Connective Touch AccessX

• Establish what each access point device must allow (either one-way or two-way), plus put in fixed routes to each next device, using a logical path or a timed duration.
• Control access areas (corridor, room, lobby, yard, warehouse, office) either by shift, by time, by personnel.
• See and manage status within access areas, plus be alerted to faults, movement, attempted access and emergencies via SMS and email, direct to pre-established key people.
• Manage time and attendance, via access devices, by person, by shift and by type of role and be alerted when absence, misuse or lateness occurs, via SMS and email.
• Interrogate the system for audits, payroll, H&S, etc, in real-time.
• Establish existing security and safety technology, by access point and area to work seamlessly with the Connective Touch solution to provide a Control Tower.

About AccessX

This is a “true” Internet Protocol (IP) access management system that controls and communicates with IP devices from either a central point via the Internet or can be established within a closed environment using an Intranet configuration. It provides administration to authorise access and to configure and manage access devices in real-time incorporating time and attendance functionality. AccessX can also create a unique control tower system by fully integrating with existing security and safety technology, globally, to provide multi-site multi-country, control of access areas and the IP devices installed within.

Better Than What Is Available

Many solutions in the marketplace support the old industry standard “Wiegand” format, others do not and this means that they cannot exist in the same infrastructure as legacy hardware.  Many access reader device hardware will also be tied to using accessories (such as RF cards) which again makes the overall solution more expensive.

A huge disadvantage to these types of existing solutions is the presence of a door controller unit. For each access reader in a network, you would need to connect it to a door controller for it to operate correctly. These door controller units are expensive, and add a great deal of cost to the overall installation when one considers that the most doors these controller units will only support 4 doors.

The approach we are taking negates this disadvantage as the logic is held on the reader itself as well as the server, removing the need to have separate door controller units. Finally, these types of existing solutions do not utilise TCP/UDP communication, therefore they cannot be installed into an existing IT infrastructure easily. By not utilising standard wiring and standard protocols, this will increase the overall cost of the installation and ultimately the total cost of ownership due to specialist engineers being required to maintain the system (whereas with our solution an onsite IT engineer/manager can usually correct a wiring fault).