ZYCOO IP Audio System Connects Two School Campuses in Romania
Reliable School Bells and Announcements Across Two Campuses
A public school in Sibiu County, Romania, needed to replace its aging bell system with a solution that could support daily schedules, clear announcements and background music across two campuses.
The school’s buildings presented a range of coverage requirements: five stairwells at the main campus, a kindergarten wing, outdoor schoolyards and a second building several kilometres away. The school also wanted to avoid installing new 230V power lines at every speaker position.
To meet these requirements, Romanian system integrator ITCONSTRUCTION S.R.L. deployed a ZYCOO IP Audio Solution, bringing both campuses together under one centrally managed system.
| Project | Details |
|---|---|
| Customer | Public school in Sibiu County |
| Industry | Education |
| Location | Romania |
| Integrator | ITCONSTRUCTION S.R.L. |
| Solution | ZYCOO IP Audio Solution |
| Products | SW15 Network Cabinet Speaker, SL30 Network Column Speaker, M100 Network Microphone Console, IP Audio Center |
| Applications | Scheduled school bells, zoned announcements, background music and emergency alerts |
Project Challenge
The school needed more than a replacement bell system. Its new communication solution had to support different types of audio across indoor and outdoor areas while remaining easy for staff to operate.
- Coverage across two campuses: The school needed to manage speakers in multiple buildings, including a second campus connected over the network.
- Simplified installation: The school wanted to use its existing network infrastructure without adding a separate power supply at each speaker location.
- Flexible daily communication: Bells, announcements and music needed to reach the appropriate areas at the right time.
- Simple emergency operation: Staff needed a straightforward way to trigger and stop alerts across all zones.
ZYCOO IP Audio Solution
PoE Speakers for Indoor and Outdoor Coverage
Every speaker in the installation is powered over Ethernet. A single CAT6 cable carries power, audio and control to each speaker, removing the need for a separate power socket or new 230V line at each speaker position. The speakers connect to the school’s existing PoE switches, which also serve its Wi-Fi and camera network.
Ten SW15 Network Cabinet Speakers provide coverage for stairwells and corridors across the two buildings.
For the schoolyards, four SL30 Network Column Speakers are mounted on building façades. Their IP65 rating makes them suitable for outdoor installation.
One Platform for Both Campuses
The IP Audio Center runs on a compact mini PC in the school’s server rack, providing on-premise management without a cloud dependency.
The second campus connects to the main site through a GRE tunnel between two MikroTik gateways. Its speakers register to the same IP Audio Center and appear alongside the main campus devices in a single interface.
An M100 Network Microphone Console in the director’s office provides quick access to the school’s most frequently used paging zones.
Flexible Communication for the School Day
Automated Bells and Zoned Background Music
The school’s lesson and break bells run on a weekly timetable, with separate tones for the start and end of breaks. A holiday calendar keeps the bells silent during school holidays.
During the long break, a playlist plays through the schoolyard speakers only, while the indoor zones remain quiet. This allows the school to deliver different audio to different areas according to the needs of the day.
One-Touch Announcements and Alerts
The M100 console gives the director five quick-access keys for announcements: all speakers, the schoolyard, the gymnasium building, the primary wing and the second campus. A pre-announcement chime plays before speech to help listeners hear the message from the beginning.
Two additional keys trigger a fire alarm and a general alert across all zones. A defined stop sequence allows school staff to end an alarm themselves without calling the integrator.
Secretariat staff can also use the IP Audio Dispatch Console on their PC for live announcements and timetable changes, as well as the mobile app for announcements from around the building.
A Practical Deployment for the Integrator
According to ITCONSTRUCTION S.R.L., the factors behind its choice included product availability from EU stock, a lifetime licence without a hardware dongle, and the SIP-based IP Audio Center. The integrator was able to add its own IP phones as additional paging stations without extra hardware.
Commissioning the complete system across both campuses took two site visits.
IP Audio for Education
From scheduled school bells and daily announcements to zoned music and emergency notifications, this project shows how IP audio can support the varied communication needs of a school across multiple buildings.
The ZYCOO IP Audio Solution for Education brings paging, intercom and emergency communication together on a scalable platform. With centralized management and PoE network devices, schools can adapt communication to classrooms, corridors, outdoor areas and other campus spaces as their needs evolve.