Case Study: Western Kentucky University achieves scalable, centrally managed campus-wide video surveillance with Milestone Systems' XProtect Corporate

Western Kentucky University grows with Milestone

Western Kentucky University, a campus of more than 21,000 students spread over roughly 200 acres and dozens of buildings, faced a classic "many clients, one provider" challenge: dozens of departments each needed different video-surveillance capabilities, but a small IT network team had to plan, deploy and manage all solutions centrally and cost-effectively.

The team implemented Milestone XProtect Corporate as an open-platform SaaS-style service, deploying about 300 IP cameras and using add-ons like Smart Wall plus Active Directory and federated management for permissions and remote sites. The result is a scalable, reliable system the IT group hosts and customizes for nearly 20 departments—enabling integrations for campus police, emergency phones, proctoring, traffic studies and more—while a single dedicated operator handles daily operations and the team retains cost-effective, centralized control.

Western Kentucky University

Jeppie Sumpter

Lead Network Engineer, Western Kentucky University