In the wake of any disaster, the race is on to restore things to normal. If your place of business is damaged by flood water, fire, electrical surge, or other means, chances are your electronic equipment could be damaged and in need of replacement. If this happens to you, does your access control system provide built in offsite backup? This feature is included in S2 Security access control systems and it can make redeploying your security measures a task that can take minutes instead of days.

In the S2 Security box’s web interface, you will find a feature called “FTP Backup”. This feature allows the user to create a full backup of the access control database and save it offsite at a secure location automatically. Users can always manually download a copy of the database, which is recommended prior to making any major changes to the system.

Each employee will have their own access control cards, access schedules, and other security related data. Having an FTP backup from S2 Security can save countless hours that would otherwise be spent tracking down and collecting individual employees’ access cards, rebuilding the access control database, reprogramming locks and door components, and resetting schedules manually.

The FTP backup method, on the other hand, is a completely different experience. After diagnosing the point of failure and replacing the damaged equipment, the restoration process can be completed in minutes once the off-site backup file is uploaded to the panel. As with any backup method, it is recommended that the data is periodically checked to ensure that the system is working properly and the system restores properly. Simple, automatic and invaluable if needed, be sure to include your access control system in your contingency planning backup procedures.

Digital Provisions specializes in installing new systems or upgrading legacy Electronic Access Control systems to the latest state of the art IP based systems, all with little or no disruption to your business.