Aiphone Corporation (Aiphone), the renowned international manufacturer of intercom and security communication products, has installed its IX Series intercom system at the Roselle Catholic High School in Roselle, New Jersey.
Roselle, like many educational facilities across the country, found itself relying on outdated technology and the inability to communicate from classrooms to a main office or centralised security location, a safety risk in any educational institution.
IX Series IP Video Intercom System
The high school was awarded a grant through the state of New Jersey to implement security improvements. The school chose an Aiphone IX Series Peer-to-Peer IP Video Intercom System, which included two master stations, two video door stations, and 43 audio sub stations to connect each of its classrooms.
This new system allows the school’s front office staff to respond to visitor access requests at the main entrance, while also making visual confirmation before admitting anyone inside the building. To handle access requests, the school is equipped with two touchscreen master stations, one located at the front office and the other in the principal’s office.
Building-wide pre-recorded notification
The Aiphone IX Series can send a pre-recorded notification building-wide
An invaluable feature for the school is that it allows teachers to communicate directly to the front office, so that they can also quickly initiate a lockdown to the entire school, in case of an emergency. The Aiphone IX Series can send a pre-recorded notification building-wide, there by alerting students and staff of any threats and providing instructions on what to do next.
“With the previous system being unable to talk back to the main office, teachers were left in a bad spot if they ever had to reach an administrator for an emergency,” said Roselle Catholic High School Principal, Tom Berrios, adding “With these improvements, the teachers now feel more secure with what’s going on in the building and they have an easier way to communicate.”
‘Hot button’ capability
“This feature is considered a ‘hot button’ capability, because it allows the school to create a pre-recorded message for emergencies,” said Ed Maffey, President of Maffey’s Security Group, the systems integrator tasked with the installation.
Ed Maffey adds, “With one push of a button, a pre-recorded message will play continuously and can be used for a variety of scenarios, including fire drills, emergency evacuations, and lockdown situations.”
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