By: Mark Wise
Choosing LENSEC and Perspective VMS® opens a big door of opportunity. When the access control system is integrated with PVMS, entrances and exits can be cataloged and reported in the video management software. PVMS provides information on logged events so you have the power to search, find, tag, and share recorded incidents.
PULLING ACCESS CONTROL EVENTS
This is a big plus for customers using an access control product that is integrated with PVMS. When the user is in the PVMS user interface, they can see access control door activity within the event panel. Accessing the door events reveals metadata for the activity and personnel using the doorway.
Access control software doesn’t inherently work in association with a video of activity around a doorway or access control reader. PVMS advances the unified security footprint of the site by leveraging the door events from the access control reader. When the software interfaces work together, then cameras near doorways can show the physical activity of personnel at the time access control events occur.
CONTROLLING ACCESS CONTROL DOORS FROM PVMS
Some integrations between PVMS and access control software provide more advanced capabilities. In addition to pulling PACS events into the VMS, users may also be able to control door locks remotely. LENSEC developers have worked with multiple access control companies to send commands from PVMS to the access control hardware. Users can lock, unlock, or pulse doors remotely without needing to be in the access control software. All remote control can be configured to occur within the video management software.
This helps immensely because users can see what’s occurring at a doorway before they send the command to control the door. Now users can actually see who is at the doorway before they release or secure the lock.
SENDING CCTV VIDEO TO THE ACCESS CONTROL SOFTWARE
In a final integration, some access control companies want to pull the video from the VMS into their own user interface. Technically this is possible, but it requires a lot of back end software development by both companies to accomplish the task. A deep integration like this would allow a user to see video from security cameras in either the video management software or the access control software.
LENSEC is pleased to work with several access control technology partners. Our team of PVMS software developers is constantly looking for new ways to bring in software integrations that are helpful for LENSEC VAR partners and their customers.
