Access Control in Herts, Beds & Bucks

Access control enables you to control who has access to your building.

Locks and keys also allow you to secure your building, but when keys are lost or stolen, the inconvenience and expense of changing locks and re-issuing keys can be considerable. Keys may also be copied, creating even more security risks.

All businesses, whether small, medium or large, have assets that need to be protected from theft. There is also the issue of protecting staff and their property. It is common in buildings that are secured by locks and keys for doors to be left unlocked all day. This opens up the possibility of opportunist theft and malicious damage.

Electronic access control provides the most efficient and convenient way of securing your building and assets. Installing an access control system means that you will never have to change a lock again. Tokens are issued to allow access through the controlled doors, and are easily barred from the system if they are lost, stolen or just not returned by someone who leaves your company. Barred tokens will not allow access through the controlled doors.

ASH Lock & Secure is an approved installer of Paxton Access Control systems. We offer a full range of door access control systems for any number of users from the compact and switch2 standalone systems through to Net2, an advanced PC based access control solution which offers centralised administration and control of sites from one to hundreds of doors and with up to 10,000 users. The system is easy to operate and control with links to the fire alarm, offering door release in case of emergency.

The Paxton Net2 system comprises of a controller linked to a server or PC. Door access can be by paxlock, keypad, swipe card or proximity card and a simple push button for exiting.

All actions performed are recorded on a database log with an alarm showing if a door is left open. Doors can be opened remotely from any location with internet access, to allow entry to authorised visitors without the need to visit the site. There is also an option to install multiple sites, all controlled from a single server.

Proximity and Cardlock Systems

This system comes with a pack of user tokens; the system will then be commissioned with an enrolment card which is supplied with the token pack. The enrolment card gives the door reader a unique identity code. All of the tokens in the pack are immediately valid; a token will then be issued to a user. The user can then gain access by presenting the token to the door reader.

The token pack also contains a shadow card, which is the “twin” of the user token. In the event of a user card being lost or stolen, the shadow card should be presented to all of the door readers this immediately bars the lost user token.

Typical applications include:

• Small business premises
• Sports clubs
• Schools
• Apartment complexes
• Sites requiring high security
• Car park barriers

PC Based Systems

By using software which can be integrated with both proximity and card lock systems you will be able to managed the control of your system from your desk. Any instructions given to the software are immediately updated to all doors. Adding users, barring users and deleting users are all done from the PC quickly and easily.

ASH Lock & Secure are able to offer the answers to your access problems, from simple mechanical digital locks through to a fully networked, multi door system.

Access control ensures security by providing adaptable control over who is permitted to enter a building and when.

Key features of PC Based Access Control:

• PC Based System
• Central control of privileges
• Manage 100'a doors, 10,000 users
• Event reporting
• Fully scaleable
• Integrate with other buillding systems eg. Intruder Alarm, SMS/Email messaging, CCTV, Lighting & Heating
• Proximity, magstripe or keypads

Typial applications:

• Small/Medium Premises
• Large Corporate Premises
• Multiple Site Premises
• Government Buildings
• Universities
• Sports Clubs
• Car Parks

ASH Lock & Secure can supply and install a variety of different access control systems tailored exactly to your requirements, from simple entry phone systems to larger access control set-ups. Please contact us to arrange a site visit to discuss your needs.

Code Locks / Keypad Entry

We are able to supply & fit a wide range of Code Locks suitable for store rooms, staff rooms, stock rooms, office access etc. Code Locks are simple to use and help to prevent unauthorised access to specific areas of the premises.Keypad systems are an easy to administer and cost-effective means of controlling access to a building. However, as the control electronics are all housed in the reader or keypad this type of system is not recommended for exterior or high security interior doors.

Typical applications include:

• Small Business Premises
• Sports Clubs
• Any low risk internal door
• Apartment complexes
• Storage Units

Magnetic Locking (Maglocks)

We are able to supply and fit a wide range of Maglocks to meet with your requirements. Typical applications include entrance/exit doors. For more information and to discuss your requirements call freephone on 0800 917 8975

We currently have clients throughout London, Berkhamsted, Tring, Hemel Hempstead, St Albans, Harpenden, Amersham, Chesham, Aylesbury, Watford, Radlett, Bushey, Barnet, Rickmansworth, Luton, Dunstable, High Wycombe & surrounding areas.