Your suggestions for access control - proximity readers

[Blythe Noe]

I have been ask to install proximity readers on 10 doors within a
corporate office building. Some are exterior doors, others interior.
This is a two-building complex, located across the street (200 feet)
from each other. Both buildings are very old, but have been recently
renovated, with drop ceilings. Customer does not want any "bells &
whistles", rather only interested in being able to use a keyfob to
"open" the door(s). There would be some restrictions as to which
doors would be available to given employees. The system should be
simple enough for a supervisor to make deletions and/or additions, or
have the ability for me to make the changes via modem. I am thinking
that "stand alone" readers would be my best bet, but certainly open
for suggestions. Any input that anyone might wish to offer. Thank
you. Blythe

 

[Trublechuter]

Myself I like Northern Computers products. When you talk access though
nothing is simple on a multi door system. You need to figure out what yours
customer needs are. Mag locks or door strikes, bars you push to open from
inside or request to exit. Who is your local supplier

 

[Petem]

stand alone reader would be hell to program cause if you need to remove a
card from the system the user will need to remove it from all the reader one
at a time

I would really suggest a real access control system with access level and
schedule to really control the user

I love the kantech stuff the kt200 is really rugged (2 reader controller)but
is costing a lot..the kt 300 (2 reader controller)is less costly but have
less option on it...
the kt100 (one reader controller) is a smaller kt300...and is about the same
as a kt300 with less option..

for a small building with 10 reader I would suggest the entrapas special
edition software a stand alone software with only one programming
workstation...(run on 98 2000 xp)

for more workstation you will need entrapass corporate edition ( 3
workstation supplied with the original package) one have to be on the
hardware manager computer (gateway) and 2 workstation that can be on any
machine that is on the same network as the computer that run the server
part;art of the software(can be the same computer as the gateway) the server
software is the database manger...it can even be plug on the internet and
have the workstation running anywhere around the planet....

so a building on the other side of the street.....no problem

its distributed by tri ed call them for more info..www.tri-ed.com
or you can have some info from kantech
www.kantech.com

Pierre Martel
www.protectron.com
www.fipoe.org

 

[J. Sloud]

I have been ask to install proximity readers on 10 doors within a
corporate office building. Some are exterior doors, others interior.
This is a two-building complex, located across the street (200 feet)
from each other. Both buildings are very old, but have been recently
renovated, with drop ceilings. Customer does not want any "bells &
whistles", rather only interested in being able to use a keyfob to
"open" the door(s). There would be some restrictions as to which
doors would be available to given employees. The system should be
simple enough for a supervisor to make deletions and/or additions, or
have the ability for me to make the changes via modem. I am thinking
that "stand alone" readers would be my best bet, but certainly open
for suggestions. Any input that anyone might wish to offer. Thank
you. Blythe

How much experience do you have doing access control? What kind of
budget are you working with?

Access control systems can be divided into two types: standalone and
PC-based. From your post, it looks like you'll need to do a PC-based
system. I use systems from Casi, Software House, NexWatch, Northern,
etc. For a small system, a Northern Computers NStar or WinPak system
offers good value for the money. Northern will sell NStar or WinPak
through ADI or to most small security companies. Their WinPak Pro
stuff and NexWatch are only available to integrators and larger firms.
I believe the NStar ought to do everything you need. It can
communicate over an Ethernet network or via modems to control panels,
and the software can be installed on an existing computer if your
customer has one. Also, be careful about fire codes when securing
doors. Check out NStar and WinPak here:
http://www.nciaccessworld.com/products/index.htm

J.