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K–12 Districts Colleges & Universities Private Schools

Security that protects a campus without disrupting the school year

Schools and districts buy security on a calendar nobody else has — funding approved in one cycle, installed in a narrow summer window, expected to last a decade. DWG works with district technology directors, business officials, architects and integrators to get the specification right before the money is committed.

Built around how districts actually buy

Most campus security problems aren't product problems. They're procurement problems — a specification written before anyone checked whether the new cameras talk to the existing recorders, or a bid awarded on unit price that costs three times as much to maintain.

Bring us in during planning and we'll evaluate technologies across manufacturers, confirm what integrates with the systems already in your buildings, review the bill of materials line by line, and tell you where the money is better spent. How the work gets done is shaped around you: we can coordinate with the integrator or contractor you already use, bring the right integration and field resources in ourselves, or anything in between — whatever the project needs.

How we engage

The greatest opportunity to improve a project exists before anything is purchased. We support every phase — the earlier we're involved, the more value we add.

1. Plan

Requirements across buildings, budget cycle timing, summer install windows.

2. Evaluate

Multi-manufacturer comparison, compatibility with existing systems, IT and network review.

3. Specify

Specification assistance, BOM review, value engineering, district standardization.

4. Procure

Quoting, bid support, availability and lead times against your install window.

5. Deploy

Staged delivery by building, coordinated to the construction or summer schedule.

6. Support

Technical support, spares planning, and a standard that survives staff turnover.

Core capabilities

Enterprise physical security infrastructure across every major discipline.

Video surveillance

  • IP camera systems
  • Video management systems (VMS)
  • Network video recorders
  • Edge, cloud and enterprise storage

AI & video analytics

  • Object and behaviour detection
  • License plate recognition
  • Search and forensic review tools
  • Operational and business insight

Access control & identity

  • Enterprise access control platforms
  • Smart and mobile credentials
  • Door hardware and locking
  • Authentication and biometrics

Visitor management

  • Visitor registration and badging
  • Watch list and screening
  • Contractor and vendor check-in
  • Real-time on-site awareness

Intercom & entry communication

  • IP intercom systems
  • Video entry stations
  • Emergency call stations
  • Two-way communication at entry points

Emergency notification

  • Mass notification systems
  • Public address and paging
  • Multi-channel alerting
  • Campus and site-wide communication

Lockdown systems

  • Coordinated building-wide lockdown
  • Single-action activation
  • Integration with access control
  • Notification tied to activation

Fire & life safety

  • Fire alarm control panels
  • Smoke, heat, CO and duct detection
  • Notification appliances
  • Alarm communications and monitoring

Intrusion detection

  • Enterprise intrusion systems
  • Perimeter detection
  • Sensors and detection technologies
  • Alarm communications

Mobile & temporary surveillance

  • Mobile surveillance trailers
  • Rapid-deployment camera systems
  • Remote and off-grid power
  • Construction, event and temporary sites

Network & infrastructure

  • PoE switching and fiber optics
  • Structured cabling and wireless
  • UPS and power systems
  • Cabinets, racks and enclosures

Engineering & procurement services

  • Product evaluation and solution design
  • Multi-manufacturer comparisons
  • Bill of materials review and value engineering
  • Lifecycle planning and technical consultation

Questions we help you answer

Most suppliers focus on selling products. We focus on helping you make an informed decision — and these are the questions worth settling first.

  • Will this integrate with the systems already in our other buildings?
  • Can we standardize across the district instead of managing five platforms?
  • What happens to this system when the person who specified it leaves?
  • Is there a more cost-effective product that meets the same requirement?
  • Will the equipment arrive in time for the summer install window?
  • What does this cost to own over ten years, not just to buy?
  • Does our network support this, or does that need to be part of the project?

Answered early, these prevent the expensive corrections that surface once equipment is on site.

Vendor-neutral technical expertise

DWG works across a broad portfolio of leading security manufacturers. Rather than promoting a single product line, we help you evaluate qualified solutions on the criteria that matter.

Technical criteria

  • Technical requirements and objectives
  • Performance and interoperability
  • Standards compliance
  • Cybersecurity considerations

Commercial criteria

  • Availability and lead time
  • Lifecycle cost
  • Budget alignment
  • Future scalability

Resource coordination

  • Work with the integrator or contractor you already use
  • Bring in integration, field and engineering resources where you need them
  • Product, engineering and deployment coordinated as one project
  • Shaped around what the end user needs, not a fixed model

Who we work with

Institutions

  • K–12 school districts
  • Public and private high schools
  • Community colleges
  • Colleges and universities
  • Charter and independent schools
  • Early childhood centers

Project types

  • New construction
  • Summer renovation projects
  • Security modernization
  • District-wide standardization
  • Campus expansions
  • Analog-to-IP migrations
  • Technology refresh programs

Project teams

  • Technology and IT directors
  • Business officials and purchasing
  • Facilities directors
  • Security and safety coordinators
  • Architects and engineers
  • Systems integrators

Bring us in before the specification is written

Whether you're planning a single building or standardizing a district, engage DWG early and put our engineering team on the specification. There's no cost to have us review a bill of materials or a draft spec.

DWG — Digital Watchguard Inc. · 800 Shames Drive, Westbury, NY 11590 · 516-933-4900


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