subject: Is Access Control And Employee Tracking A Twisted System Or A Potential Life Saver? [print this page] If keeping track of everybody on your premises is a struggle, you need a system to take care of it for you. There are electronic systems available which can grant and deny access to particular individuals to different places, and record who has entered and exited your building, and when.
A control system will help you to protect the safety of your employees, visitors and customers. These systems are available in different types, ranging from the protection of one door with a PIN and alarm system, to an extended network of card readers for larger buildings and multiple sites. Access security systems are useful for schools, residential flats and apartment blocks, and hospitals as well as offices, because they are an effective and simple way of ensuring people's safety and security.
Access control systems work by comparing the given information from the person who needs access, and sending it to the controlling computer, which compares it with the information on its database. This information can either be something the person has (such as a card), knows (such as a password or PIN code), or the person themselves (such as a fingerprint or voice detection). If the information matches that on the database, permission will be granted for that person to access the location. This means anybody who does not know or have this information cannot gain access, and you won't end up with any unwelcome visitors.
Electronic security systems are by far the safest security systems, especially when using credentials that are not physical objects, such as a PIN code or fingerprint. Keys can be easily lost, and if they end up in the wrong hands they can be copied and used by unwanted people, putting your building and the people in it at risk. Although you can change the locks on your building, this is costly and time consuming, and means you also have to re-distribute new keys. Using an electronic system guarantees that access will only be granted to those who you wish it to be.
Another benefit of these systems is that you can control the times people are granted access. For example, you can change the settings so that nobody can access an office after working hours. This will keep those who need to be granted access during the day from accessing the building when nobody else is there, so there won't be any unmonitored activity. If anything should happen to a document or another important item, you can locate individuals in your building and find out who was present at the incident.
Because these systems are so effective, and they not only grant people access but also keep track of who is in the building and where, they are an excellent tool for keeping people and information safe, and are well worth investing in for your building.
by: Samuel Arthur
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