Management and Security with the Access Control System

When an organization installs an access control system, it does so basically with three purposes in mind:

The first is to take care of the physical integrity of people; that is, prevent someone from being attacked.

The second is to protect company information: databases, sensitive material, etc. Finally it is done to safeguard the assets of the company, such as electronic equipment or any other good that is salable.

Thus, different means are used to monitor and control people’s access to a facility. Decades ago lock and key systems were used; however, in addition to being vulnerable, stolen or lost keys represented additional costs for companies.

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Later, the way the world worked and interacted with technology, and even the way crime attacked, changed, and access control migrated to more robust systems with electronic credentials or biometric identification to grant or deny entry to a building or property.

Among the most outstanding advantages of this system in the business area are the following:  

Allow staff access to the company: If in a company you want to divide the spaces, according to the respective departments, you can do so. In this way, you can control staff and allow only authorized people to enter.

Through these different resources, people outside the organization will be prevented from entering.

You can measure the arrival and departure time of the staff: In this way you can have an administrative resource through a Management Software, where you can control time and attendance.

Proximity readers: it works with personalized or generic cards, where through codes, the user can be allowed to enter.

Improving staff productivity: By having a system that measures and governs their schedules, they will feel committed and will work in order to achieve the objectives set by the company.

Savings in personnel costs: It is common for companies to invest in personnel who are in charge of the registration of employees, in order to give manual access to different areas of the company, and, in addition, keep a written record of who entered.

In this way, this investment will be avoided since, with the Access Control System, people will enter automatically and it will be registered internally.

Control the opening of doors: Open doors where they can enter without any registration have always been a problem and danger, violating the safety of the staff.

With the Access Control System, the doors work based on the people who enter, closing automatically and preventing someone else from entering.

Decrease in times in registrations: The lists in which they control the schedules of the employees, manually, take time. Because they all arrive at a certain time and must wait to set their arrival and departure time that delays the entry and start of the working day.

The most up-to-date technology: The comfort and innovation of a company, starts with including these tools that will allow you to be safe and up-to-date with security systems.

Monetary elevation of the building: These Electronic Security Systems revalue your company; by endowing it with innovation and technology as mentioned in the previous item.

2021 With COVID and Access Control System

The Coronavirus effect worldwide makes us rethink many of our solutions in access control in critical centers, where until today, biometric solutions by fingerprint were the most efficient and economical.

As we all take precautions when touching railings, elevator buttons or door handles due to the danger of contagion, in the case of a biometric fingerprint reader it is inevitable to have to touch the sensor to read it and also, inevitably all the people in the organization will have the risk of contagion by having to touch it.

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In this adaptation process, how your access control systems can mitigate risks becomes highly relevant. The two aspects that most concern administrators today: how to maintain security (know who enters) and avoid the transmission of the COVID19 virus.

Luckily, all the fingerprint readers come with the option of a proximity card, allowing the use of both technologies and preventing fingerprint biometrics from being contaminated.

Another case of risk are the hands and the electronic cylinders where once we have passed the RFID card we have to touch or move the knob to open the door.

The fact of being a mechanical system forces us to touch a specific area of ​​the door by all the people who pass, increasing the risk of contagion.

This has made us reflect on what solutions and equipment can minimize the risk of contagion from Covid19 without losing security and practicality in access control.

If the door is hinged, we can add a motorized system that will open and close without having to touch the handle, if in addition the access control is by proximity (RFID) or with a hands-free system, we will avoid touching the reader.

The exit buttons can be non-contact, or through detection elements such as radars or magnetic loops.

Also in the universe of access control systems there are technologies that dispense with contact with other people or with machines, which can be very useful at a time when it is imperative to keep our hands as clean as possible and avoid contact with surfaces that have been touched by dozens of people.

Reduce physical contact points in common spaces. Use mobile authentication.

Lower or eliminate physical contact with ID readers. In the universe of access control systems there are technologies that make it possible to dispense with contact with people and equipment. Avoid rubbing with surfaces that have been touched by dozens of people.

Reduce the need for contact with Pin buttons and biometric fingerprint readers. Replace them with mobile authentication which is more secure.

Various access control systems have applications for telephones that allow collaborators and visitors to authenticate from their cell phones. In addition, they are more secure, since they work with a password to enter the app from the phone before unlocking the door.

We know that administrators are constantly evaluating this situation, so it is important to make an inventory of the tools you have at your disposal and that help you to reinforce the security policies of your property.