3 Basic Reasons to Use Badges in Your Integrated Security System
Posted by Richard Schissler on Thu, Feb 02, 2012 @ 03:53 PM
The use of badges can be an effective form of physical access control. It is easy to integrate, widely available and exceptionally cost-effective. It is also scalable and can easily be upgraded if needs or budget change, and it can be integrated into any other physical or logical security system a user might deploy.-Access Control
But, on the most basic level, badging provides an immediate visual verification of one's permission level and of an individual's right to be on the premises at that time. For businesses or institutions where a large number of visitors are present every day, this tool empowers every member of the staff and others, such as students at a school, to help police the location and ensure that every person on the grounds is authorized to be there.
A badge system can be deployed as stand-alone solutions or integrated with existing systems, such as access control and electronic surveillance, to provide an overall security solution. Badges can be used to control the flow of visitors through the facility. Badge information can also be stored on a database for later review in the event of an incident, or organized for traffic flow analysis.
Front door security has morphed from simple sign-in log books and adhesive-backed badges to sophisticated products that now go by the description of identity management systems. But regardless of the terminology or procedural changes brought about by technology advances, badging and identity systems continue to deliver a cost-efficient and effective means of improving security.
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