One of the most common forms of security for the past century has been a lock and key.  As technology has progressed, more secure, efficient and convenient methods to protect your assets have been developed.  Today, technology allows electronic access control systems to overcome some of the pitfalls of physical keys.  Some of the common problems associated with keys include:

-Replacing lost keys

-Re-keying locks to work with existing/new keys

-Waiting sometimes days for a locksmith to arrive

-Making unauthorized physical copies of existing keys

-No door access history

By using a modern access control system such as S2 Security (www.s2sys.com) we can completely eliminate the problems outlined above.

Instead of having a physical key to open a door, a user can be given a specific electronic credential.  These credentials come in the form of cards/badges the size of a credit card, fobs that can fit on a key ring, or even your Bluetooth enabled mobile device.  Each credential has a unique serial number and is assigned to a specific person.  When a door is unlocked, the software will record the serial number and keep a record of who requested access.

In the event that an employee loses their credential, an administrator can quickly disable it and assign a new one to the employee within a minute.  This eliminates the need to schedule an appointment with a locksmith, have new keys made, and/or change the lock.  In a situation where access is needed but a new card cannot be issued right away, the door can be unlocked remotely by an administrator through S2 software in to allow access.

An employee losing access due to a lost key isn’t as scary as not knowing who may have found it, and now has access to your building until the locksmith shows up.  Employees should be trained to notify administrators when they lose a badge so it can be disabled and taken out of the system to prevent unauthorized access.

Another major benefit of an electronic access control systems is the ability to record door access history.  If a card is used maliciously to gain access, the date, time, location, and card number are kept on record.  The access control system’s timestamp can be used to pull up video of the event on an IP Camera Surveillance System.

An access control system can bring greater security and convenience to your business through the methods we have discussed and more.

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.