Biometric Access Control – A tree with many branches: “I handle more clients now, my day goes more productive with maximum queries resolved for the right customers and most importantly my workplace is more secure”, this is a review given by one of our client's employee after the installation of Access Control System in their office which restricted entry of unwanted people without proving their identity, eliminating the risk of any accident or fraud. Access Control-an overview: many employees and employers are not fully aware about access control and relate it to a mere attendance punching machines. To enter somewhere means to access, to control the access is known as Access Control. In simple terms it can be understood as “A method to control the in and outs at a place by using manpower, manual or electronic barriers or by any other kind of devices”. Access control system works on a security principle of: • Fundamental Principles. • Identification. • Authentication. • Authorization. • Rejection or non – rejection. Access Control – One Name Numerous Ways: In general access control systems are operated by 2 ways: 1. Finger Operated. 2. Card Operated. But in actual practice there are several other ways as well to operate access control and the unique part about it is that we don't need to carry anything to make ourselves eligible for access but our hands, eyes, fingers are unique enough to mark our access. Various access control options are as follows: • • • • • • • • • •
Finger scan. Palm scan. Hand geometry. Retina scan. Iris scan. Signature dynamics. Keyboard dynamics. Voice recognition. Facial Scan. Handy topography.
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Card Scan. Pin protection. Password protection.
Apart from this there are several principles, criteria & categories followed by there sub titles which makes access control a more wider topic to discover and preferably a safer option from security point of view. There are 2 or 3 types of error as well but the error occurrence rates in access control systems are very less and can be countered in comparatively shot period of time. Moreover companies has overcome to wave out the problems and getting error free access control. Access control – A modern name for safety: Now here a question arises, Why I need an access control in my office when we have security agents? Ans: lets quote a simple example, we have a smart phone and a normal swipe lock is OK to protect our data, but why we opt for fingerprint scan or face scanner lock? A clear answer, for our personal data protection from everyone and only we can access the data of our phone. So
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To restrict entry of anyone in the office and for overall protection, Access control systems are used. A single security agent wont be enough to give complete protection at every floor, every department, every section and every locker in the office, moreover an unwanted attack by a group of suspicious people can be difficult to be handled by a security agent. We hope for the best and prepare for the worst and there can be many other ways which can effect the integrity and environment of a workplace as modernization gave birth to various kinds of Phishing activities, and to understand it in good way, someone said, “Modern problems require modern solutions”. We opt for topmost anti virus soft wares & data protection techniques to secure our computer systems from data theft and unwanted hacking, in a similar way access control is a modern approach to physical safety and security. “It is somewhere responsible for my employees to be more happy and energetic in office, they work, play and share their light moments together with a sense of security and a personalized space with no unwanted interference and this is all because of access control security systems”, says one of our client as he feels that installing access control system in his office was one of his perfect decision taken.
Access control – Changing Corporate Environment: “This not only gives security but also a modernized & big corporate office feel�, with these kinds of reviews the corporates give makes us believe that Access Controls is ahead in adding convenience and features in corporate world. Data, a prime area to focus on by the organizations which is considered as the most sensitive one needs to be protected and access controls are doing there jobs perfectly in this. But apart from it, is the business environment which is demanding a new and advanced level of professionalism and originality in the offices. These are now a days considered as an employee's right or employee's rules in the offices to have personalized access control and somewhere can be counted as a personal identity at the work space. All the big enterprises have entered the world of Access control system and are working towards making the whole office space access control enabled and all the small, medium and moderate organizations and start ups have started following the same trend and we hope to see globally secured work places in future with employee and data protection at the topmost level.