ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS - Smart Technologies

They are the systems used in order to control the use of facilities according to time and location, in buildings and even in large corporations consisting of buildings and facilities which expand into various cities or even countries. According to the type of use, they consist of various types of cards or a network of readers that read the biometric features of persons.

The main server software of access control systems have been developed considerably through time and started to operate as integrated security center software. Such software indicate information on panels through communicating with all kinds of security panels, receives images and alarms from CCTV and IP Video systems and perform many different functions.

Access control systems mainly consist of the following;

Card readers (together with accessories such as keypads for various card technologies like Mifare or Proximity)
Biometric readers (fingerprints, hand geometry, face, retina recognition, etc.)
Card reader controllers
Entry/Exit units
Computer network connection devices, serial communication devices
Access control server software
ID card preparation software and card printers
Additional software for following and reporting the attendance of personnel
Visitor control software
Electromagnetic locks, electrical strikes, magnetic switches
Barriers for vehicle entry
Turnstiles (full and half height)

Today these have been a necessity in all buildings to minimise the use of keys and thereby the time to be spent. Moreover, a well-engineered access control system is essential for all kinds of facilities in order to ensure security, follow-up, control and reporting.

Thanks to advanced technologies and IP connected access control systems, today many international firms trace and authorise personnel entries. For example, the system of a Brussels-based firm in its headquarters, can give authorization for and receive the usage reports of the cards to be used in all the offices in Africa-Europe and Middle East countries.

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