Access Control

Access control is, in reality, an everyday phenomenon. A lock on a car door is essentially a form of access control. A PIN on an ATM system at a bank is another means of access control. Bouncers standing in front of a night club is perhaps a more primitive mode of access control (given the evident lack of information technology involved). The possession of access control is of prime importance when persons seek to secure important, confidential, or Access Control Remotesensitive information and equipment.

Access Control is used to limit the movements of unauthorised persons to sensitive or restricted areas of your premises. These include stock rooms, IT rooms, warehouse areas, manager’s office, cash office etc. The most basic form of access control is a lock and key. However it is not always convenient to physically unlock a door each time you need access plus the fact that keys can easily be copied and given to people who should not have access. For a wide range of building types and security levels a digital keypad that requires a code to be entered is an option that eliminates the use of a physical key.

Our network systems allow full computer control over adding or removing users or setting up different access levels or timeslots.

 
 

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Open Bosch
Bioscrypt Fingerprint Readers
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Built on the same technology platform of the Access Easy Controller (AEC), the Access Easy Master Controller (AEMC) offers a centralized access management for all the AECs in the network. With AEMC, you can now expand your system from a basic 16-reader installation to a maximum of 320-reader installation. All basic application modules run off on the AEMC which behaves as a web server to deliver a single, seamlessly integrated solution. The integrated access control and alarm monitoring subsystems deliver maximum protection, simple operation and cost efficiency.

All AEMC application incorporates the most advanced technologies available, including object-oriented software and advanced client/server SQL database. All client application runs on standard web browser application like Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape, or Mozilla Firefox.

Platform and hardware independent
Since all application resides in a web server . AEMC is independent of the client computer hardware type, operating systems and versions. Its SQL database engine is ODBC compliant and the  communication network is based on Ethernet and TCP/IP. AEMC has also been designed to seamlessly integrate with external applications and peripheral devices. AEMC has many built-in automatic tools for easy administration, such as import/export data functions and report generation.

Scalability
AEMC is designed for small to medium size installations, ideal for deployment to multiple remote offices or buildings. The AEMC is designed to control up to 20 AEC that controls up to 320 access readers and 1280 I/O points via a fast LAN/WAN network.

Centralized Database Management
Database for each AEC is configured by administrators at the AEMC. The database of the AEMC is then synchronized with all the AEC databases on the fly. Advanced access groupings and 1024 access levels definition offers wide ranging access control setup of all cardholders in the entire system.

Centralized Alarm Handling
AEMC provides centralized alarm handling received from AEC, transactions & audit trails logging and report generation, all operated through standard browser software.

Distributed Network Architecture
AEMC distributed network architecture allows client workstations and AEC to be installed directly on any existing Ethernet network. All local access decisions are made and processed at the AEC, minimizing network traffic and providing real time access processing and decision. System administration, monitoring and remote control functions can be performed at any client workstation on the network.

 
Open Verex
Bioscrypt Fingerprint Readers
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Bioscrypt Fingerprint Readers
  • Fully integrates with MONITOR ISM™ Director V4.x
  • Biometric or combined access modes
  • Compact design conforms to Mullion mount
  • standards - on VPass, V-Prox, and Veri-Flex
  • Fast enrolment of fingerprints - less than 3 seconds
  • Maintains accuracy even with dirty, cut, scarred, wet and dry fingerprints

    The VEREX Series of Bioscrypt Fingerprint Readers are the ultimate biometric readers for physical access control installations. These modern readers can be used in full biometric mode (fingerprint only) or combined mode, (card plus fingerprint). The VPass is available in fingerprint mode only. To gain access, the user simply places their finger on the reader and in less than one second the reader confirms or denies access based on a database of fingerprints from authorized users. Bioscrypt’s Fingerprint Readers perform enrolment, identification and template storage for up to 4000 fingerprints all within a small ergonomic case.

    The VEREX Series of Bioscrypt Fingerprint Readers features a range of products to fit almost any installation requirement. From a straightforward stand-alone reader, to a large-scale portable database for user authentication and verification, VEREX has your biometric solution.

