ACCESS CONTROL SOLUTION IMPORTANCE

Access control is essential for the security of any company or business.  In addition, it saves money and time.

The access controls of a company or business are key to avoid any inconvenience that may affect the safety of those who work in the place. For this reason, it is important to regulate the access of certain people, for example, in the case of guests.

Access control systems work by restricting or allowing entry to a place, such as a shopping mall or a company. This is a way to take some of the security burden off the agents because they will not have to open or close, as it can be optimized.

Technologies applied in Access Control

There are different classifications of security controls, one of them is according to the type of system used for the identification of people.

  • Proximity: in this case, the person must show an ID card or a card in a system, which recognizes it and allows access. It can also have a chip; the important thing is that it requires something physical to be given access.
  • Biometrics: gives access by recognition of a physical part of the person, for example, the iris, facial or fingerprint. The fingerprint reader is widely used in many companies because it allows personalized access and is much more difficult to alter because the card can be carried by a third party, but in this case, access is not transferable.
  • By license plate: usually used in corporate parking lots, access is granted to people with registered license plates and with the driver’s data. There are also access controls according to the connection they have and they are autonomous or with access to a network.
  • Autonomous: they do not require any network, since, as their name indicates, they operate autonomously. These controls are usually less secure and with a much more limited capacity than the other connection.
  • Networked: these are the most common and the most secure. They use software to enable them to function correctly. Likewise, they have many more functionalities and positive qualities, such as: you can configure the control of the schedule, visits, emergencies or special cases, among others.

Benefits of the Access Control solution

Controlling the security of a space is essential to protect a business. Many times, it is left aside or only has a guard, but this is usually insufficient in most cases.

In this way it is optimized and the margin of error is also reduced:

  • Verification is constant.
  • Can be combined with other security systems, for example with cameras.
  • They are easy to install in different structures
  • Owners have more control over the people visiting the site.
  • Preferential access is much simpler and quicker for workers.