Integrating access control with your camera surveillance system means security can be managed more easily. It also ensures those protecting people and buildings have accurate information quickly so they can deal effectively with live incidents.
Being able to view information from a single platform allows for more awareness of situations and real-time alerts ensure that unusual events can be brought to the attention of on-site and remote security personnel.
When cloud-based integrated access systems are used, staff can receive notifications directly to mobile devices. This helps improve response times if you have security teams patrolling an area or are responsible for managing access and security across more than one site.
Solutions that are designed with open API standards for seamless integration with leading technology providers give you the tools you need to run your business or building on a scalable, unified platform.
Bringing CCTV and access control systems together can help in a range of circumstances such as if you have had an incident and need to check your records. For example, you can place IP cameras at entry points to record when people are entering or leaving. This produces a timestamp that can then be cross-referenced with the access control credentials used at that time. Reviewing the access events list, you can click on the event and view linked footage.
The latest technology however allows you to be more proactive. For example, with advanced analytics you can programme the video surveillance to record when someone attempts to gain access via a control point, and also to determine whether the credentials a person provides matches the person being recorded. If the credentials do not match, the system can trigger an alarm allowing security personnel to act to prevent unauthorised access to your premises.
How we can support integrated CCTV and Access Control
By being a single installer of your CCTV and access control systems we can integrate them as much as the systems will allow, based on our preferred partners. The Avigilon Unity and Avigilon Alta access control solutions can seamlessly integrate with their on-premise and cloud-based video surveillance systems.
Meanwhile, Paxton has developed Paxton10 its own integrated video surveillance and access control system. Paxton’s Net2 software can also be integrated with CCTV, as well as intruder alarm, fire alarm and biometrics systems. With our expertise we would aim to provide an access control and CCTV system which is as easy to use as possible and look at the best technologies to facilitate this. Contact us to find out more.