RFID Based Access Control Systems

To control the access system at the enterprises trust the installation with the abbreviation ACS- access control system. Today, it has densely entered the life of companies of different directions: from parking lots and garages to hotels and business centers. And the usual intercoms, and turnstiles in public transport locks with a key card in the locker room of the fitness center- they are all representatives of the access control.

ACS is a set of technical tools that help distribute access rights to certain premises for office employees and keeps records of working time. For example, you want to prevent outsiders from entering the company’s office after 18:00. We program the access system, issue the key cards to the employees and everything is ready. After the specified time without this key, it is impossible to enter the office

In general, the list of Access Control System capabilities is very wide:

• Access control;
• Improving the quality of protection;
• Accounting of working time;
• Control of objects on which there is no permanent presence of security or personnel;
• Saving and the ability to provide input and output data;
• Integration with existing its infrastructure;
• Integration with already installed fire alarm systems, security system and video surveillance system;
• Differentiation of access control for different groups of employees;
• The ability to scale the system to the interregional level.

If the fire alarm system gives a “Fire” signal, the automatic or manual unlocking of the doors is triggered. The ACS also stores all data on entry/exit, malfunctions, alarms, which can be viewed at any time.

In the event of emergency situations, the access point can be locked and unlocked if necessary. ACS can transmit an alarm to the AWP in case of unauthorized entry.

What are the control systems?

All access control systems by management method are divided into autonomous, network and combined.

Fingerprint Access Control System operates without a central computer, do not require central cable lines, remote control or operator control. Their cost is not very high, but the functionality is not so great. For example, they cannot keep track of working time.

The central computer manages network access control systems. Through the exchange of information with access control devices (turnstiles, barriers, etc.), they keep track of working time, create reports on various events. They can also integrate with other security systems: video surveillance, fire alarm systems, photo-verification, etc.

Combined, or universal access control systems, combine the advantages of both systems. They work as centralized systems, but in an emergency, they go offline.

Choose the type of “barrier.”

It remains to decide what exactly will block the way to outsiders and how it will be protected from hacking. If you need to restrict the passage through ordinary doors, then for this purpose, select the latches or electrically controlled locks. The protection against hacking is extremely weak, but the electric latches in this regard are reliable.

Having a smart home with state-of-the-art technology that can independently program different domestic aspects and functions is no longer science fiction today. In recent years, home automation has made great strides, allowing revolutionizing the habits and the domestic life of thousands of people around the world.

In the next few paragraphs, we will deal specifically with the operation of a wireless access control system, extremely convenient and affordable in terms of economy, as it does not require huge installation costs and is therefore within everyone’s reach.

Access control: features and general information

We try to understand in detail what the main features of wireless access control are and how it can facilitate domestic life. Let’s start by pointing out that its essential purpose is to preserve security by monitoring all types of access through the use of sophisticated systems that control the entrances, allowing only authorized individuals to access a specific area.

Let’s think, for example, of an entrance gate that allows access only to those who have a special badge that will be read by the wireless system installed near the main gate. The basic element of Access Control Systems, therefore, lies in identifying which accesses are permitted and which are not, to ensure an effective, efficient and stable level of security in a domestic environment.

Wireless access control: the advantages of technology

Compared to normal home automation systems, wireless access control has many advantages. Firstly, it can also be installed in points that are not cabled (for example, we think of glass doors), and it is much easier to change the system settings by directly accessing the main control panel.

There are also numerous advantages from an economic point of view. The installation and maintenance costs of a wireless access control system are decidedly more convenient because they do not require wires and wiring (communications take place via radio). It also increases safety standards by allowing an alarm to be activated in advance if the system is forced. It is also possible to monitor all accesses to the gates in real time or at a later time.

An access control system requires an adequate infrastructure composed of one or more readers and devices adequately protected by a control network with encrypted security, preferably developed through a cloud system.

Conclusions and clarifications

In conclusion, all that remains is to underline the enormous amount of advantages that a Door Access Control System can undoubtedly bring into a domestic environment. Preserving the security of one’s own home is fundamentally a prerogative for the well-being and tranquility of one’s family.

In addition to security and monitoring of the main domestic accesses (main entrance, secondary entrances, gates, garages) it is also an effective, non-invasive and decidedly economic tool. Regardless of the integrated communication standard, wireless access control performs its functions without the need to install any type of wiring, thus saving on possible and additional installation costs.

It is imperative today to control and limit access to spaces, be they public or private, professional or personal. The reasons can be related to security, confidentiality or simply the desire to choose your visitors for reasons that are unique to you.

By putting in place appropriate solutions, it is necessary to check, at each determined point, whether a person has the rights required to enter a traffic zone or a defined building (warehouse, company, workshop, house, and apartment).

Limited access by zone or in full.

It is possible, within the same space, to determine sub-areas and to restrict access to identified users.

Because of the confidentiality or security that must be maintained in certain sensitive areas, it is possible to set permissions according to identity criteria and extremely precise schedules.

All trips can be reviewed and recorded for continuous monitoring. This gives you the ability to know the history of determining the cause of malfunctions in the authorization process if any.

To accompany you throughout the process, we intervene upstream to define, with you, the areas at risk, choose the best solution, proceed to its installation and provide after-sales service.

Of all the available Security Access Control Systems in India, let’s choose the one that best suits your situation and budget.

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Who does access control apply to?

At present, access control concerns everyone, whether private or professional. A house or apartment can be equipped with an access control system. It is basic protection against burglars, and it is a particularly suitable tool for a shared place when several people live there – in family or colocation – or for housing proposed for rental, seasonal or long term. Of course, access control is ideal for building entrances: it is not for nothing that almost all modern buildings are equipped with intercoms, more or less effective, unfortunately.

