When we’re handling your access control fitting in Hillingdon we usually prefer to come and meet with you first at your property. This means we have plenty of chances to take measurements and view everything for ourselves – making sure there’ll be no surprises for you later on as your installation goes ahead. It also means that you’ll have the opportunity to get free advice and recommendations from an expert. Even after you’ve had this meeting, you’re still under no commitment to go ahead and use our services. There’s never any obligation.
Residential and commercial properties have very different requirements, and systems designed to deal with visitors tend to have different features from those designed for occupants. Some of the more common solutions include door entry systems – used mainly in multi-storey office blocks or apartments. Here the aim is to allow occupants of the building to grant access to visitors without having to go to the front door. Visitors alert occupants by pressing a buzzer, the occupant releases the lock. Door entry systems can be buzzer-only or used in combination with cameras or phones. Swipe cards – issued in place of keys to those entitled to enter a building. Swipe cards can be time-limited, removed from a database when access rights are withdrawn and can grant admittance to the whole building or be restricted to certain areas. Keypads – rather than swiping a card, individuals enter a code. Depending on the sophistication of the system, people may all use the same code or have their unique number. The latter makes it possible to monitor exactly who is in the building at any given time.
One of the biggest advantages of an electronic access control system is the ability to document and report access activity. Most small single door applications have reporting available either through a printer or through web-based access that shows an audit trail of door access activity. Mid-range and large-scale systems can provide in-depth, user-defined reporting of access activity. This is a critical component to the access system in the eyes of your client, helping them to quickly understand who had access to critical areas of their business before and after an incident.
For most companies managing keys is a problem. Keys are easily lost or duplicated, and terminated employees often do not return keys. If however, an employee leaves the company without returning their access badge, the employer can easily delete that former employee’s access. On a networked system, that access can even be changed remotely. You’ll be able to get plenty of advice from your highly trained and fully qualified engineers before your appropriate access control system is professionally installed. All the tools and equipment needed to carry out your work will be bought to your door by our uniformed and ID carrying experts. We won’t leave without fully testing your access control system, ensuring your safety and security.
