| Access control systems are the electronic or | | | | Access Control systems are very useful for |
| automated systems used to monitor, control the | | | | companies that carry sensitive data such as |
| access to an existing network. An example of this | | | | Information technology industries, government |
| would be using a swipe card (proximity card, key | | | | offices, banks, hospitals and prisons. This keeps |
| card, RFID, key fob etc) or through biometrics. | | | | people and information safe from the wrong |
| Key cards or access cards are were generally | | | | hands through the use of third level security, |
| programmed to give anyone access as long as | | | | guest or temporary access and to keep track of |
| they possess a key card but biometrics would | | | | disaster records - like a stolen safety deposit box |
| take a specific program that only lets a specific | | | | in a bank, access control systems are used to |
| person gain access using his eyes, or fingers, this | | | | monitor these things. |
| would need actual human identification first hence | | | | Another advantage of access control systems |
| making it more restricted to gain access. | | | | are in line with businesses and employment. Large |
| The security that an access control system offer | | | | companies, especially international companies |
| may vary depending on how much restriction or | | | | usually have a high number of employees, access |
| security is demanded by a company or | | | | control systems are like notebooks that can track |
| organization. This means, access control systems | | | | attendance and automatically work with |
| can do these things (1) they can provide | | | | automated payroll systems to avoid the hassle of |
| generalized access to particular areas (giving the | | | | hardcopies, manual calculation that takes money |
| same access to all entries and exits to a building) | | | | and human labor. This is really helpful for Human |
| or (2) they can provide limited and specified | | | | Resource Departments and Finance departments |
| access to an area or a person (individually or by | | | | worldwide by eliminating the use of paper, saving |
| group) . This allows a company or an organization | | | | time and human labor on paperwork etc. |
| to have means of secure their privacy from | | | | Lastly, how access control systems provide |
| unauthorized people. (3) Update a set of people | | | | convenience for a lot of people. This allows us to |
| on a central network (less hassle of individually | | | | access money through ATM machines, |
| updating everything such as key cards, everything | | | | automated transportation (electronic tickets for |
| can already be updated at once, everything is | | | | planes and trains). Access control systems are |
| automated) and (4) remove or transfer access | | | | one of the million ways on how technology can |
| rights to another person or area. | | | | make our lives easier. |