FORESTVILLE, CONN. - April
26, 2006 - Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies today announced that Salt Lake
Community College is using 120-plus Schlage Computer-Managed (CM) locks to secure
buildings and prevent the theft of supplies and expensive multimedia equipment
on campus. Before installing the locks, which provide an audit trail of the
last 1,000 events, the college lost several expensive projectors and a steady
stream of supplies to theft.
Schlage CM standalone locking products provide features found traditionally
with online, networked systems. User-friendly software on a laptop or PDA programs
the locks, access trim, and offline hard-wired controllers, which manage strikes
and magnets. New users, access points and access privileges can be programmed
into a CM lock in seconds. Users can select proximity, magnetic stripe, PIN
or i-Button credentials individually or in combination. The CM lock also provides
an audit trail for download onto a laptop or PDA.
"The locks were installed to secure a building and, at the same time, give
access to those authorized to enter," reports campus locksmith Steve Hamann.
"We wanted to be able to let people in and out after normal hours, but
still have an audit trail of who has accessed a particular lock."
Approximately 120 locks have been installed at Salt Lake Community College to
secure classrooms, the police station, custodial areas and anthropology labs.
Hamann's department is constantly adding new locks. He currently has 15 locks
in stock and is putting out another bid for 40 more CM locks next year. The
first locks were installed four years ago.
Before the CM locks were installed on campus, supplies were constantly being
pilfered. In addition, several overhead projectors costing between $3,500 and
$5,000 had been stolen.
"Once the locks were installed, people became aware that they provided
an audit trail and nothing has been stolen since," Hamann notes. "The
audit trail acts as a deterrent. It keeps honest people honest."
The college also chose the CM locks because they work with its existing magnetic
swipe cards. Students and faculty all carry multi-purpose identification cards
that allow them to access library services, meal plans, and more.
"In some of the more sensitive areas, one must use both a code and a card
swipe, but otherwise, everything is swipe," the locksmith reports. "We
can also program the locks for one-time use by a contractor, for seasonal use,
or to limit access to bathrooms that are prone to being vandalized by local
junior high school students."
When faculty members are terminated or a card is lost, Hamann can reprogram
the locks immediately to deny access using LockLink software and a handheld
PDA.
Hamann also likes that the cost of the CM locks is less than a third of the
cost of hardwired locks, with many of the same benefits. That's a big plus at
a cost-conscious community college.