Car parks adjacent to homes are sensitive places that it is particularly appropriate to equip, both for the safety of residents and their vehicles.

For small businesses, there may be no sub-areas to be determined, but general access may be controlled and therefore restricted.

For larger companies, spaces can be differentiated according to the categories of staff and the level of security and confidentiality. This applies to all types of buildings: warehouses, offices, covered and non-covered car parks, shops, laboratories, factories, construction sites.

Public or private buildings, receiving public such as hospitals, clinics, institutions organizing fairs and exhibitions are particularly concerned.

Digital Locks For Doors are an excellent replacement for security companies. An SME does not have the means to afford permanent custodians 365 days a year, while an adequate access control system, once installed, will be effective regardless of staff time constraints.

Evaluate the risk areas for which you must control access.

You know your apartment better than anyone else, but you do not necessarily know the security flaws. Some places may seem perfectly secure while a professional can identify, on the contrary, a fragility to strengthen priority. The first phase of our intervention is to determine with you the areas at risk and to define the level of safety to apply them.

The access control system (ACS) today is the norm in any sphere, be it warehouse complexes, logistics centers, parking lots and garages, office and business centers, hotels, manufacturing and trade enterprises, or educational institutions. Ordinary intercoms, and turnstiles in public transport and stadiums, and lock cabins in banks – all are representatives of access control. What kind of access control system is preferable to choose for a specific purpose?

All access control systems (access control systems, access control systems) are divided into two large classes according to the management method: autonomous access control and network access control, in addition there is a combination of these access control systems. Autonomous access control systems are access control devices that operate without a central computer, do not require cable lines, remote control, or operator control. They are inexpensive, but, with rare exceptions, are not able to generate reports, in particular, to keep track of working time.

Network (centralized) access control systems are controlled through a central computer, and, through the exchange of information with blocking devices, they can create reports on events that have occurred, on the passage of certain employees to the territory, to keep records and control of working time. Network access control systems can also be integrated with various security subsystems- video surveillance and photo-verification, fire alarm systems and others.

Universal network access control systems, in which the advantages of both above-mentioned access control systems are combined, work as usual centralized access control systems, but in emergency situations (when communication is lost, the central computer breaks down or network equipment fails).

Cost of access control systems One of the experts in the field of access control systems compared the behavior of ACS customers with buying a car at a car dealership: first, the buyer pays attention to small details and additional functions installed in the vehicle, but, subsequently, either leaves with nothing, or acquires a car based on their real needs: a spacious car – if it has a large family, with an economical engine- counting on long journeys, with many additional security system. The same process occurs when purchasing an ACS.

Quite a few customers initially want Fingerprint Access Control Systems that are equipped with the latest technology, for example, biometric access control – they are looking for systems based on biometric reading devices on the market. Then, when a designer who is able to supply and install such an ACS, provides an estimate to the customer, he, in turn, understands that such an access control system will never pay for those tasks and business processes that it is designed to solve and optimize. Indeed, the widespread use of biometric systems in everyday life will not begin as soon as it is mistaken to many, unless you take into account the system for personal needs.

How much is the access control system? It relies on the wishes of the customer, the choice of the necessary equipment, or turnkey solutions, the class of access control, its capacity, and protection from unauthorized actions, functionality, and scale of the controlled object.

It is a reasonable desire of the head- to improve the efficiency of the company, including through increasing the productivity of each employee.

In theory, everything is easy. But in practice, the first question that arises before the management is what indicators to monitor in this pursuit of efficiency, and how to do it? One of the monitored parameters (and sometimes – the only one) is often the duration of the working time of specialists.

The main task of the Security Access Control System in India is adherence to access control and, accordingly, security in an office building or a large enterprise. Inside the company, access control data can be used for two purposes: discipline and accounting. Discipline is a topic for a separate conversation, affecting not so much the objective data collected by any systems, but rather the construction of the relationship between the boss and the subordinates. And every manager has his own opinion on this topic.

If we are talking about the accounting of working hours of employees of a service company, then, first of all, it is necessary to understand why this accounting is needed at all. The obvious answers are an assessment of the performance of each employee, the calculation of the cost of services, a comparison of the effectiveness of work on projects. In all these applications, a key role is played by two factors: the specification of the time accounting and the binding of this time to a specific project (that is, to the money earned by the company).

Data Detailing

We have previously discussed why you should not try to keep track of every second of employee’s working time. Attempting to use information from the access control system is another extreme. The data collected in this way reflect only the time of the presence of the employee at the checkpoint. But being in an office does not mean being in the workplace. Similarly, the presence in the workplace does not mean that the employee is working and, moreover, is engaged in a particular project (even if this is the main project of the company at the moment).

On the other side, the absence of a person in the office does not mean that he spent time on personal affairs. For the service business, it is typical for road work. And to employees of intellectual work, to comprehend the task, it is sometimes necessary, relatively speaking, to go out for a smoke. How to take into account the time during which the employee, going out through the turnstile on the street to smoke, came up with a solution to the problem that he could not find before? On the other hand, how to “catch” the true procrastination with a wander around the open part of the Internet or many hours of tea drinking in the office kitchen?

Work on the road

The most important argument against using data from the access control system for evaluating the work of service company personnel is the presence of field work. The ACS does not know anything about the activities of the field staff – they will have to be asked about labor costs, also, relying on their word of honor. If the company has the majority of employees going to customers one way or another, the total measurement accuracy of the time spent on work using the Door Access Control System will not be higher than the usual reports from employees. And, again, no automation will work.