An anti-passback area is a secure area where you want to prevent someone from badging in and then passing their badge back to another person, who can use it again to gain access to that area.
To create an anti-passback area, configure a door with two readers: one as an entry reader (to gain entry into the anti-passback area) and one as an exit reader (to leave the anti-passback area). After a badge is inside an anti-passback area, it must be used to exit the that area before it can be used to enter the area again.
Anti-passback provides a higher level of security by recording and controlling badge holder exit points as well as entry points. Anti-passback areas provide the following controls:
· Records a badge holder’s entry and exit through a door or set of doors.
· Requires that the badge holder exit through a specified door or set of doors.
· Prevents a badge holder from entering a door and then passing their badge to another person to enter the same door.
The consequences of violating the anti-passback conditions vary depending on the anti-passback mode configured for a specific access point.
Defining multiple anti-passback area can be complicated, especially when the areas are adjacent or when your ICPAM system uses a mixture of Cisco Gateway, Mx, and Identiv EM-100 controllers.
Related Documentation
See the following sections for more information:
· Impact of the Profile Enhancement Feature on Anti-Passback Areas
· Configuring Anti-Passback Areas
· Using Local (Controller) Credentials if Network Communication is Lost
· Evicting a Badge from APB if the User Does Not Enter the APB Area
· Limitations of Anti-Passback Areas