The college, founded in 1898, is a university-level College of Education and Liberal Arts, academically linked with the University of Limerick.
Kieran Gorey of DoorWare said: “The previous access control system at the college used simple mechanical keys and the decision was taken to upgrade this to a more capable electronic access control system for the benefit of students and staff. “
The college has installed a security system that can also be implemented across additional areas and departments as time and budgets allow. To do this with fully on line doors as part of a fully hard wired solution would have been prohibitively expensive.
Gorey said the Salto product delivered 90 per cent of the benefits of a fully on line access control system at the cost of a stand alone system.
“Initially we’ve replaced the mechanical locks in three buildings, installing XS4 electronic smart locks in a brushed stainless steel finish in their place in the library and two student accommodation buildings”.
To gain access to their accommodation, students use their own personal ID card, a multi-application combination card that serves as a photo ID and a proximity smart card and is presented to wall readers on main entrance doors.
Paul Murphy, Computer Services Manager at Mary Immaculate College, said in future it was likely the system would be integrated with student printing and photocopying needs as well as cashless vending and car park barrier control.
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