Does Your Access Control System Tell You All About The Day’s Activities?
Does your EAC system speak to you? Probably not, but that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t communicate important information to you on a regular basis. Access control reports are a powerful yet often underutilized function of a modern access control system. Systems such as those manufactured by S2 www.s2sys.com offer users a powerful interface which allows managers to get the information they need about their building in real time. Additionally, reports can be automated to arrive in your inbox at a specified time or day.
Some of the more common reports are:
Access History Reporting
Parameters: Person; Event Type; Date Range; Door ID
Best Use Examples:
-Where is ‘Harold’ always disappearing to? Run a report to see when and where ‘Harold’ has been during the last month.
-Think an employee is testing out to see if the door is locked to that secure storage? Run a report to see every time someone tried to get into an area where they did not have the proper access to do so.
-Had an incident at the plant needed more info? Run a report to see everyone who was in the office on the day in question.
-Weekend hijinks? Automate a report to email you every Monday morning to show who was in the building over the weekend.
Compliance Reporting
Parameters: Door ID
Best Use Examples:
-Do you have schedule II drugs or other items that require only certain people access that storage area? Run this report on demand to confirm who has access to critical areas. Even better, automate this function, so it is delivered to your inbox at the beginning of the month like clockwork.
Credential Audit Reporting
Parameters: Time Span; Credential Status
Best Use Examples:
-When an employee is terminated their credential should be disabled, but we all know that sometimes things get missed. Run this report to see who has not used their badge in the last 30 days and then disable it.
-Vendors are notorious for never returning badges (not us of course). Run this report and quickly identify vendors who no longer require access to your building and disable their badges.
Utilization Reporting
Parameters: Date Span; Door ID; Person
Best Use Examples:
-Most often we see this report used to deliver relevant statistics on Turnstile utilization. Turnstiles are now standard security equipment in larger buildings throughout New York City / NYC, use this report to get true numbers of people passing through per week, month, year, etc.
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