Contactless Smart Card Readers - Honeywell
The OmniAssure Contactless Smart Card Readers from Honeywell use patent-pending flash-on-card technology, which will update the reader’s flash firmware without having to remove it from the wall. Reader versions include a smart card reader, smart card reader plus keypad, fingerprint smart card reader and a multi-technology smart card/prox reader. Each reader can retrofit most of the supplier’s standard proximity systems as well as Wiegand-output proximity systems. Compatible cards include HSPD-12/FIPS 201 PIV II, TWIC, FRAC and DoD CAC cards as well as Open Standard ISO 14443 and 125 kHz proximity technologies. The readers feature two red and green LEDs and an ADA-compliant built-in audible buzzer....
Electronic Padlocks - Videx
The Hockey Puck and Bar Bell Electronic Padlocks from Videx incorporate CyberLock electronic access control technology. The Hockey Puck has a stainless steel body that completely surrounds a stainless steel shackle when enclosed, thus preventing attacks from bolt-cutters. Anti-drilling features built into the core help make it resistant to conditions such as those in water treatment plants and marine environments. The Bar Bell Padlock has a stainless steel core and locking post and waterproof cap that seals the inner lock using “O” rings to prevent water and dirt from reaching the inside. Both padlocks are built for rugged applications such as securing chemical storage buildings, cargo containers and gate areas at remote sites....
Access Locks – Alarm Lock Systems Inc.
The PDL1300 narrow-stile locks from Alarm Lock Systems Inc add pushbutton convenience for 100-2000 PIN codes or HID Prox users of aluminum doors with the supplier’s Adams Rite aluminum door latches and deadbolt locks. The locks include a 40,000-event audit trail, which stamps users by time and date upon each entry and generates a downloadable activity report. The system is keypad and PC programmable so users can easily be added or deleted and contains a real-time clock with automatic lock/unlock control scheduling for 500 events. The series models can be purchased individually or with a retrofit kit. ...
No Hiding On This Island Hideaway
When Henry Morrison Flagler came to Palm Beach in the late 1800s, he discovered an idyllic, sun-drenched paradise replete with lush palm trees, sandy...
Electronic Time Delay Device – Dortronics Systems
The ET-Timer from Dortronics Systems Inc. operates on 12 or 24 vDC and requires 0.05 amps. It has a field-adjustable delay of 1 to 60 seconds, and other timing ranges can be accommodated. The timer can be triggered from either a normally open or normally closed dry contact. The unit is supplied with a DPDT relay output rated 3 amps at 30 vDC/125 vAC. The product can be added to most push-button switches and sounder and incorporates field wiring from many applications....
Glass Barrier Turnstile – Smarter Security Systems
The Fastlane GlassGate from Smarter Security Systems is available as a single or double barrier with 47.5-in....
Security Revolving Door – Boon Edam Tomsed
The Tourlock StereoVision revolving door from Boon Edam Tomsed Inc. contains a security system that recognizes shape, size and volume in three dimensions. The system analyzes the measurement data, determines the number of people attempting to enter on one authorization and blocks the door when a violation is detected....
Bi-Directional Optical Turnstile – Delta Turnstile Controls
The Delta 7000-B system from Delta Turnstile Controls can function as a traditional optical turnstile or a barrier-type optical turnstile. When the system is used in “barrier mode,” its steel barrier arms act as an additional visual deterrent to unauthorized access. The turnstile authorizes entries using a Traffic Flow Indicator (TFI) that will light as a green arrow and direct the barriers to open with a chime sound. Unauthorized access attempts and tailgaters will be singled out by visual and audible alarms. The system also features a ¼-in. gap anti-tailgating system and is equipped with anti-crawl through detection....
Full-Height Security Turnstiles – Automatic Control Systems
The TRS360 turnstile series from Automatic Control Systems incorporates new features such as visual cueing signal lights, interior overhead lights and mounting for card readers, cameras and intercoms. The full-height turnstiles have powder-coated steel exterior sections with stainless steel rotating interior sections and can be manually or electrically operated. The systems were designed in three- or four-rotor section versions. Single or double walkway models are available. The units are also self-positioning and fail-safe. Panels and lateral arms can be constructed with numerous materials....
