Access Control Systems (ACS)

Access Control Systems:

An Access Control System (ACS) is primarily a physical operation implemented within Security areas, such as data centers, government/military institutes, and similar facilities.

Typically, an ACS manages, monitors, and controls human access to the protected facility/Equipment. Most ACSs are designed to take a user-provided credential as input, verify/authenticate privileges using the access control list, and grant/deny access based on the findings.

For example, using biometric ACS can be used to authorize only legitimate access to a data center facility. The individual must provide his or her thumbprint credentials to an ACS, which is then verified through comparison with its database, and grants access only with valid permission.

Now a day these systems are widely used in residential apartment buildings, condominiums, cooperatives, and in many small businesses. They have become extremely popular and affordable. These systems can be intergraded with a wide array of other security systems such as burglar alarms, video surveillance, among other systems.

With basic ACS Systems, Users must present credentials before they can be granted access. In physical systems, these credentials may come in many forms.

For example, key card/keypad codes may act as access control and grant access to a classified area. This credential can be transferred or even stolen. It is not a secure way of handling access control.

A more secure method for access control involves two-factor authentication. The person who desires access must provide a second credential factor to corroborate identity. The second factor could be an access code, a PIN, or even a biometric reading or video surveillance.

An ACS Main Control contains a list of users with a level of security whom these permissions apply. Such data can be viewed by certain people and not by other people and is controlled by access control. This allows an administrator to secure information and set privileges as to what information can be accessed, who can access it, and at what time it can be accessed.

Businesses Use ACS

Businesses use access control to restrict unauthorized access, secure individual workspaces, create an audit trail, and provide keyless entry solutions. Access control systems use both visible and hidden tools to protect businesses from the threat posed by unauthorized persons. These ACS Systems work in conjunction with door locking mechanisms such as magnetic locking/electric door locking strikers/video surveillance CCTV and intercoms devices.

These ACS Systems work in conjunction with door locking mechanisms such as magnetic locking/Electric Door Locking Strikers/Video Surveillance CCTV and Intercoms Devices.

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