 
Open Hirsch ScramblePad®
Scramble Pad
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Hirsch’s patented ScramblePad family of keypads and keypad+reader devices prevents stolen access codes using a numeral scrambling technique and viewing restrictors. An integrated contactless prox/smart card reader enables a variety of card+code applications. The onboard MATCH™ allows for connected readers (biometrics, etc.). The keypad also gives operators remote system control.

The Hirsch ScramblePad is an access control reader delivering the additional benefits of remote operator control and tenant override functions. The ScramblePad provides a very high security approach to access because the digits are randomly scrambled each time the START button is pressed. A bystander cannot aquire the code by seeing which buttons were pressed (pattern recognition). No wear pattern develops on the buttons. Horizontal and vertical light guides narrow the viewing field so only one person directly in front of the keypad can see the display.

The ScramblePad uses a Personal Identification Number (PIN code) of 3 to 16 digits. The system administrator can assign the digits or let the system randomly generate them. A different number of digits (code length) may be concurrently assigned to different groups for access control or other custom control functions.

Use of a memorized credential means that an individual cannot leave the credential at home, as often happens with cards. Nor can another person copy the credential without the owner’s knowledge. Since the credential is so secure and traceable to its owner, it is not likely to be loaned out, a constant risk with card technologies. Thus each user is held accountable for his/her individual code use.

The ScramblePad provides a universal reader interface for analog or pulsed signal readers.

The on-board 5VDC power source powers most readers. Used with a conventional reader, the ScramblePad converts the card’s raw code into a MATCH code, the security code used by a Hirsch DIGI*TRAC™ controller— without a need to decipher. This allows existing card access systems to be upgraded and made more intelligent without replacing existing cards and readers. Hirsch recommends existing cards be sent to Hirsch for evaluation.

 
Open Hirsch Velocity Security Management System™

Velocity is management software for access control and security operations. Seamless integration of door control, alarm monitoring, credential enrollment, photo badging, video, dynamic graphics, database management and tutorials yields an easy to use and easy to install system suitable for a single door or an enterprise. Velocity utilizes Hirsch’s DIGI*TRAC controllers in a distributed processing architecture to ensure system reliability for the simplest to the most mission critical applications.

Hirch Velocity Management System
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Velocity runs onMicrosoft®Windows Server 2003, XP or Vista operating systems and can reside on a local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN). XP Pro and Vista are used for the Single User and ClientWorkstations, andWindows Server 2003 is used for the Server. Velocity usesMicrosoft SQL Server 2005 database.

The Graphical User Interface (GUI) is user configurable by the Operator and returns at log-on to the screen layout left at log-off. Many modules and components can be docked (top, bottom, left or right), or floated to another monitor in a multiple monitor configuration.

OperatorManagement
Velocity uses Windows Active Directory and RBAC (Role Based Access Control) for initial Operator Authentication. The Name & Password used to log onto the operating system also assigns operator privileges within the Velocity application. Privileges are “partitioned” to specific Roles. Roles establish what an operator can do or can see, and what workstation they can access when. Role partitioning includes data, system topology, persons, credentials, and Routing Groups for alarms & events.

EnrollmentManager
The EnrollmentManager consists of three panes: Personnel, Personal Information, and Credentials. The Personnel Pane is used to add, delete, or navigate to Persons or Person Groups. Person Groups are used to partition Personnel into logical units, viewed only by specific Operator Roles.

The Credential Pane is used to assign Credentials to a Person. Each Credential in the Pane displays Function, Status, Expires On, Last Access Time, Last Door, Tag Status, Alert Status and the card Hot Stamp Reference Number.

Hirch Velocity Management System

The Personal Information Pane contains the person’s name (Salutation, First,Middle, Last, Suffix), Photo, Signature, 999 User Defined Fields (UDFs, assignable to 10 role-restricted tabs), a Person Groups tab, and Additional Image Fields. The user can define the labels, their color, and whether a field is mandatory or can support standard text entry, or enforced drop-down list of entries, or a drop-down list of entries with the ability to enter text.

