CARMEL, IND. - November
19, 2008 - Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies today announced that Tri-City
Mechanical, a 512-employee design/build contractor in Chandler, Ariz., is using
Schlage bright blue web-enabled access control software and Schlage wireless
access control locking systems to reduce false alarm calls at its 77,000 square
foot facility.
"We had an incident,
people weren't locking the doors, and we were having numerous false alarm calls,"
reports Ken Brown, building manager for Tri-City Mechanical. "We only needed
access control on six doors so we did not want a complex system or one that
would be costly to install. When we were presented with the bright blue software
and the wireless locks alternative, we knew we had our solution."
According to Brown, the
Schlage bright blue web-enabled access control system is created especially
for smaller facilities. Eliminating the need for special software or a dedicated
PC, bright blue lets authorized Tri-City Mechanical users access, monitor and
manage their system from any computer running a standard web browser. Those
that are authorized can now use any networked online computer to access and
manage the company's access control system. Importantly, the cost of this system
was less than that of a single panel on larger security management system solutions
and the system's plug-and-play design made configuration easy.
"Our six main doors
on the first and second floors are connected to bright blue," says Brown.
"We simply attached the bright blue controller to the network and a power
source and it was ready to go. The system has all the features we need and is
so user-friendly that it only took me 15 minutes to learn to use it."
Schlage wireless proximity card readers are used at the six doors.
"We decided on wireless
because the facility was already built and it would have been next to impossible
to run conduit," remarks Brown. "Although the hardware is a little
more expensive than hardwired units, the installation labor cost of wireless
is a small fraction of that of wired so the tremendous savings in installation
was worth it.
"We've had the bright
blue system in for four months now and the false alarm calls have been greatly
reduced," Brown attests. "It's been a good experience and, when we
build our new facility, we'll use bright blue there as well."