Custom Access Control Systems

Access control and security systems allow you to manage who can get into certain areas of your environment. Using access control security means you can utilise a variety of identification tools and methods to manage access to specific areas, rooms and storage locations. 

Access control systems are particularly critical if you manage vulnerable people, confidential or sensitive information, valuable assets or toxic or harmful material. If you need to restrict, manage, report, control or audit access to something, access control security is what you need. 

There are a variety of different methods of granting access, from standard key fobs and magnetic strip cards through to biometric methods that use fingerprints or retina scanning to determine access. OHEAP Fire and Security provide a full design, installation, service and monitoring service to ensure your access control system is robust and effective.

We take a closer look at the most commonly used access control security methods: biometrics and barriers.

The main differences include:

Biometrics: Identify users based on their unique biological characteristics such as fingerprints and retina scans. This technology is not new, but it does use a significant amount of technology to grant access. As a result, it is most commonly found in very high security locations such as banks, airports and even care settings.

Barriers: These are physical barriers that prevent unauthorised entry into a defined space by controlling entry points (e.g., turnstiles).  These barriers can be operated with a code keyed into a keypad, key fob or magnetic card.