In an emergency, first responders, School Resource Officers (SROs), and responsible parties need to gain access to campus buildings to assess alerts and potential threats.
With Connect ONE®’s new Emergency Response Platform (ERP), included with any service level at no additional charge, first responders and SROs can view cameras, unlock doors and outputs, activate task functions, initiate lockdown and see recent activity.
Connect ONE ERP
Connect ONE ERP unifies multiple school systems into one interface without separate site log-ins
The Connect ONE ERP unifies multiple school systems into one interface without separate site log-ins. Integrators can offer 911 and dispatch centers viewing and access control of schools to assist responders during critical threats.
The cloud platform ERP provides a separate agency login with specific designated permissions for first responders, who can only see customer site locations shared by the security dealer.
Emergency Response Platform
“The Emergency Response Platform allows Connect ONE dealers to partner with local law enforcement by providing the tools they need to diffuse an emergency quickly and effectively with powerful information to view and control facility security,” said Dan Simon, Technical Director, Connected Technologies.
He adds, “It’s a great solution to heighten safety and create safer experiences for the public, while ensuring you keep a customer long-term with a valuable service.”
ERP: Use-case in action
Nightwatch Security & Telephone LLC has executed the ERP at several of the area’s school districts
Nightwatch Security & Telephone LLC, Sedalia, Mo., has implemented the ERP at several of the area’s largest school districts serving more than 5,000 students.
Nightwatch Owner, Jeff Kesterson said it’s simple to update proximity key fobs and input agency officer’s access codes to stay current with staffing changes or modifications to permissions.
“First responders and SROs maintain access to schools with proximity access control key fobs, but staying current with staffing changes was unwieldy before the ERP,” said Jeff Kesterson.
Key fob credentials
The Sedalia Police Department, which has access to schools in the city, said the ERP is a huge timesaver for administering key fob credentials.
“Ease of administering credentials was important and adding or removing personnel from the system was clunky before the ERP. Instead of logging into all the school systems separately, we can look at everything in one place,” said Commander Joshua Howell, Operation’s Support Bureau, Sedalia Police Department.
Connect One’s GeoView System Mapping
Viewing and controlling options are also available via Connect One’s GeoView System Mapping
Viewing and controlling options are also available via Connect One’s GeoView System Mapping – a real-time Google mapping feature, which adds the capability of seeing floor plans of the building along with point and click control of doors and cameras.
Dispatch can easily respond to officers on-site and unlock doors for quick entry by clicking on GeoView’s map and door icon.
Other features of the ERP
- A single application screen to add or remove agency personnel system codes/access credentials from shared customer systems.
- System codes are included in profile templates, so permissions come pre-defined for simple additions by the agency.
- Permissions may only be modified by the dealer to prevent misconfiguration; customers will maintain the ability to view the permissions without making changes.
- Activity by agency personnel is reviewable by the customer in reporting and notifications.
- Integrates with leading intrusion, access control, video, fire, temperature, humidity, MNS, environmental and weather systems.
Connect ONE and the ERP is the unified, cloud management platform for schools that’s making a difference with easier access while increasing situational awareness.
