ISONAS PowerNet IP Reader-Controllers™ bundled with Crystal Matrix Software™ enable authorized security administrators to shift control of enrollment, identification, access control, time and attendance and emergency response from high maintenance panel hardware to flexible, easy-to-use software on the network. In dynamic environments where personnel and events can change quickly, having the real-time control that ISONAS provides means better security.

“Converting door hardware to an IP-based technology has the potential to cut total system cost by a third.”

Rich Anderson, Security Technology & Design

Leveraging state of the art RFID and IP Proximity Card Reader technology with software engineering, ISONAS provides the control and security demanded by buyers who need advanced access control today.

The Internet and the proliferation of user-friendly, information technology products have made access to information quick and easy. Based on this experience, business people expect their security solutions to provide information in the same immediate way. However, the security industry has been slow to change. The old-fashioned “standard” access control is based on weigand technology which requires expensive, high-maintenance control panels to convey information on a time-delay basis. Only IP technology, with direct connection to a company’s network, can convey real-time information and provide the searchable data that customers demand for 21st century security.

“Going forward, we need a flexible, cost-effective standard to more effectively integrate applications and interconnect systems. The solution lies in Internet Protocol (IP) communications as the standard to achieve higher-level integration of different systems.”

James Gompers, Access Control & Security Systems Magazine

In addition to usability issues, concern with efficiency is on the rise. Companies do not want to maintain separate or conflicting systems for information management and physical security. The trend in building construction is toward automation – designing “smart” buildings with integrated heating, air conditioning, access control and data management systems. Only IP devices can provide the flexibility needed to achieve these cost-saving and efficient solutions.

Old-fashioned access control is dependent on coaxial cable. In fact, the expense of scaling up most access control systems, is based on the cost of running cable. If a company’s security requirements include running cable to different floors or between separate buildings, the installation alone can become laborious and prohibitive. Since IP access control runs over the Ethernet – the same path as your data network – cabling is minimized while the information flow increases. In fact, with ISONAS’ IP system the doors in facilities in different cities, states or countries can be monitored from one central location utilizing Crystal Matrix Software â„¢ and the company network. The problem of scalability is a problem no more.

“By linking physical access systems to IT systems, organizations are laying the groundwork to ensure that the two systems work in concert, controlling access and fending off attacks, while providing greater efficiency in user provisioning and authentication.”

David Margulius, InfoWorld