Access Control Alarms

Access Control provides a method for business owners to control who enters a workplace or a specific area of the workplace.

An alarm system notifies if a person has intruded on an armed premises and a Closed Circuit Television System records what has occurred at a location after someone has gained entry. An Access Control System, however, allows entry to only authorized persons and prevents entry to all others.

The access to any given area can be determined based on the person, the time of day, or the day of the week. Access readers are placed at each of the control points and employees or other persons who need access are given an access card, or in simpler systems, a control number. When they need to enter they swipe the card or enter the control number and the access control system works with the customer's door locks to unlock the door, allow entry, and record data regarding the entry onto a computer system.

An access control system can be used for one site or can span numerous sites. The systems can expand to cover over 100 entry points. The entry points can include a gate system as well as doors.

The access control system is an extremely customized system, depending on the number of entry points needing coverage, the construction of the door and walls around those entry points, the existing locking mechanism, the necessity of future growth, and the number of persons needing access. There are many other considerations in addition to these, therefore, a site survey is needed with all access control systems.

Call (540) 984-5353 or 1-800-SHENTEL Opt. #3 to speak with a representative who will review your needs and provide you with a free quote.