Author(s) Jeff Berry

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Access Control Basics

This page will outline the basic principle of access control and some field application. This will be the foundation for your access control knowledge.

Table of Contents

Hardware Components

  • Door locks

    • Electric Strikes / Types

    • Electrified Crash Bars

    • Electrified Handles

    • Magnetic Locks

  • Door Positioning Switches

    • Recessed Contacts

    • Surface Mounted Contacts

    • Lock-Integrated Switches

    • Curtain Contacts

  • Request to exit (REX or RQE) devices

    • Motion Detectors

    • Lock-Integrated REX

    • Push-to-Exit Buttons / Wave Sensors

  • Card Readers

    • Standard HID Card Readers

    • Mullion HID Card Readers

    • Keypad Readers

    • Scramble Pads

Cabling

  • Cable types

    • Composite

    • Shielded vs. non-shielded

    • CAT6

  • Cable limitations

    • Size

    • Distance

  • Considerations

    • Environmental

    • Customer Spec

    • Application

Software Components

  • Software Platform

    • Hirsch

    • Software House

    • Kantech

    • Genetec

  • Building Doors

    • Door Components

    • Naming Convention

  • Building Personnel

    • Name / Title

    • Credential

    • Access Level

  • Building Credentials

    • Card Number

    • Card Type

    • Code

  • Building Access Levels

    • Door Groups

    • Scheduling