According to an official press statement, this latest release introduces major new features including the integration of wireless electronic locking technologies, a graphical and text-based alarm handler and guard tour functionality.
AEOS 2.3 now supports the use of battery-powered electronic locks from two leading manufacturers. This helps organisations to simplify access control management, increase security and optimise their existing investments in RFID technology.
Integration of locking solutions
Nedap’s AEOS 2.3, for example, supports the integration of Salto’s battery-powered locking solutions. Authorisations and lock settings are stored on Mifare CSN cards – there’s no need for cabling at the doors. The only wiring necessary is to a few strategically placed ‘update’ readers.
In addition, Version 2.3 supports electronic locks equipped with Aperio technology from ASSA Abloy. These battery-powered locks communicate wirelessly with hubs connected to the AEOS access control system.
With AEOS 2.3, Nedap states that it’s presenting a truly all-round access control system.
Until now, organisations have been unable to reap the full benefits from everything electronic access control has to offer. Secure, low-cost and easy-to-manage RFID cards could only be used at doors wired to the electronic access control system. Access to all other doors was still dependent on traditional patented keys which are hard to keep track of (particularly in larger organisations).
Textual and graphical alarm handler
AEOS 2.3 incorporates a new textual and graphical alarm handler. This feature provides a cost-effective solution for in-house monitoring of security and access alarm events. Alarm events can be classified as critical, high, medium or low risk.
Alarm protocols guide operators through the process of investigating and managing an alarm. The alarm handler ensures clear and consistent investigation and management of alarms.
Guard tour functionality
A long-awaited new feature in AEOS 2.3 is the guard tour. This new functionality allows security managers to define a sequence of card readers or alarm inputs to be checked in a particular order within a pre-defined time span. Security officers may then present their credentials at card readers or trigger inputs in an order conducive to their patrol.
Each tour yields events that can be monitored, providing system users with information about whether checkpoints were reached on time, early or late. If a pre-defined checkpoint is not reached in time, an alarm is generated to alert the operator. Tours may be logged and printed in AEOS.
Imprivata’s OneSign access module
Organisations can now control access to IT networks by employing the user’s physical location as an authentication factor. Integration with Imprivata’s OneSign logical access control module allows AEOS to prevent users from logging on to the network or specific applications if they’re not actually in the building or a particular secure area.
Other new features in AEOS 2.3 include programmable responses to events, and full support of Nedap’s latest IP Access Control Interface.
To find out more about the new functionalities in AEOS 2.3, contact Nedap via e-mail: [email protected]
