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Campus network, CCTV and door access in one kit

We pre-configure campus bundles for Hong Kong kindergartens, primary and secondary schools and tertiary institutions: classroom Wi-Fi, segregated guest networks, campus CCTV recording and staff door access. The hardware bill of materials is itemised, the managed service is billed on top, and the education price and final quantities are confirmed in writing after a free site survey.

Two things must not fail on a campus network: the school day, and student data. Both are guarded by our own AI platform, which reads the device data and replaces parts before they fail.

  • Three campus bundles: primary school, secondary school, and a CCTV recording upgrade for existing campuses
  • Managed services: 24/7 monitoring and alerts, analysis by our own AI platform, updates, remote support and a monthly report
  • Scheduled around the budget year, the procurement process and the long holidays
  • Education pricing for schools and education providers, with proper quotes and invoices
UniFi switches and cabling inside a campus network cabinet

What schools ask for

Six things a campus network has to carry

A school is not an office: hundreds of users, visitors, parents, camera traffic, and the peaks that come with exam days and parents' evenings. These are the six jobs we are asked to solve most often.

Classroom and specialist-room Wi-Fi

Coverage for classrooms, specialist rooms, the hall and the library, sized for interactive whiteboards, tablet trolleys and student devices at the same time.

Segregated visitor and parent networks

Visitor Wi-Fi sits on its own segment, so parent, contractor and guest devices never reach the school's administrative systems.

Campus CCTV recording

Recording for corridors, the playground, entrances and specialist rooms, with the retention period set to school policy and footage quick to retrieve.

Staff door access

Access records for the main entrance, staff room and server room, with timetables and graduated permissions.

Bandwidth and application priority

Priority for video calls, e-learning platforms and administrative systems, so exam days and parents' evenings do not saturate the link.

Records and audit

Network and door access event logs the school and its sponsoring body can audit, and that make answering a parent enquiry straightforward; the hardening add-on adds a monthly security audit report for school digital-compliance needs.

Education pricing

Three campus bundles

Pre-configured by campus size: primary school, secondary school, and a CCTV recording upgrade for a campus that already has a network. The hardware total is itemised, the managed service is billed on top, and every order starts with a site survey.

Primary · about 15 computers Education pricing

Bundle illustration: Dream Machine Pro, Switch 24 PoE, U7 Pro, U7 Outdoor, Access Ultra and G6 Turret

Primary campus network, door access and CCTV bundle

Suits: Primary schools, kindergartens and teaching centres

Hardware total

HK$24,001

Each line at its shop price; installation, cabling and labour are not included

In the kit 6
  • Classrooms, corridors and playground covered in one pass
  • Main and rear entrance access, with a class-day timetable
  • CCTV monitoring available: health checks, online monitoring, offline alerts

Secondary · about 30 computers Education pricing

Bundle illustration: Dream Machine Pro Max, Switch Pro 24 PoE, U7 Pro, U7 Outdoor, Access Door Hub, Access Ultra and G6 Turret

Secondary campus network, door access and CCTV bundle

Suits: Secondary schools and tertiary institutions

Hardware total

HK$48,750

Each line at its shop price; installation, cabling and labour are not included

In the kit 8
  • Wi-Fi and wired coverage across two floors
  • Separate door controller, expandable to more doors
  • Managed services available, with CCTV health monitoring on Complete

Recording upgrade · 12 cameras Education pricing

Bundle illustration: Network Video Recorder G2 Pro, Switch 24 PoE, G6 Turret and G6 Dome cameras

Campus CCTV recording upgrade bundle

Suits: Schools that already have a network and want to extend or replace campus CCTV

Hardware total

HK$39,943

Each line at its shop price; installation, cabling and labour are not included; recording drives are quoted as needed

In the kit 4
  • The recorder runs on its own, leaving the existing network alone
  • Eight outdoor corridor cameras plus four indoor domes
  • CCTV monitoring available: online monitoring, offline alerts, drive maintenance

The hardware total is every line in the bill of materials added together, with UniFi devices at their shop price. The monthly fee is separate and counted per device endpoint (Essential from HK$800 a month, Complete from HK$2,000 a month); the education price, final device counts and the quote follow the site survey.

Technical settings

Six technical settings that make a campus work

These six are where a school differs most from an office, and the ones we tune most often on campus projects.

  1. Student and staff account authentication (802.1X / RADIUS)

    Users sign in with a school account instead of one shared Wi-Fi password. Devices stop working once they leave or a student graduates, and access can differ by year group, department or device type.

  2. Network segmentation (VLANs)

    Administration, teaching, students, visitors, CCTV and door access each sit in their own segment, so a problem in one cannot spread to the rest of the school.

  3. Hall and outdoor coverage

    A hall, a playground and a covered playground need outdoor-rated access points and capacity that can be raised for an event — a different design from a classroom.

  4. Many devices at once

    When a tablet trolley returns to a classroom, forty devices can reconnect at the same moment. Capacity is planned around that, not around an average.

  5. Exam days and public exams

    Nothing can drop during an exam. We can configure a backup link with automatic failover and check coverage, channels and power before the exam period.

  6. PoE power budget

    Cameras, door access and access points all run on PoE, so the rack power budget and the UPS have to be planned while the room is still being built.

