Considering
the fact that crime rate are increasing day by day, it has become a
dire need for people to install security devices at their locations.
Be it home, office, warehouse, store or any other building, one need
to protect it from the intruders. Hence, the only viable option is
installing of security systems which gives one a secure feeling of
being safeguarded from the impostors.intruders,
as well as from any lding, one needs to protect it from the
intruders, as well as from any mis-happening like
There is
availability of various types of security devices like CCTV cameras,
alarm systems, intercoms, electric control locks that are quite
efficient and reliable enough to maintain security at the premises.
Following
is one such type of security system-magnetic cards that prevents the
access to your business by unauthorized people. Following are the
steps that are involved in opening of the door, which has magnetic
card access:
- Swipe on door access holder: Just like credit cards are swiped for the transaction accomplishment, likewise to open the door magnetic cards are needed to be swiped. Therefore, foremost thing that the card holder has to perform is swiping of card across the reader.
- Magnetic strip present on the card is read via door reader: When the card is swiped across the reader, the magnetic strip or the barcode presented on the card would be read by the reader. Subsequently, reader passes on the information to the computer, which would be matched with the records presented in the computer. Until and unless the records are not matched the reader would not allow the person to enter into the building. And in case, if one would forcefully try to come in, then an alarm would automatically be raised making every one alert about the un-authorization entry into the premises.
The
best part of magnetic card access control is that it can be erased and
reprogrammed at any point of time (when any termination or new entry
of an employee is done). Thus bottom line is that no extra costs are
laid to make changes.
- Disengage the door lock: Once the information is matched, the door gets unlocked and the holder of the card is allowed to enter the premises. And in case, if records are not matched then the door would not give an access to the person standing on the door.
After
discussing on the steps of how to unlock the door via magnetic
card, you must have got an idea that if you get this type of
entry-exit system installed at your business area, you would be able
to keep high-end security at your premises.
Other
than solving the security purpose, magnetic card also helps in
keeping the track of employees. Detailed information regarding their
in and out timing from the premises is recorded.