UDFs can be used for address, phone number, hair color, medical information, training statistics, emergency contact, company, expiration date, etc. User defined fields can be populated from scanners such as business card, driver’s license, passport and PIV smart card scanners. Or, they can be inherited from a Person Template populated with predefined UDF data. TheMulti-Person Edit feature changes specific UDF values across a selection of Personnel.

One or more Credentials can be assigned to a Person, with the option to use a linked or unlinked Credential Template. A Credential Template is used to create a new Credential using predefined parameters. A change in a parameter of a Linked Credential Template will change all the parameters of linked Credentials. Each Credential can be a different technology such as: Wiegand, ScramblePad®, Proximity, Magnetic Stripe, Bar Code, Biometric, or Smart Card (MIFARE, DESFire, PIV).

 
Open Honeywell (Pass-Point)

PassPoint PlusThe PassPoint family of products has now been expanded with PassPoint PLUS, the enhanced version of the widely acclaimed PassPoint Express. Like PassPoint Express, PLUS continues to offer powerful simplicity in setup and maintenance, which provides major savings in materials and labor. PLUS is a full-featured access control system priced at the cost of systems with far fewer capabilities and features. This is truly an all in one package.

Badging

  • Custom Photo ID Badge design software and twain compatibility means there are no additional expensive software packages to buy
  • Place card holder information or bar codes on ID badges
  • Card holder's picture displays based on an event

Floor Plan Graphics

  • Dynamic 3-D view with real-time maps provide visual status of the facility
  • Controls system devices from the floor plan view
  • No need to go through multiple screens to unlock a door
  • Built-in Floor Plan Designer

Reporting Enhancements

  • Scheduled reports do not require manual intervention which saves time and money
  • Run a report from archived events to find out what events took place last month
  • Reports available via internet for easy access

Real-Time Alarm Monitoring

  • User-defined instructions reduce training time for system operators
  • Event reports will show annotations, forcing guards to acknowledge an event
  • Recognizing important events is easier by adding colors and sounds
  • Event notification without system operator intervention via numeric/alphanumeric pager, email, or website posting

PassPoint Direct

  • Provides updates and the latest system news via the internet
  • Automatic notification from user defined web server

Additional Features

  • Magnetic stripe (ABA Track 2) support allows you to retro-fit existing installations or generate a unique format for a new customer
  • Batches of card holders can be modified quickly and easily, eliminating tedious, repetitive card holder data modification
 
Open Paradox (NE-Ware)

NEware offers management, control and convenience right from your computer, with graphical representation of your system and point-and-click ease of use. The NEware software is designed to make security and access control simple for the Digiplex EVO security system owner.

Neware Access Control
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Access Control Rights
Restrict entrance to your premises to only authorized individuals and assign rights that specify which areas each person can access. Pre-set up to 32 schedules, such as a day, evening, holiday or weekend shift, and then simply assign each cardholder to a specific schedule.

Customized Reports
Create customized reports to track the activities of a specific individual, a high-traffic zone or a restricted area. Filter your reports by date, by time, by event or by other criteria and then save or print it out. Save reports in popular formats, such as .pdf, .txt, .csv, .html, .xls, .rtf or for a higher level of security, save reports as .qrp files which can only be opened using NEware.

NEware from Anywhere
Monitor you system from anywhere in the world. When your system includes the IP100 Internet Module, you can remotely access your system from any web-connected computer that has NEware installed, giving you all of the features you have when connecting on-site. Wherever you are, you are in control.

Managing Multiple Users
With NEware you can manage the user codes and access rights, of up to 999 people in your system. Create new users by entering a name and then specifying his or her access rights and security options. You can also copy and paste a user’s options for an even faster solution. Either way, with NEware you have point and click control, without ever needing a keypad.

Monitor your System Live
Monitor all real-time events as they occur in your system. Should an alarm occur you will receive instant notification on your screen.

Control your System
Arm or disarm your system, lock or unlock doors bypass zones and control devices such as your lights, heating or garage door right from your computer.

 
 
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