A Guide to Selecting the Appropriate Access Control System
An access
control system is extremely vital in the management of the security of your
own house, office premises as well as the public places of importance like
heritage museums or hospitals. However, when we talk about the whole term, it
is not only limited to the fingerprint devices only. There are several
other ways through which the access can be granted to people and that is the
essential execution part of such a system. It is the basis on which such
systems are graded and the cost is defined. It is why a certain systems are costlier
than the other.
When we talk
about an access control systems, the authentication can be as simple as
logging of a card, which is something you witness in the small-scale companies
that require only a basic authentication security. This brings us to the
purpose of yours. If you need such a security system, how much should you
spend? Are the fingerprint devices secure enough for your purpose or you
should invest more?
All you need
is a detailed analysis to help you select the appropriate access control
system for our need.
The first step
is to jot down a few points about your company:
1) What is
the size of your company?
2) What kind
of data is stored inside the premises of your company?
3) Do you
frequently deal with confidential files and data?
4) How many
people in your firm will have the access to the confidential data? Etc.
Once you have
written down all these points, you can quickly move forward.
Accuracy
It can
directly be related with the second question. There are several access control
systems in the market that use human features like retina, voice or face
for authentication. The fingerprint devices are also included in this
category of systems. If you have highly confidential data, it’s wise to go for
these systems.
Speed of Authentication
It can be
related with the size of your company. If there are hundreds or thousands of
employees, you will need a system that can process faster, which will require a
good investment. However, for a small scale company, the basic ones will do
just fine.
Hardware
and Software Integration