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WhatisaDoorAccessControlsystem?andshouldIreplacemykeylocks?

Keysareconvenient–they’recheap,easytouse,canbekeptanywhere,andyoudecidewhogetsone.Intermsofsecurityit’salow-costsystemthathasbeeninuseforcenturies.

Butwhathappenswhenakeygetslostorstolen?Inthetimeittakesyoutodiscovertheloss,yourpremisescouldhavebeenbrokeninto,valuableequipmentstolenorworse,confidentialdata.Thenthere’sthetimeyou’llhavetospendcallingthepolice,insurancecompany,locksmith,etc.Canyourbusinessaffordthatexpenserightnow?

Lostorstolenkeysnotonlycauseaseriousbreachtothesecurityofyourbusiness,butarecostlyintermsoftime,expenseandlossofrevenue.

HavingaDoorAccessControlsysteminstalledcanreducetheriskandcosttoyourbusiness.Evenifa key fob is stolen, or a door code is shared with a non-employee, access can be denied andcredentialschangedinminutes.Thisprotectsyourassets,employees,andsensitivedata;anditbuysyouthemuch-neededtimetoidentifythesecuritybreachandputappropriatemeasuresinplacetopreventithappeningagain.

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So,whatdowemean,technically,byDoorAccessControl?

Access Control is at the heart of door entry systems and is exactly what it sounds like – accesscontrolledelectronically.Itconsistsofanelectronicdoorlock,areaderandacontroller.

In today’smodernworldyou’rebound tobe familiarwithbuzzingadoorentry system, talking tosomeoneontheothersidewhothen‘buzzesyouin’allowingthedoortobeopened.

HowAccessControlvariesisthroughthedifferentoptionsofreadersandcontrollerelements…

ElectronicDoorReader

Door entry readers are next to the door and ask for some of information to confirmwhether anindividual should be allowed admittance. There are three key forms of recognition used byelectronicaccesssystems–codes,credentials,andbiometrics.

Codes–usuallyanindividualPersonalIdentificationNumberenteredintothekeypadreader

Credentials–acardorkeyfobpressedagainstthereaderusingRadioFrequencyIdentification

Biometrics–mustreadapartofyou–afingerprintorretinalscan,forexample

KeypadsKeypadsaresimpleandcosteffectiveformanybusinesseswantingtomaintainasecuredoorentrysystemtotheirpremises.However,codescaneasilybeshared,andevenstolenifwrittendown.

KeypadsaretheleastexpensiveformofDoorAccessControlforsecurepremisesentry

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RFIDCardsorFobs

Key cards and fobs contain a unique codemuch the same as a keypad, but requires no physicalinteractionandthiscodeistransmittedoveraRFIDsignal(muchthesameasyourcontactlessbankcard)soarefarmoresecure,andabetteroptionthanakeypadwhenultra-highsecurityisn’tcrucial(as they’re still at risk of theft) and there aremany people requiring access to a particular area.

Key card or fobs and an RFID door reader are the most popular way of Door Access Control.BiometricReaders

Biometricreadersaredesignedtoscanauniquepartof‘you’andcreateadigitaltemplatestoredonasecuresystem.Whenyouwantentry,youpresentyourselftothebiometricreaderforscanning–ofyourfingerprint,orretina,forexample.Thisscanisthencomparedtothetemplateonthesystemandiftheymatchthedooropens.Obviously,it’simpossibletoforgetyourselflikeyoumightleaveyour key card at home, and it’s incredibly difficult for the information to be stolen or copied.

Whensecurityisparamount‘biometrics’arethemostadvancedrecognitionsystemsavailable.

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DoorAccessControlisn’tjustaboutkeepingintrudersout.Theycanalsobeusedtomonitoremployeeactivity…

Ok, thatmight sound a bit like ‘Big Brother’ but theremay be instances that you need to knowwhere an employee was at a certain time. Especially with high value or high security areas.

AccessControlallowsyoutoassigncertainlevelsofaccesstodifferentstaffmembers.

ElectronicDoorAccessControlsystemsrecordthedateandtimeofeverydoorreleaseorattemptedopening.Thisprovidesyouwithanaudittrailthatcanbeusedtodetermineifsomeonewasaroundwhen they shouldn’thavebeen.This canevenbedone remotelyusinganetworkedsystem. Ifanalarmistrippedandyou’remilesawayonabusinesstrip,youcouldpotentiallylogontoyourlaptopand view the audit trail to discover which door had been opened and change the informationneededtouseitagain.

Whilst installing an electronic access control system to your business premises can seem like anexpensiveway of changing the locks, but it themedium to long term can you and your businessreallyaffordtheconsequencesandfinanciallossesofnottakingyoursecurityseriously?

For a thorough risk assessment on your business security and consultation on the bestoptionsforyou,contactusviahttps://www.iFacility.co.ukorcalluson01749600600.