There is no part of the security industry left untouched by the scope of this pandemic, but enterprise access control customers may benefit most from what they already have, while at the same time pivoting to new technology plans for the future.
Enterprise-level access control systems have been slowly reinventing themselves over the past several years. Once solidly the sphere of the large, proprietary, on-site systems, more security and IT directors had begun exploring what else they could do with access control.
The INTREPID MicroPoint PoE-S fence detection system employs proprietary digital signal processing algorithms to precisely locate intrusion attempts to within 3.6 ft. while ignoring harmless disturbances.
FLIR Systems’ three dome-shaped PTZ security cameras include two dual-sensor camera series for critical infrastructure locations — the FLIR Elara DX-Series and the FLIR Saros DM-Series — and a high-resolution visible camera for safe city deployments — the FLIR Quasar 4K IR PTZ.
Once a fairly ‘vanilla’ choice, access control reader and credential options today include an array of more secure mobile, digital and security options to fit every user’s need and budget.
There was a time not too long ago when choosing the card and reader for an access control installation consisted of which proximity reader style from a limited number of suppliers you liked and how many 125 kHz cards or fobs you needed to purchase.
To learn more about the rename, and the other ways in which Electric Guard Dog is changing, SDM spoke with CEO Mark Wesley and Vice President of Sales and Marketing Mike Dorrington.
Today’s megapixel cameras provide a number of benefits, including their ability to enhance situational awareness by expanding areas of coverage with fewer physical cameras, which can also significantly reduce overall costs associated with both equipment and labor.