K-12 Security Solutions

Alarm.com’s cloud-managed video surveillance combines cloud storage, 24/7 health monitoring, and intelligent analytics to ensure footage is available when administrative staff need it most—and can be easily found and shared.

Commercial security cameras and features built to meet the unique needs of a K-12 education system include:

• Commercial-grade PoE cameras with varifocal lens options, so zooming in on areas of concern or student incidents with crystal clarity is easier than ever
• Multiple options for indoor and outdoor use
• 24/7 onboard or local recording options
• 4MP recording options for increased clarity
• Waterproof, dust-tight, and impact-resistant

Alarm.com’s exclusive Business Activity Analytics technology uses a series of advanced video analytics rules that can help you improve insights into your school’s property and operations. Proactive alerts and insightful reports help administrators gain a deep understanding of traffic patterns within their hallways and shared gathering areas, like the gymnasium.

One of the top three capabilities K-12 schools value most is the ability to automatically lock school doors and shut off door access if danger is detected.³

Alarm.com’s  access control systems for business seamlessly integrates into our unified, cloud-based security platform—allowing you to secure your schools instantly.   

• Lock, unlock, and buzz doors open from anywhere using the Alarm.com app or website.
• Easily add and revoke mobile lock control permissions for faculty, staff, cleaning crews, and more.
• Receive video doorbell calls when deliveries arrive. Buzz the door open right from the video call screen to let them in remotely.

The Alarm.com Enterprise Dashboard is a single, intuitive interface for real-time management of intrusion, energy, door access, and video systems in multiple schools across a township or multiple buildings on one campus.

Manage your school’s access control system to ensure faculty and staff have the right level of access by editing permissions when necessary—in real time from your computer or the easy-to-use app. Apply group-wide settings and rules to save time and increase consistency.

• Manage user codes, card access, and system login permissions in bulk across schools.
• Add or revoke user codes, card access, and system login permissions—from teachers to janitorial staff to any visitor.  

Get real-time control of alarm arming state, door locks and schedules, thermostat set points and more for all your school properties.

• Change thermostat set points remotely or automate based on arming status.
• Reduce energy costs with local lock-out thermostat restrictions.
• Lock and unlock doors at set times or in real time.

71% of K-12 schools find it very valuable to be able to detect break-ins, while only 25% of K-12 schools report they can actually detect break-ins with their current system.⁴

With a commercial grade system that includes Alarm.com intrusion detection technology, you can receive alerts immediately when unusual activity occurs at your school. Quickly verify if it’s a false alarm or real emergency with one touch on the app.

• Automatic arming detects if you forgot to arm your security system. After hours, it can arm automatically.
• Manage your monitoring station emergency contact list right from the app or website.

21% of schools report 7+ break-ins in a year.⁵ With 24/7 property awareness, you can be notified of any unusual activity, even when the alarm is disarmed.

Extend protection of your school property to temperature-controlled assets in cafeterias, server rooms, or computer labs with a business temperature monitoring system. Alarm.com’s Smarter Business Temperature Monitoring offers real-time alerts and historical temperature reports, ideal for one school or a large campus.

• Temperature monitoring dashboard: View real-time sensor temperatures at one or multiple locations.
• Out-of-range alerts: Receive email, SMS, and push alerts triggered by customizable temperature limits.
• Historical reporting: Schedule daily, weekly, or monthly historical temperature report.

Business Activity Analytics is a new way to manage school operations and protect your properties using your commercial security camera system. By creating and using rules around the movement of people or group gatherings like assemblies, school administrators can transform the way they protect their school and gather information to make informed decisions.

Occupancy Tracking
Use virtual tripwires to determine total net occupancy at any given time with multidirectional counting and get alerts when occupancy is too high.

People Counting
Draw virtual tripwires anywhere within multiple campus buildings, like at all entrances, to count how many people cross that invisible line in a day.

Heat Mapping
Draw a ground zone to track and visualize where people spend the most time within an area during a specified date and time range.

Crowd Gathering
Draw a ground zone and count how many people are in an area, like the cafeteria or auditorium, at any given point and get alerts when too many people gather in a defined area.

Queue Monitoring
Draw a ground zone to count how many students are in a defined area, like the lunch line in the cafeteria, and measure their average wait time. Get alerts if the queue length or average wait time exceeds preset limits.

The demand for the K-12 education technology market is at a turning point.

Alarm.com is a managed service platform that supports millions of properties worldwide. Our 24/7 team works relentlessly to improve the software experience, maintain service reliability, and ensure always-up-to-date device firmware.

• Automatic over-the-air device firmware updates and security patches
• No local software to manage
• 24/7 health monitoring and alerts