NEDAP-AEOS Access Control System. A New Look at Security Management.
NEDAP-AEOS Access Control System. A New Look at Security Management The role of management in the technical security of a company is constantly growing. Keeping up with the latest technologies and realizing all their benefits is a difficult task. At present, modern information technologies in the field of security and access control open up opportunities for fundamentally new solutions, the value of which lies in integration and convergence. The use of network solutions for security systems is becoming commonplace and has an obvious benefit in reducing the cost of laying cables. But the real benefit comes from maximizing the capabilities of information technology and making a profit in business. Modern access control systems integrated into the network provide security functions and business processes in your company at a qualitatively new level.
Access control is the heart of security
When we think about security, we often first imagine a fortress-style concept with high walls, cameras and guards. All these efforts are aimed at preventing unwanted access, at reducing risks. Of course, this is advisable if the company is not engaged in «open» business. Otherwise, the main activity of the company aimed at making a profit is usually associated with the presence of constant human flows (employees, visitors, suppliers), which must be rationally managed. A number of tasks arise where access control becomes extremely important.
Information management
The access control system collects information that can be used to maximize the efficiency of other systems, and this is where the key is to use the entire infrastructure of the facility. Information about the presence of people in the room can be used to control lighting, ventilation and air conditioning, or, for example, to quickly find a free meeting room. Reactions to certain system events can be set to turn on CCTV recording with subsequent transmission of the image to the operator, or to change the status of the facility's security level. The user's personal pass can be used not only to open doors, but also to access personal boxes, buy lunch, and log into the corporate network. Integration of databases at the facility minimizes the process of entering new information and simplifies general accounting.
Using an access control system as an integral part of a business process can be beneficial not only in matters of building security. However, not all potential clients of such systems are familiar with access control systems created using truly “open architecture” technology that allows them to meet all business needs, providing the most effective and cost-effective solutions.
The Way Forward —
Most modern access control systems are at least 15 years old in design and are not designed to adapt to the latest IT advances in communications, software and hardware. Typically, manufacturers add a network converter to existing systems of an older design and market them as an “IP-based” solution, although in reality they do not embrace the real benefits of the new technology. Nedap recognized this problem and created the AEOS access control system using a new open architecture design and IT industry standards. Now, company employees can use the information available according to their job responsibilities. Not only security managers and IT specialists, but also receptionists, service personnel, help desks and warehouse workers can benefit from this.
An access control system must be able to continuously evolve and change. Business mergers and expansions, different uses of building space, restructuring, new security threats, adaptation to new technologies: all this means that your technical security system will need to constantly demonstrate readiness for new operating concepts. AEOS The AEOS access control system from Nedap provides the user with the ability to work on the basis of a web browser interface. The program can be adapted to meet any specific user needs and provides the ability to flexibly customize the interface without the limitations of client software.
AEOS controllers are directly connected to the network without any “converter devices”. Peer-to-peer communications between controllers and other network devices, combined with the most distributed functionality of the system, create a reliable structure, which is especially important for constantly expanding and geographically distributed objects. In addition, all controllers can be reconfigured as quickly as possible by installing new “behavioural” software components to activate new functions in the future. Operation via TCP/IP protocol in combination with the “open architecture” of the AEOS system helps to integrate with any other security or business management system. Users are not bound by any hardware limitations of the system inherited from the legacy architecture. AEOS will allow you to rationally use investments in the security system, increasing the efficiency of various departments of the company, thereby reducing the overall costs of business.