LockLink 7.0 Seamlessly Manages Online and Offline Access Control; Users Mix and Match Locking Systems Solutions; Each Department Sets Its Own Priorities.FORESTVILLE, Conn. -- Multiple Credentials Used IR Security & Safety's Electronic Access Control Division today announced the release of a new, enhanced version of its LockLink access control management software. LockLink 7.0 lets users seamlessly manage both offline and online access control solutions available from IR Security & Safety. Designed with a client/server architecture An environment in which the application processing is divided between client workstations and servers. It implies the use of desktop computers interacting with servers in a network in contrast to processing everything in a large centralized mainframe. See client/server. , it lets different individuals across an educational, healthcare or business campus manage their own piece of the system. An easy-to-use GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. provides "drag and drop A graphical user interface (GUI) capability that lets you perform operations by moving the icon of an object with the mouse into another window or onto another icon. For example, files can be copied or moved by dragging them from one folder to another. " assignment. This improved, intuitive user interface greatly reduces the amount of time required for system administrators to become proficient pro·fi·cient adj. Having or marked by an advanced degree of competence, as in an art, vocation, profession, or branch of learning. n. An expert; an adept. programming locks. "Different openings require different types of access control solutions," emphasizes Jeff Koziol, marketing manager for IR Security & Safety. "Low security openings in an existing structure are best equipped with offline, battery-powered locksets as an appropriate access control solution. High security, perimeter, or high traffic openings are best equipped with online, hard-wired access control solutions. Now, with LockLink 7.0, customers can mix and match such access control options without needing help from their systems administrators to train, manage and keep up to date with a separate access control system." In addition to managing the variety of offline and online products available from IR Security & Safety, LockLink 7.0 also manages a variety of credentials ranging from hand geometry Hand geometry is a biometric that identifies users by the shape of their hands. Hand geometry readers measure a user's hand along many dimensions and compare those measurements to measurements stored in a file. (biometric), HID proximity, magnetic stripe card A magnetic stripe card is a type of card capable of storing data by modifying the magnetism of tiny iron-based magnetic particles on a band of magnetic material on the card. , iButton, all the above with PIN number and PIN number only. "It is not uncommon for a customer to utilize different types of access credentials across their campus," affirms Koziol. "On a college campus, a student may use their hand geometry for access to the perimeter security points of their residence halls while using their ID card with magnetic stripe A small length of magnetic tape adhered to credit cards, badges, permits, passes and tokens. The tape is read by magnetic stripe readers incorporated into ATMs, identification readers and payment terminals. for access to their individual rooms. Meanwhile, the facilities management The management of a user's computer installation by an outside organization. All operations including systems, programming and the datacenter can be performed by the facilities management organization on the user's premises. staff may prefer the use of an iButton credential because of its durability and ease of use." With its client/server architecture, LockLink 7.0 lets various workstations across a campus participate in the management and administration of the system. "In the same way that openings have different access control needs, various departments on an education, healthcare or business campus have different access control requirements," adds Koziol. "Allowing clients access to the user and door information for which they are authorized gives them the ability to manage access as they deem appropriate within their department. This greatly adds to the ultimate flexibility of the system." The new, enhanced version of LockLink 7.0 is available now through IR-certified access control dealers. About IR Security & Safety's Electronic Access Control Division Since 1969, IR Security & Safety's Electronic Access Control Division (EACD EACD Egyptian Association for Comprehensive Development EACD Ericsson Automatic Call Distribution ) has provided premium electronic access control solutions, including electromagnetic locks, monitoring consoles, electromechanical The use of electricity to run moving parts. Disk drives, printers and motors are examples. Electromechanical systems must be designed for the eventual deterioration of moving components that wear over time. The first TVs were electromechanical systems (see video/TV history). locks and strikes, electrical and electronic exit devices, power operators, power supplies and controllers to security professionals and their customers. Leading brands such as Recognition Systems, Schlage and Von Duprin comprise the Electronic Access Control Division of IR Security and Safety, which serves an international clientele from its headquarters in Forestville, Conn. Phone is 866-322-1237. The IR website is www.irco.com. For a downloadable, high-resolution photograph of a person programming a lock, go to www.brighamscully.com and click Photos/IR Security & Safety. |
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