Access Control Systems Good Practices

Installation Practices for Door Access Control Systems 

 There are several things to consider when selecting and installing a door access control system. These safer practices increase the overall security of the system. System security starts with the correct type of door-reader and secure wiring. It requires the right electric lock and an exit methodology for ...

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IP Paging Systems Provide Advanced Functionality

This is Not Your Father's Paging System 

Paging systems have changed over the years.  Remember the old days when the principal would make announcements on that old PA system. You were lucky to hear anything that was said. The principal had a microphone attached to a clunky amplifier. It had a large knob that adjusted ...

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Access Control Enhanced With Intercoms

How to Control Visitors An access control system allows people with a credential to enter, but what happens when a visitor comes to the door?  One easy way to handle the visitor is to add an IP intercom.  An IP camera, and some additional software, can be added to provide a safe way to allow ...

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Face Recognition and other Technologies for Disease Mitigation

Review of the Technologies that Help in a Pandemic So is face recognition good or bad? Does it invade our privacy, or does it make us more secure?  Facial recognition has had a difficult time in the market.  When it was first introduced, it was a promising technology, but it was costly. Over the last ...

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Integrating Access Control and Temperature Screening

How to Integrate Temperature Scanning Biometrics with Access Control systems 

 Access control systems can be enhanced to increase safety by adding biometric (face and Palm) access credentials, temperature scanning, and mask detection. The biometric temperature scanning panels can be used by themselves or added to existing access control systems. Why add biometric access control? Mostly ...

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How a Power Supply Works - Kintronics

Access Control, IP Cameras, and Intercoms Need Power Supplies 

 Designing a power supply is one of the first electrical engineering tasks I did in college. I remember those days. We learned many things, such as don't drink a lot of beer before the lab class. Don't put your finger in the electric socket. Always try ...

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Automatic Contact Tracing and Other Technologies for the Campus

Technology for Schools Our world has been turned upside down. 

What was true yesterday is no longer the same today

As Alice in Wonderland says, "How puzzling all these changes are! I'm never sure what I'm going to be, from one minute to another." Can automated contact tracing and other unique technologies turn our world ...

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IP Camera Systems Are Getting Smarter

IP Cameras are getting very intelligent. Should we be worried? 

 There is a transformation taking place in IP Camera Systems. One that could change the way we think about surveillance. The latest IP cameras are getting very smart. Smart enough to recognize different objects, such as people, vehicles, and animals. Intelligent enough to reduce false ...

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What is a Visitor Management System? - Kintronics

Automated Visitor Management Systems  Remember when you used to be greeted by someone at the desk in the lobby. They would ask your name and who you wanted to see. Then you would sign in and enter other information into their logbook. Maybe you even got a visitor badge.  Oh wait, many organizations still do ...

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Automated Contact Tracing in a Pandemic

Digital Contact Tracing Systems 

 Contact tracing is an essential method for mitigating disease. It has been used for many years in fighting pandemics. Pandemics have been around forever. They have caused many deaths, impacted the economies of nations, and have changed human history. Today we are in the middle of the most recent pandemic, and ...

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How Digital Contact Tracing Systems Work

What is Contact Tracing? Contact Tracing Concept According to the CDC, contact tracing is key to slowing the spread of COVID-19.  It helps keep you, your family, and your community safe. In general, contact tracing involves identifying people who have a contagious disease (cases) and people who they encountered (contacts) and working with them to ...

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How to Wire Your Door Access Control System

Wiring the IP Reader-Controllers 

 The latest access control systems are much easier to install than the older systems. Of course, it's only easy if you know exactly how to connect everything. The devil is in the details, and this article provides the wiring diagrams you need to make your access control system work. As a ...

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Touchless Door Entry Control

The New Face of Face Recognition
 The pandemic of 2020 has caused all of us to think differently. More than ever, we are concerned about the spread of disease. Some people believe that this concern will last well beyond today's pandemic. Just like the changes that occurred after 9-11, the world will be different in ...
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Technology in a Turbulent World - Kintronics

Technology Review
 So far, this year has been quite tumultuous.  It is the year of the great pandemic and the year of social change.
The turbulence of our time has created demands on technology. The use of face recognition provides touchless access control, and temperature scanning with face mask detection helps to limit the spread ...
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Requirements for Long-Range PTZ Cameras

Long-Range IP Camera Object Detection

If we want to detect an object that is miles away, is the magnification of the lens the most important, or is it the camera resolution? It turns out that many factors determine the effectiveness of a long-range camera. The things that determine the performance of a long-range camera system ...
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Thermal Body Temperature Screening Cameras

The Pros and Cons of Thermal Cameras That Measure a Person's Temperature

Thermal imaging cameras have been around for many years. They were first used in the 1940s and 1950s by the military.  Long-range camera systems use thermal cameras to help with detection, recognition, and identification (DRI) of targets. They have also been used in ...
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How Technology Helps Hospitals

How IP Camera Systems and Door Access Help With Infectious Disease Control

 The current health crisis has placed a significant strain on all hospital resources. Besides the problem of medical supplies and protective equipment, they have been struggling with finding rooms for all the new infectious patients. The hospitals have been creating inventive solutions to ...
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How to Install Your IP Camera System

What is an IP Camera System?
The "IP" means that the camera connects to the network rather than to a DVR using a coax cable.
The IP camera system includes not only the cameras but also the video recording system. The cameras and the recording system connect to a network switch. The IP camera systems may also ...
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The Best Single Door Access Control

Single-Door Access Control Systems
 The new IP access control systems connect to the network and provide the flexibility that allows you to install a single door at a time. These new IP access control systems include the door reader and controller that is all located at the door. The electric lock is connected to the ...
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Technology Review for 2019

The New Technology of 2019
 2019 was a year of evolution rather than revolution. Security technology evolved and became more powerful and easier to use.
IP camera manufacturers focused on enhancing their products. Access control systems became more user-friendly, added mobile capability, and made it easier to integrate with IP camera systems. Paging systems added ...
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Comparison of Apartment Intercom Systems

What is the Best Intercom?
Intercom History
The first intercoms were developed in the late 1800s. They used speaking tubes to talk to other people in the building. Business organizations were the first to use these intercoms.
The office manager could reach his secretary or other people in various departments in the building. The invention ...
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