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Case Study: You have the right to study – AREC in Argentina’s IUSE.
- Apr 17
- 3 min read
Dear ADENA Partners, this month’s case study comes from the University Institute of Security (IUSE) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Thanks to the efforts of our distributor Seytech and SI Nytec, this public university has implemented professional AV solutions from AREC, RADA, and other brands to equip its main auditorium and deliver an improved hybrid learning experience. Read on to learn more about the university, why it chose our solutions, and how they have supported its needs.
IUSE is a relatively new university, founded by the government of Buenos Aires in 2016 with the aim of training personnel for the police and fire services, as well as other security-related institutions. The university provides free undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in a range of related fields, including criminology, investigation, public security, victim assistance, and fire protection. What makes these degrees distinctive is their hybrid nature, allowing active service personnel to work and study simultaneously. Now attracting more than 4,000 students annually, IUSE is rapidly expanding and growing in popularity.
Last year, the university opened a new 6,480 m² building featuring 22 classrooms and 3 laboratories, all equipped with modern forensic and crime scene reproduction equipment. To ensure that the experience was equally great for those attending online, IUSE began looking for a professional lecture capture solution to equip its main lecture hall. After reviewing the available options, it selected a proposal from system integrator Nytec, working in collaboration with our distributor Seytech, based around the LS-410 Media Station.
The LS-410 is the most advanced Media Station in the current AREC product lineup and the heart of every installation. Like other Media Stations, it is a lecture capture device designed for easy and professional recording and streaming. It allows users to create media content automatically using calendars and integrated platforms, or manually at the press of a button. The station records and streams a mixed video composed of four video channels in customisable layouts, along with graphical effects, imagery, and audio. In addition, it records each video channel independently, ensuring that users have access to original material for post-production or sharing if required.
There are many unique features of the LS-410 that led the university to select it. These include its multifunctionality, 4K support, built-in Dante Audio and NDI|HX licences, and 2 TB of internal storage. One of the most important factors, however, was how simple it is to operate.
One of the many ways to control a Media Station is through its Graphical User Interface (GUI). This interface allows users to manage all key features of the Media Station from a single location in a highly intuitive way. The GUI uses recognisable icons for each function, ensuring that even users without an IT or AV background can quickly begin using it. It is displayed via one of the LS-410’s four physical video outputs, alongside the station’s mixed video.
In IUSE’s case, this output from the station is connected to a RADA A-TS02 12-inch interactive touchscreen confidence monitor. Using it, professors and operators can control the LS-410 and see changes applied in real time. Thanks to the 3.5 mm headset output, users can also monitor the station’s audio. The A-TS02 is positioned on top of a rack cabinet on one side of the auditorium.
Another important reason for selecting the LS-410 for this project was its full support for third-party sources, including the ability to control their PTZ functions. Three LAIA C-PRO 12 cameras are connected to the station as video sources. These PTZ cameras, featuring 12x optical zoom, are used to capture the speaker and audience members. Users can control the movement of these cameras directly from the A-TS02 using the LS-410’s GUI. Another video source is an 86-inch interactive display from Maxhub, which is used for lecture slides, presentations, and other educational materials.
Nureva and Sennheiser products are used as audio inputs. Specifically, Nureva HDL410 soundbars are used to capture audio from audience members, while Sennheiser SpeechLine handheld microphones are used by presenters.
Two other video outputs of the LS-410 are connected to Samsung 86-inch displays. Using the loop-through function of AREC Media Stations, users can select what to display with a single tap: any one of the station’s video channels, all video channels together, or the mixed video output without the GUI.
Lastly, all devices are connected to the LS-410’s LAN port through a Netgear network switch. The station creates a closed network on this port, functioning as a DHCP server separate from the university’s general network.
The newly installed solution has significantly bridged the gap between on-site and online experiences for students and is set to enhance the overall quality of education.
Are you working on a project for a university? Contact us at www.a-dena.com to discuss how AREC can become the core of your solution.
