Kingston_University_Case_Study_UK

EDUCATION KINGSTON UNIVERSITY IS EQUIPPED FOR SUCCESS, WITH HARMAN

Kingston University boasts an impressive range of high specification teaching and learning resources

Recently rated among the top 15 per cent of institutions in the globe in the latest QS World University Rankings, Kingston University has been propelled into a listing of the world’s top 500 higher education providers. But, it’s not just for the calibre of its courses that this university excels.

Having undergone a comprehensive review of its technical provision, Kingston University has reaffirmed its place amongst the education elite by partnering with HARMAN and a leading integrator to deliver an audio-visual solution, built around core AMX technology, which is designed to ensure that its technological credentials are every bit as impressive as its education ones.

world, Kingston University knew that it needed to make the technological leap from analogue to digital and, in doing so, it knew that choosing the right technology partners would be key to its success.

Close collaboration between HARMAN and the integrator has enabled Kingston University to harness the power of award-winning AMX Enova technology to deliver a system designed to ease its digital transition and solve the complexity of managing its connected devices, in a reliable, consistent and scalable way. Sitting at the heart of this impressive installation, Enova DVX presentation switchers deliver a cost effective room solution which is easy to scale, configure, install and, ultimately, to use. All-in-one controllers, AV switchers, scalers, analogue to digital signal converters, twisted pair transmitters, amplifiers and professional grade audio processors, these compact 3U presentation switchers afford Kingston University the ability to control and automate any room environment.

With four campuses, each with its own distinct character, Kingston University boasts an impressive range of teaching and learning resources, including a blend of traditional and modern buildings which house lecture theatres, teaching rooms plus a range of flexible spaces which can be zoned for different types of learning activity. In order to ensure that it continued to fulfil its ambition of being the university of choice for students who want to thrive in an interconnected A U T O M AT E

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As well as their room-level capabilities, the DVXs, with their embedded NetLinx controllers, offer many advanced networking features

As well as delivering an impressive array of roomlevel capabilities, the DVXs, with their embedded NetLinx controllers, offer many advanced networking features which allow for the central management of the entire system. Overarching Resource Management Suite (RMS) technology allows the Service Desk and Campus Support teams to monitor and protectively maintain classrooms, lecture theatres and their associated electronic devices, across the university, by networking all of the multimedia and facility operation equipment into one time efficient and cost effective solution. Real-time monitoring and problem notifications allow audio-visual equipment to be maintained proactively, with automatic and routine checks being made to the system’s status. This facility allows the university to ensure equipment is working correctly at all times and that system notifications are directed to the right person, at the right time. Using the full reporting capabilities of the system, staff can access instant, web-based analysis on a range of subjects, giving them an unrivalled understanding of equipment, resource and energy usage.

This impressive system has been designed to ease Kingston’s transition from the analogue to the digital world

Modero S Series touch panels provide an intuitive interface

Thanks to the inherent scalability of the AMX platform, the integrator has been able to roll out and deploy no fewer than 122 rooms in an incredibly time-efficient and cost effective way by applying what is proving to be a highly successful technological formula. Rooms are classified as either lecture theatres or medium to large rooms, and given a technical specification to suit. Common to all rooms, regardless of size or function, is the unifying AMX Enova DVX and intuitive Modero S Series touch panel. The lecture theatres, which have a higher AV specification, also boast stateof-the-art HARMAN JBL 7:2 surround sound systems comprising of an ASB6112 subwoofer with CBT70J-1 line array speakers and an AC26 centre loudspeaker. The result for Kingston University is a flexible solution they can standardise on across their mixed estate, with the reassurance of knowing that it can be appropriately scaled to match the needs of each room scenario.

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The university boasts a range of flexible learning spaces

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By applying what is proving to be a highly successful technological formula, the integrator has been able to roll-out an impressive number of rooms, in a time efficient and cost effective way

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Having undergone a comprehensive review of its technical provision, Kingston University has reaffirmed its place amongst the education elite by partnering with HARMAN and a leading integrator to deliver an audiovisual solution, built around core AMX technology, which is designed to ensure that its technological credentials are every bit as impressive as its education ones.

Close collaboration between HARMAN and the integrator has enabled Kingston University to harness the power of award-winning AMX Enova technology to deliver a system designed to ease its digital transition and solve the complexity of managing its connected devices, in a reliable, consistent and scalable way.

LOCATION Kingston, UK

“The success of this project is testament to the strength of the working partnership between Kingston University, the integrator and HARMAN. The system has greatly enhanced the quality of the teaching by giving lecturers a friction-free and consistent user experience, no matter what equipment they are using or what room they are in.�

Simon Harrison, CIO, Kingston University

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