Campus CCTV, personal data and parent enquiries

CCTV in a school is not the same as CCTV in a shop: the footage involves students, parents and staff. These are the practices we keep to on campus projects.

  • Only where it is needed: corridors, entrances, the playground and special rooms. No cameras in washrooms, changing rooms or anywhere with a higher expectation of privacy.
  • Retention set by school policy: the school decides how long footage is kept. We configure it, and the managed report shows drive health and how much is actually being retained.
  • Viewing leaves a trace: who looked at which clip and when is recorded, which makes answering parents, the sponsoring body or an audit straightforward.
  • Tiered permissions: the general office, discipline team and IT team can hold different viewing rights, reviewed when someone leaves or moves role.
  • The managed service reads device data only: we collect device health and event records, never footage.

How personal data is handled is ultimately the school’s policy; our job is to make the technical settings match it and to say so in the quote. For the technical detail, see the whitepaper on building managed services on the UniFi official API and SIEM analysis.

Managed services

After the hardware, we keep watching it

Schools pick by device endpoint: GNS CARE Essential or Complete, or just the campus CCTV. Both are quoted at the education price, on a 12-month minimum with a fixed monthly fee.

Most popular

GNS CARE managed service

HK$800 / per month, from

Counted per campus UniFi device endpoint (gateway, switch, access point, CCTV, door access): Essential from HK$800 a month, Complete from HK$2,000 a month, with a one-hour response SLA and a 24-hour hardware swap on Complete.

  • 24/7 remote monitoring and alerts
  • Firmware, UniFi OS and threat signature updates
  • Configuration backup and restore, with restore rehearsals on request
  • Remote support and troubleshooting, 4-hour response target in office hours
  • Monthly health, security and traffic report
  • Optional GNS CARE Security Hardening (HK$500 a month): VLAN separation review, firewall rule audit and outbound connection monitoring, plus SIEM analysis and a monthly security audit report
Book a free site survey

GNS CARE managed service (campus)

from HK$800 / per month

Managed per device endpoint, from HK$800 a month at education pricing: Essential (remote monitoring, updates, backups and a monthly report) or Complete (one-hour response and a 24-hour hardware swap).

  • Remote device health checks and 24/7 online monitoring
  • Offline alerts, so a recording gap reaches us immediately
  • Monthly camera uptime report
  • Essential and Complete are both handled by the same team, with no call-out charges
  • Storage health and video retention management on both tiers
  • Complete: CCTV health monitoring, so footage survives a failed drive
  • Complete: 24-hour hardware swap and loan hardware
See GNS CARE managed service

Education pricing and procurement

Education pricing covers Hong Kong kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, tertiary institutions and other education providers. Hardware is itemised at shop price, and the education price and the managed-service fee are confirmed in writing after a free site survey. We work around the school's budget year, quoting and procurement process, and schedule installation in the long holidays or outside teaching hours, with a formal quote and invoice. Hardware warranty follows the manufacturer, and managed services run on a 12-month minimum.

FAQ

Common questions about education pricing

These are the ones schools ask most. Anything else, just get in touch.

How is the education price worked out?

Hardware is itemised at shop price, and the education price and the managed-service fee are confirmed in writing after a free site survey. The school only needs to give us its name and a contact; the quote lists every item, its quantity and the education price.

Can the work be done in the school holidays?

Yes. We can schedule installation in the summer, Christmas and Lunar New Year holidays to keep disruption to lessons to a minimum, and we agree the dates when we quote.

Can we keep our existing network and CCTV?

Yes. We assess the UniFi or third-party equipment you already have, keep whatever still does the job and bring it into the managed scope, replacing only what has to go — there is no need to change everything at once.

Can visitor or student devices reach school systems?

Visitor, parent and student devices sit on their own network segment, separate from the school's administrative systems. The managed service holds administrative access to the equipment only, for monitoring and configuration, and reports show usage, connectivity and events only.

Do you provide a quote and an invoice for procurement?

Yes. We issue a quote in the format the school requires and invoice on completion, and we can complete contractor or supplier registration where the school needs it.

How long is the managed-service commitment?

Twelve months minimum, with the monthly fee fixed. After that it rolls monthly and can be ended with one month's notice. Adding or removing device endpoints adjusts the next invoice pro rata.

Do students need an account to get online?

They can. We can authenticate against school accounts (802.1X / RADIUS) instead of one shared Wi-Fi password. Devices stop working once they leave or a student graduates, and rights can differ by year group, department or device type.

Can the hall and the playground have Wi-Fi too?

Yes, but they need outdoor-rated access points and a different capacity plan from a classroom. We measure the expected crowd and the type of event during the site survey, then recommend how many and where.

How long is campus CCTV footage kept, and what if a parent asks to see a clip?

Retention follows school policy, commonly 30 to 90 days. Every viewing is recorded and the school sets who may look. Camera positions should avoid washrooms, changing rooms and anywhere with a higher expectation of privacy.

Can the network be relied on during exam periods?

Yes. We can configure a backup link with automatic failover and check coverage, channels and power before exams. The Complete managed tier adds a one-hour response SLA and a 24-hour hardware swap.

Want an education price for your school?

Send us the floor plan, your current equipment list, or the spots where you want cameras, and we will start with a free site survey and quote a fixed price for the campus.

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