Schlage CM Series Programmable Locks Help Preserve UCLA’s Historic Haines Hall
Provide Benefits of Hardwired Computer-Managed Locking System without Construction Damage
FORESTVILLE, CONN. – February 6, 2003 – IR Security & Safety’s Electronic Access Control Division (EACD) today announced that the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) has retrofitted classrooms in historic Haines Hall with a “Locknetics On Board” standalone electronic access control locking system. One of the original four buildings on the Westwood campus and site of the first class ever held in 1929, Haines Hall is a designated historic building. It is subject to rules set by the State Historical Preservation Office to save and enhance the historic character of the building, which still has much of its original wood paneling, wooden doors, terra-cotta tiles and plaster walls. To provide a more flexible, modern software managed locking system, it was out of the question to hardwire Haines Hall.
“Installation of the CM locks was very easy,” reports David Kelly, UCLA locksmith. “One time, we had to replace a lock on a classroom that was going to begin instruction in only 15 minutes. But, since the Schlage CM locks were designed as a retrofit product for mechanical locksets, we were able to complete the job in the tight timeframe, including the programming of the lockset.”
Schlage computer managed (CM) locks are stand-alone, battery powered locks that can be programmed with IR Security & Safety’s LockLink or LockLink Express access control management software. Each lock manages up to 1000 users and provides an audit trail for the last 1000 events. The unit may be momentarily unlocked from the outside with an approved access credential or remain unlocked using a toggle mode access credential.
“We like how we can keep the doors open from 7:00 am to 11:00 pm on school days with the lock’s automatic lock and re-lock functionality,” exclaims Kelly. “The doors then re-lock themselves at 11:00 p.m. This saves the university from having to employ people to check and open or close the locks at those hours. Yet, on the weekends, UCLA Extension professors can use specific access codes to enter their assigned classrooms. In fact, we have programmed the locks so that any professor authorized for a specific classroom can access it at any time.”
If desired, Kelly could also assign time dependent access privileges and download audits, downloading the last 1000 events, by simply connecting his PDA with LockLink software programming files to the CM locksets. This allows the university to keep close track of who went into a specific classroom and at what time.
“The LockLink Express software is easy to learn and use,” relates Kelly. “We like it for its power and simplicity.”
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.
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