Budapest Airport has had its access control upgraded as part of redevelopment at the Hungarian national airport.
The airport has seen major changes over the last few years. Current developments including a major overhaul of Ferihegy-1 terminal, currently used by budget airline companies. The refit of the terminal will expand its capacity to 2.5 million passengers per year, with completion due by June 2005.
"Of the many operational safety systems installed at the airport the AC2000 AE system has proved to be the most reliable we have," said Andras Vidra, Manager of safety applications at Budapest airport. "It possesses great features and system flexibility, and we intend to further maximize security by integrating it with our existing Digital Video Recording System.”
The airport site covers three terminals, four gates and about 12 other associated buildings. The AC2000 AE system, using more than 200 CEM S600 card readers provides access control at secure points around the airport. As well as securing entry/exit points, six internal lifts in the airport are secured by the system to ensure access and usage is limited to authorised personnel only.
"New developments at the airport over the years have demanded a system that is flexible and truly expandable," says Richard Fulton, General Manager at CEM Systems. "We are delighted that since the AC2000 AE system was first installed in 1995 it has continued to meet the clients changing needs."
The system upgrade included the integration of two additional optional software modules with the installed system. The AC2000 AED (Alarm Event Display) module provides real-time graphical, audio and text-based information on all alarms and events that occur on the AC2000 AE system. Operators can choose how they want to view alarms either by advanced graphical maps, text alarms or both.
With about 14,000 staff employed at the airport, the AC2000 Time and Attendance module was installed allowing the client to compile various reports on the number of hours worked by staff, using the existing access cards and readers.
