Independent Advice on Access Control and Door Entry Systems
Although there are many organisations that install access control systems for doors, ID Card Centre consultants also provide in-depth technical expertise backed by many years of experience. Our independent expert advice on secure door entry systems, smartcards, USB enrolment readers, ID cards, fobs and much more will make your budget go further in an area that you can’t afford to get wrong.
Technological advancements in all forms of access control may mean that dual purposing a solution can be done: e.g. smartcards for access control and transactions in leisure centres and universities.
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Independent door access control expertise
Since they are dealing with access control systems that have been installed at different times, council employees often have to carry multiple cards or fobs for a variety of secure door entry systems. Our specialists advise councils on the most cost-effective rationalisation – so that staff only need to carry one key card or fob in multi-entry-system environments.
Streamlining fob and card access control systems
Standardising access control on a building that may only be retained for a few years comes with tight budgetary restraints. Because our advice is independent, our knowledge and honesty generally help to make budgets go further.
Some of the most popular access control solutions we come across include: Salto door access control, Paxton door entry systems, various Honeywell access control combinations, Pac access control, Elatec card reader systems, Controlsoft access control and sometimes ioProx card readers.
We offer same-day shipping for stocked products, which include:
- Fobs
- ID cards and passes
- Lanyards, badge reels and cardholders
- Name badges
- ID card printers and consumables (short-term rentals or for purchase)
- Hi-vis armbands
We also provide a secure recycling service for plastic cards, lanyards and card printer ribbons.
Tightening security following a breach
Replacing a door access control system in a bank after security has been compromised might not be necessary: however, replacing every encoded key card to your entry system is an immediate requirement.
This is one of ID Card Centre’s specialisms and involves:
- A rapid response
- Producing personalised cards with variable data
- Secure data processing and card production on-site (in the bank)
- Formatting new ID photos
- Discrete artwork and specialist anti-fraud print processes, including HoloKote® watermarks
- Updates to reserved area access control systems
- Software updates to the in-house card management system
Our teams can operate on high-security sites whenever and wherever you need them.
We offer same-day shipping for stocked products, which include:
- Fobs
- ID cards and passes
- Lanyards, badge reels and cardholders
- Name badges
We offer same-day shipping for stocked products, which include:
- Intelligent wristbands (depending on your technical requirements)
- Fobs
- ID cards and passes
- Gift cards with plastic card printers and software
- Loyalty cards with plastic card printers and software
- Lanyards, badge reels and cardholders
- Name badges
- ID card printers and consumables (short-term rentals or for purchase)
Smartcards and intelligent wristbands
When considering annual pass holder or members only areas, hotel or office access control systems on large sites, we recommend considering smartcards so your guests and staff can gain entry to restricted areas and make purchases using the same card. This is particularly popular in hotels and gyms.
In multi-activity leisure centres, theme parks and holiday resorts carrying a pass is often impractical so we provide customised reusable or single-use wristbands. We incorporate wristband technology such as barcodes which can be enrolled on your access control system.
Whatever your requirements, please contact us to speak to an expert.
Campus mobile credentials
Mobile credentials eradicate the need to carry multiple cards by combining the best of mobile app and smartcard functionality. These solutions provided the flexibility and streamlined efficiency needed for multi-site universities and colleges that already use a range of different technologies. Many organisations are considering incorporating mobile credentials into their security suites.
The cutting-edge of student smartcards and access control
ID Card Centre works with manufacturers that develop and deliver new student card technology.
Our card entry system consultants believe a revolution has begun in merging traditional door access control system with smartcards that carry student or staff ID and cashless transaction data. Today there are ways for universities and colleges to avoid the dreaded Freshers’ Week student ID card queues and associated admin burden on staff.
Helping you reconsider access control efficiencies
In the past, student cards were used for building access control. Technology has moved on so much within the past five years that looking for a like-for-like replacement is unlikely to be cost-effective. To find out about your options, please contact us and ask to speak to one of our student enrolment and access control specialists.
Separating groups of people
During a pandemic or local outbreaks of Covid-19, Paxton Net2 access control prevents infection from spreading by protecting bubbles of people. You can quickly and easily secure a workplace for a specific group by restricting access permission to areas for people outside the relevant working bubbles. This is also an efficient way of managing cleaning between workgroups and shifts.
Access through checkpoint doors can be managed manually by an authorised person, or automatically.
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