Ensuring the safety and security of your business premises is critical. Access control doors have emerged as one of the most effective security solutions, offering a range of benefits that go beyond traditional locks and keys. Here are the top 10 reasons why investing in access control doors is so important:

1. Improved Security

Access control doors provide unparalleled security by restricting unauthorised entry to your premises. Unlike traditional locks, which can be easily duplicated, access control systems use advanced technology such as key cards, PINs, or biometrics to ensure only authorised personnel can enter specific areas.

2. Reduced Risk of Unauthorised Access

By implementing access control doors, you can minimise the risk of people gaining entry. These systems offer real-time monitoring and alerts, ensuring any suspicious activity is flagged immediately. This proactive approach significantly reduces vulnerabilities.

3. Monitoring and Audit Trails

Access control systems automatically log all entry and exit activity, creating a detailed audit trail. This feature is invaluable for tracking employee attendance, investigating incidents, and maintaining compliance with industry regulations. Having a clear record of who accessed specific areas and when can provide peace of mind and accountability.

4. Flexible Access Permissions

With access control doors, you can customise permissions for each individual based on their role within the company. For example, managers may have access to all areas, while employees are restricted to their departments. This flexibility ensures sensitive areas remain secure without disrupting operations.

5. Enhanced Convenience

Gone are the days of fumbling with keys. Access control systems offer seamless entry through key cards, mobile apps, or biometrics. Employees can move efficiently throughout the workplace, saving time and improving productivity.

6. Integration with Other Security Solutions

Access control doors can be integrated with existing security systems such as CCTV, alarms, and fire safety measures. This holistic approach creates a comprehensive business security solution that enhances protection across all fronts.

7. Scalability

Whether you’re a small business or a large corporation, access control systems can grow with your needs. You can easily add or modify permissions as your workforce or facility expands, ensuring your security remains robust over time.

8. Cost Savings

While the initial investment may seem significant, access control systems can save money in the long run. You’ll reduce costs associated with rekeying locks, managing lost keys, and recovering from security breaches.

9. Improved Compliance

For businesses in regulated industries, access control doors help meet compliance standards by ensuring that sensitive data or equipment is accessible only to authorized personnel. Detailed reporting further simplifies audit processes.

10. Increased Employee Confidence

A secure workplace fosters trust and confidence among employees. Knowing their safety is a priority can lead to higher job satisfaction and productivity.

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The rise of smartphones, cloud technology and hybrid working has become less of a luxury and more of a necessity in everyday life. To help future-proof your business, we explore the top three access control trends of 2024, ensuring you stay informed on the latest technologies and methods to enhance your access control system. 

Advanced Biometric Systems

Advanced biometric systems have transformed access control technology, impacting not just the security industry but also everyday consumer applications. These systems are now found in common devices like laptops and smartphones, using features such as facial recognition and touchless entry. They’ve also introduced multi-modal and wearable biometrics to smartwatches and fitness trackers, adding serveral layers of verification to make access control easier and more accessible.

With high precision, advanced biometric systems are becoming increasingly common. This technology helps minimise false positives and flags unauthorised access, granting or denying entry to personnel. As technologies like facial recognition and fingerprint scanning become standard features in smartphones, alternatives such as voice recognition, iris scanning and contactless fingerprints are set to become the next standard in access control management systems.

Mobile Access Solutions 

With smartphones changing the way we interact with and access digital spaces, we see businesses move away from traditional key cards and fobs and embrace the future of keyless technology. Many access control systems now offer mobile applications that allow users to access facilities directly from their smartphone. This provides real-time monitoring and control, adding an extra layer of security and instant control to prevent unauthorised access.

Phones have become multi-functional devices, serving not only as communication tools but also as cameras, wallets, personal assistants and entertainment hubs. Using mobile access solutions in the workplace gives greater flexibility, improves privacy and can also lower the maintenance costs of credential management for end users. This technology is flexible and access can be granted or revoked remotely which makes managing access seamless.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Integration 

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being employed to make access control smarter and faster. The integration of AI with access control management systems can detect anomalies, analyse data patterns and predict security risks, adapting in real-time to monitor user behaviour. Automated decision-making is ideal for emergency situations where system lockdowns, alarms or alerts are essential to minimising potential damages or security threats. 

Although AI will not replace the need for manual intervention, it proves beneficial to security teams by providing key insights into operations and assisting in triggering specific workflows to strengthen security. AI can also be integrated with other security systems, such as surveillance cameras, environmental sensors and building management systems, improving the overall safety and security of your organisation. 

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Wave XS reader technology offers 100% touch-free automated access control. Depending on the configuration, the Wave XS reader’s infrared technology can sense hand gestures. All the user has to do is approach the door and their hand activates the door opening, which makes for simple operation and eliminates the need to touch any surface.

With the Wave XS European and Danish standard reader range, you can easily install hands-free automatic door opening hardware on an existing electrified door to eliminate that added touchpoint and promote a touchless, ADA-compliant workplace. The solution can also be integrated with the SALTO Systems controller (CUs) product range which delivers seamless integrations with elevators, turnstiles, and parking garages to further reduce touchpoints throughout the building.

Contactless push-button technology has advanced in recent years, with devices activated by proximity using microwave, infrared, and laser sensors. Within the context of the global pandemic, automatic door technology is expected to revolve around innovation and the development of smart touchless access that avoids contact and creates safer spaces.

Some of these systems allow doors to be opened by simply bringing the hand to within just a few centimeters from the reader device. As SALTO Systems has long leveraged industry-leading electronic locking solutions that enhance any door or building with elegant electronic locks, cylinders, locker locks, and readers, they do so again with the SALTO Wave XS reader. Developed by Conlan SALTO Group Company, the Wave XS reader will help combat the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus as well as future germ threats, and help reinforce the safety within building spaces.

