Cloud-Based Services Offer Proven Results Everywhere we look, we hear about companies offering cloud-based technology services. Quite simply, a cloud-based service (public cloud-based service) is one that doesn’t require a company to have software running on a server on the company’s premise. The cloud has come to the security industry too. In fact, we have […]
Access Control
Access Control with Video Integration
How Video Integration Augments An Access Control System One of the features of some access control systems that many users are not aware of is the ability to integrate a video surveillance system with the access control system. Access control systems are used to verify that a card or fob presented at a card reader […]
What Are the Most Important Features of an Access Control System?
Here’s What You Should Consider If you are considering the installation of an access control system to protect your facility, you will find that there are many different types of systems available. You will find everything from manual keypads that control regular locks all the way up to card readers connected to database-driven systems run from […]
Are Your Doors Propped Open?
How to Keep Your Doors Secure When it comes to deploying a card access control system, one of the main functions is to secure specific entrances and to only allow certain authorized users to enter. One of the quickest ways to defeat the security provided by an access control system is for someone to prop […]
New Honeywell Case Study About Managed Access Control
Honeywell Writes Case Study About Our Project with Internap One of the projects we really enjoyed working on in 2012 was the deployment of a managed access control system for Internap, a global information technology solutions company based in Atlanta. With managed access control, we administer the system for our customers. So, in this case, […]
Take Care of Your Security Systems
How to Ensure Your Security Systems Remain in Working Order Welcome to 2013! Since we have entered a new year, it is a good time to evaluate your plans for maintaining your security systems. As with any electronic systems, security systems need care and attention to stay in good working order. Here are some questions […]
More Than a Card Reader
Video Verification of Access Control Events Provides More Security For many of you who use access control systems to manage the traffic coming and going to your facility, you may think of your system as a group of card readers. When cardholders arrive at the office, they present their cards to the readers and are granted […]
Unlock Doors with a Smartphone?
NFC Technology Trialed with Access Control There is a new technology that is slowly making its way into the world of traditional door access control. The technology is called Near Field Communication or NFC. Some newer smartphones are built with NFC chips inside of them which will allow those phones to control devices just by holding […]
Access Control Without Software
Options for Operating Your Access Control System As I discussed in this previous blog post, there are easier ways to manage your card access control system. In that previous post, I discussed an option for managing your access control system with just a web browser instead of having to use a Windows-based software package for the […]
Easier Access Control
How to Get Easier Access Control Do you have an access control system for your facility that allows you to use access cards or keyfobs to open locked doors? If so, you probably manage that system with a server that has software that holds the system configurations and the list of cardholders. If you are […]