Wireless Security locking systems

The main mission of a New York that was established in the last century was to guarantee a standard of excellence in all of its undergraduate and graduate educational procedures as well as research and public services. The university handled seventeen thousand students, from all walks of life, distributed across three campuses in nine schools and colleges.

One of the university’s campuses is said to be the second-largest concrete structure (after the Pentagon) in the United States. At the time that the university wanted to expand and upgrade its magnetic stripe-based security locking system, its thick concrete walls made it too expensive and disruptive to hardwire the campus. After unsuccessfully investigating many options and potential solutions, the university eventually decided to go for a wireless set up.

It is clearly obvious that wireless locks were the ideal solution in this case from many angels. When it comes to expansion and replacement of a traditional locking system wireless technology is the most popular selection. This is for the simple reason that there is an incredible cost savings in both time and labor.

Cutting the Wire Out

There are many reasons that RF or wireless online locking interfaces are one becoming one of the fastest growing setups when it comes to access management. The university’s security officials learned that these solutions incorporate flawlessly into the panel of access control, abolishing wire between the lock and the access control panel, and presenting a complete solution at each access.

Similar to a wired system, a wireless locking system provide the same online, real-time capabilities. Data entry and management is simplified by the fact that access privileges can be added or changed at the central control terminal, all from a common database. Touring the building to reprogram locks and/ or download transaction logs has become a thing of the past. The host access control system records all the events in real time. Adding on, all wireless broadcasts are encoded using 128-bit private keys for heightened security as apposed to conventional wired setups.

Not to mention that Wireless systems also incorporate easily into any existing access control system, such as the Diebold system used at the university, which means the university did not have to swap its ID credentials or keys that were already established.

Generally speaking Wireless systems tend operate up to 200 feet between the door and the panel interface module (PIM) for installations inside the facility. The nice thing about this setup is the fact that there is no need for line of sight for proper operation to take place. The broadcasted signals have the ability to travel through brick walls, concrete or cinder block walls, plasterboard walls, and many other non-metallic structures for simplified system designs and installation. The wireless systems operate on both exterior and interior, wood and metal doors, as well as glass. Scheduled and monitored doors, gates, elevators and in portable solutions are also included in the system’s safe operation list.

In addition, wireless locking systems offer an opportunity to solve problems that might once have been impossible or impractical, as you might have guessed; the on-campus security personnel love this new system.

A Performance Exceeding the Expected

The security officials at the university first heard about wireless access solutions two years ago and felt from the start that it would be a part of the potential access management set up. The officials eventually determined to begin with two wireless pilot projects last summer, choosing the recreations building and a residence hall, and deploying Schlage locks on both experiments.

To perceive the full picture, one must understand that the residence halls are made up of four large open spaces on the main campus, and each open space has eight buildings associated with it. The front door has constantly had an access management system installed in it; however the school wanted to install card access on the other doors, as well.

The installation process initially began with wireless locks for the two outside access points. Furthermore the security officials at the university appreciate the fact that they don't need wire for power or data especially since the devices are powered by batteries. Close to ninety percent of the installation process can be performed by the key shop. An entire afternoon was all it took to install the two outside doors the only reason it took that long is because they forgot to use a regular lock and used a crash bar instead.

A similarly successful installation was presented at the humanities buildings were the wireless pilot project took place. That building was left largely unattended in the evenings; this is a risky situation especially after knowing that it recently converted to "smart classrooms" which meant that a lot of high-tech equipment was installed throughout the classroom.

The humanities department wanted to add door access to individual classrooms in order to prevent theft and vandalism. A wireless locking system was recommended for a second time, due to the fact that wiring was deemed too expensive. As a result of that, the wireless locks were installed without a hitch on more than fifteen doors and access points.

About four doors to "smart classrooms" in the arts & sciences building have been changed to wireless locks since the initial wireless pilot installations. Over the summer, the earth science building had close to eight doors to be converted to wireless, in addition to residence halls which had eight more doors to be equipped with the wireless technology. The university's computer center got wind of the new security and became interested in the wireless locks as well. Furthermore, Beta testing also is in operation at the campus athletic facility with the target of utilizing the least amount of traditional keys in that facility.

Classroom doors can now lock automatically and unlock in the morning to access to faculty along with their students, thanks to the wireless locking systems. Heads of departments and Deans at the university have also expressed gratification and reported that the locks gave them peace of mind and also have reduced the rates of theft and vandalism significantly since they were first deployed.

The university is currently testing a wireless panel interface module especially after the wireless locks have actively demonstrated to be a dramatic improvement over their rivals.

Some officials were highly skeptical and concerned that the system might have some trouble transmitting the signals through the walls, However, It has actually performed better than expected.

The university goes wireless

The multi-function magnetic stripe cards currently deployed to faculty and students at the university are utilized for verification, on-campus purchases, borrowing books from the library, food plans, and debit cards and at a few shops off-campus. These cards are incorporated into nearly every aspect of life on campus, but are vital for access management.

The wireless locks of Schlage have offered the administrators with the capability to expand card admittance. The wireless locking systems provide a migration plan no to mention that the equipment is also aging. To this point, it has been an expected smooth conversion.

The multiple Wireless deployments, such as those used at the university, make obvious that a wireless product can have a substantially lower installation price than its wired substitute since wireless systems use less hardware and can be set up about five to ten times quicker. Carrying out the installations for electronic access management interfaces is now made affordable and easy, particularly in instances where it might have once seemed unattainable.

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