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A connected campus
New technologies are creating real advantages for security control and access management within the education sector. Andrew Carter, Head of Sales – Solutions and Projects for the UK & Ireland, at dormakaba looks at how one facility in particular – the University of York – is modernising its approach
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HE traditional model of having separate mechanical and electrical products is now changing. Hybrid
solutions that offer an integrated approach to access control can provide an array of benefits when it comes to convenience, efficiency, security and cost. The reality is that today, digital hardware and smart phone access provide an ideal opportunity to improve and enhance access control. Buildings within the education sector
often require access solutions to allow for multiple users with different access needs. This can then lead to a number of disjointed systems, working in silo and requiring multiple control points. However, the University of York has
recently introduced a new system that provides an ideal solution for the challenges faced by many facilities. Due to a significant investment to
expand the campus, which included the addition of seven new buildings, the university needed a modern integrated IT solution. The chosen system would need to collate details of all users automatically and provide a more efficient and reliable way of securing the premises. With almost 285 buildings, 18,000 students and 4,000 staff, this was an interesting challenge. As such, we worked closely with the university to provide a comprehensive
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solution that would ensure both staff and students had access profiles set to their individual requirements. For example, dormakaba’s Exos 9300
system integrates with TASC and SIMS software enabling control and administration of the entire system from one access point, with no data having to be inputted twice. Online monitoring means that the status of the entire system is visible at all times, and providing a full report of activities including who has accessed where and when. Maintaining control of both online and
standalone access control doors, Exos 9300 ensures the highest level of security and time recording possible. Our system used at the University of York also includes 890 online controllers connected to 897 physical doors and 1,455 offline locks and doors. These include anything from car park barriers to classroom access. It delivers cost effective, flexible access
control on any door, barrier, lift or access point - with a scalable solution, to cover all future developments. The University of York has been a phased deployment of our online and offline access control, which currently covers the whole of the east campus and nine of the buildings on the west campus. As well as integrating seamlessly within the access control strategy, a number of
the doors also benefit from dormakaba’s leading sliding door operators. The ES 200 Sliding Door Operator, used on a number of main entrances across the University including the Berrick Saul Building, has a five-function program for Automatic, Partial Open, Exit Only, Permanent Open and Night/Bank operation, further enhancing the access control of the campus. As well as granting access quickly to
new students and staff members, the complete access control system also allows for user profiles to be deleted immediately, removing access from those who leave the institution and ensuring a continued level of security. Geoff Brown, Security Manager at the
University of York, commented: “It’s essential to be able to manage each building and allow users the access they need. dormakaba is excellent for the university: we can program the system from a computer in one office, and we can profile each individual from that computer. Previous systems we’ve had, required someone to actually go onsite to individual locks and reprogram them when a new student or staff member required access.”
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