Wave XS features and characteristics:

• Hands-free wave to unlock touchless technology (Infrared)

• 2 Outputs (Open collector)

• Black and white faceplate & surface mount

• Compact design with standard wiring. European and Danish standards wall surface mount versions available

• IP65 protection rated for indoor and outdoor use

• Several design, text and symbol configurable options

• Operating temperature: -20°C ~ +70°C

• Voltage interval: 12 – 24 VDC, 30 mA

• Compatible with SALTO Space and SALTO KS technology platform

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Designed for doors where fitting an electronic escutcheon is not possible or required, the compact SALTO Neo Cylinder can be installed on standard doors, server racks, gates, cabinets, electric switches, sliding doors, and more. It’s also available in an extensive range of models suitable for use on almost any kind of door – from Europe to ASIA to the Americas.

British Standards Institution (BSI) has been part of the collaborative work to give clarity on best practices for IoT security, subsequently developing a scheme to assess connected/IoT devices. The scheme determines whether a product has the appropriate security controls for its intended use and is suitably supported throughout its intended life. This cyber/physical security scheme forms the security element of the BSI Kitemark for IoT/Connected products.

The IoT is typically a network of smart devices and systems that can be connected, enabling data to be exchanged to provide services, efficiency, and innovation. Its technology can positively enhance lives and businesses, but the complexity of IoT also means that those with criminal intent may attempt to access it to steal data, hack cameras, enter buildings, or otherwise breach security.

Like the already BSI certified SALTO XS4 One electronic lock product family, BLUEnet wireless peripherals, and SALTO controllers and readers, the SALTO Neo family of electronic cylinders had to undergo advanced security testing for vulnerabilities and security flaws in BSI’s state-of-the-art IoT laboratory enduring BSI’s most in-depth and exacting testing and analysis.

The SALTO Neo Cylinder provides an effective and convenient way of securing a building or assets. The clutch system is energy efficient, dropping power consumption to impressively low levels resulting in 100,000 / 130,000 operations from just one set of batteries. Standby power consumption is also reduced, further extending battery life.

Now IP66-rated, the SALTO Neo Cylinder is weather-resistant, making it especially suitable for outdoor use, even in the harshest of environments. Inside the tough SALTO Neo Cylinder exterior is the latest in electronic lock technology. Certified to the highest security standards, and incorporating ever-higher quality and reliability, the SALTO Neo Cylinder offers value far beyond security, however. It also provides greater control over the door by offering users access to audit trails, reports, alerts, and much more.

“We’re proud that our SALTO Neo cylinder family now holds both ‘Secured by Design’ accreditation and IoT Kitemark™ status as both are increasingly important in the specification of access control systems. The award means we now exceed the market standard for a number of security products across our access range which provides SALTO customers with confidence that they are buying one of the most secure access control solutions available on the market today,” said SALTO Systems Limited MD Ramesh Gurdev.

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From the experts’ point of view, the clear design and intuitive user experience were the main reasons for voting to award the SALTO MyLock Configurator a 2020 ARCHITECTS’ DARLING AWARD. In addition, they positively highlighted the immediate display of configuration changes and the user navigation. SALTO MyLock was clearly above the average of all participants in most evaluation categories.

The award was judged by a jury of communication experts and renowned representatives of top international architecture companies and specifiers. In the course of the evaluation, the jury members answered questions about the brand, the “look & feel,” “search results,” and open questions about “difficulties,” “time required,” and “personal impressions.” An overall mark was derived from this, which formed the basis for the final ranking.

SALTO MyLock enables specifiers, architects, partners, and end users to individually configure SALTO‘s wire-free electronic door lock components and visualise them on different door types or styles. In addition to the electronic hardware, they can choose from several door models and a wide range of colours, finishes, handles and functions.

The renowned ARCHITECTS’ DARLING AWARDS have been awarded by Heinze GmbH for ten years. This year, the awards were judged in 25 product areas, from flooring to technical products. In addition, 12 theme awards were evaluated by a jury. Categories here included “Best Website,” “Best Product Innovation,” and, new this year, “Best Product Configurator.” The Cradle to Cradle Challenge Award, the award for sustainability and corporate responsibility, was also presented again.

MyLock online configurator:https://mylock.saltosystems.com/

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To learn about how a new XS4 Locker Lock BLE will look in a project, simply visit mylock.saltosystems.com and choose the Locker Locks category. Then you can choose the product and select the locker door type (wood or metal), shade or colour, and what type of technology is available for the platform. Once completed, a MyLock user can preview and download 3D and 2D files including BIM files in a variety of industry formats including Revit, STP, DWG, JPEG, PDF, and more.

“The SALTO MyLock customization tool is an asset designed to help project designers accurately visualize how SALTO smart locking solutions will look when deployed so we keep it up to date with our latest products and we are pleased to reveal that we have added our latest game-changing access control technology, the XS4 Locker Lock, to the MyLock customization options,” said Borja Ganzarain, SALTO Systems Marketing.

The new XS4 Locker Lock extends up-to-date comprehensive electronic access control to lockers, cabinets, and essentially anywhere on the peripheral extending long sought after protection to areas like gyms, locker rooms, work lockers, equipment cabinets, and more. Adding BLE functionality to the XS4 Locker Lock means that lockers and cabinets can now be controlled in real-time via a variety of methods including mobile devices and the SALTO SPACE access control management system and SALTO KS – Keys as a Service – cloud-based platform.

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