Locknetics Computer-Managed Locks Efficiently Protect California State University - San Bernardino Facilities
Provides Audit Trails, PDA Programming without Hardwiring Costs
FORESTVILLE, CONN. – December 19, 2002 – IR Security & Safety’s Electronic Access Control Division (EACD) today announced that California State University-San Bernardino (CSUSB) is economically securing multiple types of facilities while enhancing student, faculty and staff accessibility to them with a “Locknetics On Board” computer managed (CM) standalone access control system programmed with LockLink software.
With the standalone CM system, CSUSB is able to provide many of the benefits of a traditional hardwired access control system without the associated costs. Each user is assigned an access credential with appropriate time dependent access privileges. Audit trails on the last 1000 events are recorded at each opening and can easily be downloaded via a laptop or PDA. This capability allows CSUSB to keep close track of who went into any specific facility or room and at what time.
“We prefer the standalone CM locks because we want to avoid the high cost of retrofitting associated with traditional hardwired access control,” explains Juan Macias, CSUSB lead locksmith. “With CM products and LockLink software, we can program who has access, when they should have access and remove access when we need to at once. We can provide audit trails and are asked to do so several times a month if something is misplaced or stolen. We’ve even turned such information over to the authorities.”
Founded in 1965, CSUSB is the sole public, comprehensive regional university serving the Riverside-San Bernardino counties of Southern California. Located equidistant between Los Angeles and Palm Springs, CSUSB serves a vast area, extending from the Arizona border to the Los Angeles county line.
At present, over 70 openings are secured with “Locknetics On Board” CM products in a variety of applications, including both heavily trafficked areas and special rooms that have only sporadic use, such as those that store chemicals. Schlage CM locks are found at classrooms, laboratories, office suites and maintenance shops. The CM locks are also used on their music/recording studio and campus “Coyote” radio station, guarding their $200,000 worth of hardware and software.
To re-program and audit the individual locking systems, an interface cable attaches Macias’ PDA to the CM lock.
“I store all of my lock information and the LockLink software on my laptop. However, I usually use a PDA to program the locks,” Macias adds. Besides the Schlage CM locks, Macias also uses LockLink software to program Von Duprin CM993 battery-powered electronic standalone access control trim, which the university has on many of its doors.
About IR Security & Safety’s Electronic Access Control Division
Since 1969, IR Security & Safety’s Electronic Access Control Division (EACD) has provided premium electronic access control solutions, including electromagnetic locks, monitoring consoles, electromechanical locks and strikes, electrical and electronic exit devices, power supplies and controllers to security professionals and their customers. Leading brands such as Recognition Systems, Schlage, “Locknetics on Board” and Von Duprin comprise the Electronic Access Control Division of IR Security and Safety, which serves an international clientele from its headquarters in Forestville, Conn. Phone is 866-322-1237. The IR website is www.irco.com.
For a downloadable, high-resolution photograph of a CM lock at California State University-San Bernardino, go to www.brighamscully.com and click Photographs/IR Security & Safety.
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