Why Access Control Systems Are Effective
Electronic access control systems are the best solutions to protect effectively buildings, assets, staff and visitors. Let us see why access control systems work so well.
A door entry system will greatly simplify the management of your facilities. It will automatically grant/deny access to individuals according to their access rights and no need to replace locks in case of lost keys: lost cards are disabled and new ones are issued straight away. You can monitor in real time all movements within your premises (and review history of past transactions).
Electronic door entry systems also provide accurate monitoring, using different levels of security for each type of user group. Access rights are granted to users according to the security group they belong to. Specific time zone can be set up as well, for example: allowing staff to access the office during their working hours only.
Restricting access to authorised personnel only, is also more effective with electronic access control readers: each user is issued a unique card, or for irrefutable authentication, biometric technology can be used (fingerprint readers, hand scanners, face recognition terminals, etc.).
But what happens in case of a power cut? Doors will automatically open or shut depending on how you decided to set up your access control system. And no need to worry about data loss either, everything will be stored locally in the door controllers equipped with battery back-up. By combining the online and offline capabilities of the access control hardware, with appropriate software back-ups, mirrors and network redundancy, the majority of access control risk is reduced to a solution with optimal resilience and redundancy built in.
PC-based networked access control solutions provide easy, centralised management of security on all your sites.
To learn more please download our free 30-page Access Control Whitepaper.