Integration with Access Control
Security, in general sense, is about preventing crime. The question is at what point can the crime be prevented? In the most idealistic scenarios, it should be prevented just at the thought of it. But in a real-life scenario, it can only be identified and prevented at the outermost points of your premises, i.e., the perimeter. Therefore, perimeter security system is the most important aspect while selecting a security solution for your premises. Most solutions available in the market are average that requires continuous monitoring. In case they do give real-time notification they often end up giving false notifications. An Intrusion Prevention system should ensure foolproof security and at the same time prevent false notifications. Video Surveillance offers a comprehensive perimeter security, ensuring no intruders get past the boundary of your premises.
Solutions
Snapshot/Video with Details
There are instances in an organization when unauthorized people enter the premises. Even in case when the person who has entered is an authorized person, it is sometimes necessary to investiage all the entries if there is an incident. Integration with Video Surveillance effectively solves this problem. However, the problem in doing this is that this integration is merely restricted to taking snapshot/video clip whenever someone punches. Hundreds of people enter/leave through a door on a given day. Investigating all these records for small incidents is not feasible in enterprises. This is the major drawback of present day integration. Video Surveillance provides database level integration with Access Control, which enables you to search records by name of the person or the event. This cuts short the huge amount of time required in going through thousands of records to identify an event. Moreover, as the connectivity is entirely through network, it saves heavy investment required in cabling.
Control Systems through Single Software
Traditional integration of access control with video surveillance is superficial integration of two disparate systems and has a very limited usage. Separate operation of both the systems is often an complicated affair. Its database level integration capability provides common platform to control both Access Control and Video Surveillance systems. This integrated platform, enables you to lock/unlock doors, allow/restrict access, etc, all through a common platform. Moreover, it gives notification in the form of Video Pop-up, SMS, E-mail, etc. whenever sometime tries to access someone door.
Prevent Multiple Entries through Single Punch
It is often found that mistakenly or otherwise, multiple people enter the premises when one person punches in. Almost all the crimes that take place inside an organization are caused by people who enter the premises without proving their identity. This also creates trouble during incidents such as fire, where people are to be evacuated and accurate number of people trapped is not available. Integrating with video surveillance provides you with visual details of people who have entered the premises, so that they can be safely evacuated during incidents like fire or to fix accountibility in case of a crime.