IP CCTV System & Manned Control Room for a City-Centre University Campus
Comprehensive campus-wide coverage with 53+ cameras, two dedicated servers and a staffed 24/7 monitoring hub protecting thousands of students, staff and visitors every day.
24/7
Manned control room
PPM
Ongoing support contract
THE CHALLENGE
A busy city-centre campus spanning academic buildings, student residences, public thoroughfares and high-value research areas needed consistent, high-quality coverage managed centrally by a trained security team with footage reliably available for incident review at any time.
THE SOLUTION
G.M.E designed and installed an IP CCTV system with 53+ cameras, each chosen to suit its specific location from high-traffic entrance points to quieter internal corridors. Two redundant servers handle recording and long-term retention. A manned control room was set up with an interface built for rapid live monitoring, footage review and real-time incident response.
KEY FEATURES INSTALLED
- 53+ IP cameras across campus buildings and public areas, specified to IS EN 50132 / EN 62676
- Two dedicated CCTV servers with secure storage, redundancy and audit-ready retention
- Manned control room with live monitoring workstations and fast-access playback
- User permissions and full audit trail for all footage access
- Ongoing PPM support and priority engineer call-out cover
OUTCOME
The university’s security team now operates a single, well-supported CCTV platform with clear visibility across the entire campus. Incidents are reviewed quickly, footage is reliably retained, and the system has the headroom to expand as the campus develops.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many cameras does a university campus typically need?
Camera count depends on the number of buildings, entry points, car parks and public areas. For large campuses, 50–200+ cameras is common. G.M.E conducts a full site survey to produce a camera layout that gives complete coverage without gaps — and without over-specifying.
What does IS EN 50132 compliance mean for CCTV footage?
IS EN 50132 and EN 62676 are the Irish and European standards for CCTV systems. Compliance ensures footage meets minimum resolution, frame rate and exportability requirements to be admissible as evidence in an Irish court or Garda investigation. Non-compliant footage may be rejected. All G.M.E installations are designed and certified to these standards
What is a manned CCTV control room and do we need one?
A manned control room is a dedicated space with monitoring workstations where trained security staff watch live feeds, review footage and coordinate incident response in real time. It is recommended for high-traffic sites, large campuses and buildings where speed of response is critical. G.M.E designs, installs and commissions the control room infrastructure as part of the overall project.
How long is CCTV footage retained and who can access it?
Retention periods are configured to your specific legal and operational requirements — typically 30 days for general areas, longer for high-security zones. G.M.E implements role-based user permissions and a full access
audit trail, so you always know who reviewed which footage and when. This is particularly important for GDPR compliance in educational and healthcare settings
What does a PPM contract cover and why is it important?
A Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) contract includes scheduled inspection visits, camera cleaning, firmware updates, server health checks and priority response for faults. Without PPM, small issues can go undetected until they become costly failures. G.M.E PPM visits happen on schedule — not when chased — and the same engineers attend site each time, building detailed knowledge of your system.