Access control

Here is a brief history of the evolution of access control credentials

Magstripe cards

In the eighties, there was a swipe cards technology, also called a magstripe cards. This technology requires a manual swipe of the card through the reader … Read more

Door security involves many door hardware. Some are very familiar and others can confuse us when it comes to installing and running them. Therefore, someone this could be overwhelming. Because of the different products, terminology and requirements of the territory … Read more

During these last days, I was charged to start up a large project. It was a redundant security system. Meaning that, there was a main server, a fail-over server, two core switches and many POE switches.

I was then confronted … Read more

The access control industry moves to OSDP communication protocol. After decades of adopting the wiegand protocol. OSDP stands for Open Supervised Device Protocol. Developed by the SIA to improve interoperability among access control and security products.

Actually, it comes to … Read more

From physical keys and mechanical cylinders, to access cards and wireless locks. The security industry is innovating drastically.

Technological innovation is changing security industry. That is visible with the introduction of the internet and the wireless technology.

Not so long … Read more