Thank you Adrian, for the best summary of this issue I recall.
Jerome ______________ BLANKSPACES "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" www.blankspaces.com 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 323.330.9505 (office) On Oct 12, 2013, at 5:15 AM, Adrian Palacios <adr...@nexudus.com> wrote: > Hi Jay, > > It is a common need indeed, but a difficult one to crack, particularly if you > want your access control infrastructure to communicate with the software > helping run the space (Cobot, Nexudus Spaces or any other) so, when a member > tries to access the space or a room, that software has a way of opening or > not the lock, rather than always relaying on the access control software to > make that call on its own. > > In most spaces we know, the software controlling the access control part runs > independently from the software running price plans, bookings, etc… and you > have to reconcile the access cards registration with what the space software > tells you. The reason behind this, we think, is that the companies providing > access control software are quite concerned about opening up their systems to > third parties, as this may reveal problems or ways to hijack their systems. > In short, integrating with access control providers hasn't been easy – so far. > > When talking about this with some spaces, we came to realize that, even if we > managed to integrate with an access control manufacturer in a way that we (as > the software helping you run the space) can control the locks, then there is > an additional challenge, which is how to make sure that members are not > bypassing that controlled door, say for example by two members going in using > one card… it very quickly becomes an airport security model, which is not > what most spaces want. > > So, after all this, these are the options we can offer. > > · RFID Reader. If you have, or planning to have, an access control > system based on access cards, then you can register the member card number in > your Spaces account, connect a USB RFID Reader and check members in and out > of the space by touching the card on the reader, this will not only check if > the member can access the space at that time but also give you real-time > occupancy reports. In most cases, this will need a person on the front desk > to make sure members check in and out. More info here: > http://help.spaces.nexudus.com/en/managers/rfid-checkin-how-it-works.html > > · The good old WiFi checking. This just controls access to your > internet connection, but it uses that data to know who is in the space at all > times and how long they have been there for. You can use this time towards > time plan allowances. More info here: > http://help.spaces.nexudus.com/en/managers/wifi-getting-started.html > > Every time we talk about this subject we always seek for help, comments and > ideas from you guys running a space. We are always willing to offer our > technical expertise and resources to try new ideas that will help everyone in > this situation and also make Nexudus Spaces better and more useful to the > community. > > …. and that all I have to say about that :) > > > On Wednesday, October 9, 2013 5:05:44 PM UTC+1, Jay Chubb wrote: > Hi all... > > Massive thankyou to everyone for all the posts, such a rich resource (I've > been lurking for ages!). > > I'm opening Nest Coworking in Melbourne, Australia, in 3 weeks. I'll > introduce myself and Nest more fully another time (like when I'm not > half-insane finishing up a 14 month design and construction process!). > > I wanted to ask some advice about locks - I've trawled through old threads, > and followed the wiki (which pointed me to an Austrian coworking crew - who > I've emailed). > > I guess it's a common need - I'm hoping for a lock system that allows > multiple coworkers to enter with their smartphones and be logged, ideally > interfacing with Cobot or similar for tracking use. RFID I guess - at least > until iPhone ships with NFC. Be great to be able to send people temporary > passes at will, open up remotely through call or sms, and to integrate with > video and lights (way less important than the member access though). > > Anyone come across something that's working for them? > > I thought I remembered seeing one at CitizenSpace when I visited CA last > year, but haven't heard back from them. > > Any advice much appreciated - thanks in advance. > > Jay :) > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. 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