Biometric Physical Access Control Systems

The rise in office break-ins and home burglaries -- and general fear of other outside threats-- has left companies, government organizations and individuals struggling to find ways to protect their facilities and homes, and more importantly -- the employees and families inside. Not to mention the valuable business or personal information.

Many businesses and government organizations also need to restrict access in parts of their facilities to employees with special clearances, or track employee time and attendance on the job. Providing physical protection and tracking capability has grown into a multi-billion dollar industry, often involving multiple solutions that require large staffs and complex security systems.

For fundamental physical access control -such as restricting access through a door- many individuals and organizations have turned to passwords, PINS, keys or tokens.
However, even these most basic forms of access authorization have proven to be cumbersome and prone to theft or fraud. Individuals are forced to remember an average of 30 passwords and PINS, and keys and tokens can be easily lost or stolen.
Employees also can share their security passwords or devices to usurp security or time and attendance systems.

Fingerprint biometrics has emerged as the most viable method to provide this important form of physical access control. Biometric access control devices lock out intruders and thieves and restrict access for special clearance locations.

When used with time and attendance devices, the sensors also can authenticate employees to provide accurate records for security and payroll purposes and eliminate Buddy Punching, which costs companies an estimated five percent in yearly payroll loss.

New advanced biometric security devices can be tied into an organization's computer Network to control access throughout an entire building, campus, or company.