Security solutions manufacturer TDSi announced the launch of its latest version of its access control software, EXgarde PRO 4.2 which will include full integration with ASSA ABLOY’s Aperio wireless locking technology
Security solutions manufacturer TDSi announced the launch of its latest version of its access control software, EXgarde PRO 4.2 which will include full integration with ASSA ABLOY's Aperio wireless locking technology.
TDSi's powerful EXgarde PRO software brings together many elements of physical security in a centralized security portal, enabling the operator to monitor and control physical access whilst incorporating CCTV feeds and emergency alarm triggers. EXgarde 4.2 also allows an organization to synchronize its employee database and IT security protocols, via integration with Microsoft Active Directory, with these physical security systems to ensure a fully integrated approach and complete visibility over the assets of the whole business.
EXgarde's new integration with ASSA ABLOY's Aperio locking technology offers a number of distinct benefits for any security operations and installation, including:
* Reduced installation time over a hard-wired system (existing cabling can be used to connect to the IP hub – no RS485 cable is required)
* Only the EXgarde software is required to control all locks within a facility
* Online and real-time interaction with locks from a centralised security control room
* Simple extension of access control across the site at a lower cost per door
* Highly cost effective method of eliminating key control issues and securing low risk doors
* The ability to use Aperio devices to trigger other IP connected services via EXgarde 4.2 - such as CCTV recording, lights being activated and heating/ventilation systems being engaged etc.
TDSi's EXgarde PRO version 4.2 is a development of a solution designed to meet the growing convergence of IT and building management systems, as IP connectivity unites traditionally disparate security and IT functions. Convergence brings clear client benefits in terms of information superiority, flexibility, scalability, cheaper implementation using common infrastructure (often financed from shared budgets), and increased control by utilising and sharing resources.
EXgarde 4.2 PRO's central aims are to lower the price point of integration, capture the details of a security event, to alert the security team, and to gather detailed records for compliance and review. In the case of the CCTV integration, users can view live video from any camera within the EXgarde Explorer window, so an incident reported by the access control system or by the triggering of an alarm panel, for example, can immediately be investigated visually.