Electromagnetic Lock – SDC Security
The SDC 1571 Series EMLock from SDC Security provides 1,200 lbs. of holding force using only three watts of power, thereby reducing energy cost over time. The locks are equipped with automatic 12/24vDC voltage-sensing inputs to accommodate the system’s needs. Locks are rated at 125 mA at 24vDC and 250 mA at 12vDC. Optional timers, door status and bond sensors may be retrofitted without removing the lock from the frame....
Keyless Door Locks – Kaba Access Control
The E-Plex 5000 Series of keyless door locks from Kaba Access Control feature a remote unlock feature. Remote unlock allows users to control access by visitors without issuing temporary credentials. The unit comes pre-wired for external connection to a remote switch. The feature is available for all series models in both cylindrical and mortise as well as PIN and PIN/PROX specifications. The locks are suitable for any area where there is a need to keep a door locked while still granting access as needed....
Two-Way Wireless Key Fobs – Digital Monitoring Products
The portable, water-resistant 1145/1146/1147 Key Fobs from Digital Monitoring Products have nine programming options and an LED to confirm that a system has been armed, disarmed or that a panic signal has been sent. The transmitters operate on a 3.0v universal lithium coin-cell battery and can be clipped to a keychain or lanyard....
Access Control Software – Compass Technologies
The Access Control 2.1 software from Compass Technologies works off a single or multi-server design, which economically supports more than 500 readers within a facility. The new version now allows selective and time-controlled transmission of alarm information via e-mail or text messaging. The software provides an illustration of the facility’s state of security using graphical maps, visitor ...
Wireless Locks Open New World of Access Control
By Randy Southerland
The 2006 New Product of the Year is a system of wireless locks from SimonsVoss Technologies Inc. that provides users with a full-scale access control...
Look Out for Lock Bumpers
Did you know that for $17.99 you could become an expert locksmith? More like an expert lock-picker. At one Web site, that $17.99 can buy you a set of...
Corrosive and Controlled
Doors and hardware at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California are put to the test daily. A large volume of visitors and a salt-laden, oceanside environment...
Pushing Intelligence To The Edge
By James Gompers
WHY IS THE SECURITY INDUSTRY showing increased interest in building control and automation? How do such systems relate to what we recognize as standard...
Revlon Facility Gives ID Cards a Makeover
Hodgepodge is not the newest Revlon eye color. It's how Security Manager Thomas Hillery described the variety of ID cards used at Revlon's North American...
Emory on Board With Barcode Readers
Atlanta's Emory University features a 72-acre, walking campus that practices environmentally sustainable concepts. It offers curvilinear landscapes with...
The RFID Debates
By Michael Fickes
Smart cards have transformed access control and ID badging into technologies so powerful that the government at least in California has taken notice and...
BIOMETRICS PROTECTS RUTGERS U. RESEARCH
Rutgers University in New Jersey has chosen to deploy an integrated Biometric Subscription Control System (BSCS) to monitor and control use of expensive...
In Compliance
As part of a district program to improve the accessibility and security of its nine high schools, the Glendale Union (Ariz.) High School District has...
Plastic Gets Smarter
By Jacqueline Emigh
IT MAY BE SMALL IN SIZE, but a smart card is actually an elaborate piece of engineering work. Within a relative few enterprises, these small, credit card-sized...
BIOMETRICS GUARDING ASIA'S VEGAS STRIP
The Venetian Macau, set to be the anchor of a Las Vegas-style strip in Asia, needed to secure its construction site, where nearly 12,000 workers are building...
From Barcodes to RFID
By Jacqueline Emigh
An airplane engine, a cell phone, a Microsoft Word software package and an aluminum shipping container filled with cereal boxes. All have something in...
