Access to a secured area can be managed based on three different authentication factors:
Security increases as you require more of these factors to gain access. However, each factor increases the time to enter and the cost of controlling access. Biometric readers are typically expensive and thus are used primarily in certain portions of high-security facilities. To balance security versus convenience and cost, most facilities are designed with multiple levels of security, with a different combination of factors required to gain access to each level.
In ICPAM, the combination of factors required to gain access to a particular secured area is specified by the Access mode property of a door’s entry and exit readers. The possible values are:
Note Use one of the PIN access modes, the card reader must be equipped with a numeric keypad, and user credentials must include a PIN code. There are also certain System Configuration options which must be set correctly for the different access modes, as shown in the following topics.
See also:
Configuring an EM-100 Controller for Access Using Only a PIN Code
Configuring EM-100 Controllers Using Existing Templates
Adding a Standard EM-100 Controller (with Only an Entry Reader)
Adding an EM-100 Controller with an Exit Reader Expansion Module