Most WiFi products communicate at a frequency specified by the user or security manager to download a current user data-base and upload the audit trail from the lock. If that lock is forced open or a door left ajar, the lock will communicate back to the host immediately, providing information in real time in the event of an alarm. Wireless technology allows the installer to deploy a wide array of form factors, addressing everything from traditional doors and locks to storefronts and cabinets. The lock information is transmitted wire-lessly to a hub or interface module that is connected to an access control system, offering instant communication at each transaction. Even now that we’re moving to an elec-tronic and electromechanical world, locks that have been market leaders for decades are still based on the same strong cores that helped solidify them as pioneers. Reliable companies have revved up to twenty-first century technology but have maintained the same core platforms that ensure the highest standard of quality and durability with features like tamper resis-tance and the ability to withstand millions of cycles. Securing Education For Thousands When students begin their studies at Quinnipiac University, they receive a personal identification card that allows them to open doors to their dormitory and other campus buildings. It’s also what they use in the campus cafeteria, at vending machines, when they borrow books from the library and when they do their laundry. The entire university community benefits from good control over the campus and the ability to simply delete a missing or lost card in the system, as well as upgrade products easily and cost efficiently. When Quinnipiac equipped its first residence hall with the new campus card lock software, the feedback from students living in other buildings was so strong that the university converted all the other halls the following summer. “It’s a challenge to create a warm and inviting campus and give the students a good quality of life and sense of freedom,” says Rick Eisen, business development manager for universities at ASSA ABLOY. “Yet, the university has a responsibility to its students and staff to provide a safe environment.” CM Customizable Control With every access control system installed, you must be able to select just how online you want and need to be, what level of protection you want to put in place and how much infrastructure you want to be responsible for. www.cmmonline.com 23
CMM – Archives Jan 2012: 23
