G4S Technology announces the integration of their Symmetry Security Management software with the ASSA ABLOY Aperio range of wireless online locks. The firms say that this integration between Aperio and Symmetry enables security and IT managers to replace existing manual locks and increase the number of doors that can be monitored.
In most buildings only a small percentage of doors are connected to a conventional access control system. The Aperio locks allow organisations to increase this percentage at a reasonable cost.
With the Aperio locks information is transferred wirelessly between the card and the lock via a hub (usually located in the ceiling above the door). This method of communication provides a greater level of security than some other wireless systems as each time a card is presented the lock carries out a real time check of the online database for access permissions. As all actions within the database are completed in real-time, access rights can be changed, granted or refused instantly – with no delayed transmission.
The wireless technology results it’s claimed in a much quicker and more cost effective installation process. This technology is the firms say suited to organisations wishing to secure internal doors that do not have any access control.
“G4S Technology customers are always looking for ways to increase their security levels while taking account of their fixed or decreasing security budgets” said David Ella, G4S Technology Chief Technology Officer. “The new Aperio locks allow customers to add office, meeting and storage room doors to their access control system in a more cost efficient manner compared to conventional electric door locks. Assa Abloy have worked with G4S Technology during the development of Aperio and we are pleased to be one of the first integration partners for this important product range."
