Steven Tylock wrote: > Many on the list have probably spent time supporting the door security > system "the other guy" (or gal) installed. There's not much you can > do at that point because it's the one you've got to support... > > But if you had a new office space to move into, and management decided > to install a new fob based system, what would you choose to put in? > > Yes, that's the position I'm in, and I'd love to hear about systems > you like, dislike, and would take a flamethrower to if you could. > > If it matters, I'm looking at securing 3 exterior doors and 3 interior > doors (including a couple double doors), and have a population of > about 20-30 to consider. Fobs appear to have preference over a swipe > or proximity card, and fob plus code or fingerprint does not appear to > be a requirement. It should not be an issue to run network or power > to each of the doors. (less than 30 meters from a central location for > each) > > I'll be happy to anonymize responses if asked and will post a summary, > We got our access door system working at our new datacenter not long ago. It's the same system we use at one of our newer site installs and that all buildings will be moving to. It's a proximity card with a badge reader with a little red light plus a numeric pad (or not). Badge + pin is optional usage. They are magnetic locks that can hold about 2000 lbs of pressure. Crazy strong.
Basically, you put on a normal twist handle on the door and a door closer and the badge scanner at the side. On the 'safe' side you also have a motion sensor that opens the door on the way out. For 'safety reasons' you're usually required to have a push-button to open the door adjacent to the door as well. It's an HID system, and we have the electromagnetic doors seals on emergency power. The system has its own little builtin multi-hour UPS, but you can put it on generator or whatever too. Once the power is gone to the magnetic locks, anybody can come and go as they please. I like it. The badge scanners are quite capable of detecting the badge several inches away and through other materials, easily. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
