Colleges and Universities take matters of campus security very seriously. Every campus has a significant number of blue light/emergency phones located around the school property. Some of these phone locations also include security cameras that allow the caller to be seen by someone at the response center. As new technology becomes available and security gets more scrutiny, many schools are updating their systems. This can include the installation of VoIP security phones as well as IP cameras.
OneReach PoE (Power over Ethernet) extender system can provide both the power and data required for IP devices at distances up to 3,600 ft/1,100 m from the equipment room. A more traditional PoE approach would require mid-span equipment to be located within 100 m (330 ft) of the phones and cameras, and could also require a new electrical power cable run and electrical outlet to be installed. If these critical campus emergency system components are run with local power, redundancy needs to be considered as well so that a power outage does not bring down the emergency call system or security cameras.