The Power of Access Control

You determine Who, What, When, Where, Why and How
AFA’s state-of-the-art access control systems allow you to determine who is entering where or what area in your facility, when, why and how. For the ultimate in customizable systems, AFA procures the latest in access control equipment from a variety of proven, yet innovative, vendors and manufacturers. Audit trails for tracking data and providing accountability are an integral part of most systems, and as with other AFA systems, integration with other building controls is easy to achieve.

A Sampling of System Features
AFA’s access control systems can handle from one to over 31,000 card readers and more than 75,000 users per system. Access is fully programmable and restricted using magnetic door locks or electric door strike locks card readers and user identifiers, which may be proximity cards or Wiegand cards, bar code, magnetic stripe, or in more sophisticated applications, a range of biometric devices, all of which are supervised by the system.

Easy-to-use but sophisticated system command centers support almost any language and guide you through step-by-step user instructions. They can be seamlessly integrated in facility monitoring centers with other building control systems, providing one-point monitoring through interactive bitmaps of multi-layer floor plans.

AFA access control systems offer the following features in varying configurations: support for 16-32 bit applications and Windows 98, NT and 2000; LAN capabilities; optional floor plan graphics with mapping features; audit trails of system activity; card activation/deactivation by day, month and year; and text or video databases of authorized users.

Systems are also capable of video imaging and card badging, including the input of logos, signatures, photos and bar codes for easy employee and visitor badging; remote site management for control of your premises when you are away; guard tours; and lock/unlock programming and status notifications for any access point, including doors, turnstiles, elevators and gates.

A Sampling of Management Benefits
With such a range of AFA system features, facility managers enjoy greater control, which translates to increased security and safety for personnel and asset. Managers find that: elimination of keys is a joy; effectiveness of manpower is increased; pre-scheduled opening and closing reports provide higher security and a useful audit trail of business hours; restricted opening and closing information helps determine the length of time outside contract companies or visitors have been at the premises; distinguishing between actual alarms and trouble conditions reduces the costly need to wait for service technicians; zoned alarm areas promptly display at the command centers calling attention to greater problems.