Low Profile High Security For Media Building

A Legic Identsystems product story

Edited by the Buildingtalk editorial team Nov 25, 2004

LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, one of the world's leading suppliers of secure platforms for contactless smart card technology, has supplied the RFID technology for a key media building in London.

LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, one of the world's leading suppliers of secure platforms for contactless smart card technology, has supplied the RFID technology to enable a key media building in the heart of London to upgrade its access control system.

Working with parent company Kaba, the design and installation of an electronic access control system at Four Millbank, the prestigious centre opposite the Houses of Parliament used by the media, news agencies, and other high profile organisations for high level meetings and broadcasts, has been completed.

The integrated system, based around LEGIC proximity card readers, was required to provide a balance between delivering high security with advanced functionality and a pleasing aesthetic appearance that would be sympathetic to the classic design of the building.

Peter Mangeng, Sales Manager West Europe, explains: "The areas of the building that are accessible to the public, such as the Atrium, which is often used for political content television broadcasts, are finished in marble.

It was therefore important that the visible component of the solution, the proximity card reader, was of an inconspicuous design.

The LEGIC LA-PB proximity card reader was chosen for this reason from the range of Kaba LEGIC proximity readers available.

As one of the most widely used proximity card mediums in Europe, LEGIC can use its read/write function for cashless vending, remote access control, debit card applications and PC log-on control.

As well as meeting the aesthetic requirements, the company responsible for the building's management were also keen to ensure that the system would be sophisticated enough to protect the non-public areas that are frequently used by distinguished guests requiring very high level security.

The ability to remotely open or lock doors, implement an anti-pass-back policy and allow future use by the various building tenants, was essential to provide the central control that was necessary.

The solution was designed so that the hardware can intelligently operate off-line from the local area control devices through to the individual proximity card readers, ensuring that the level of security is maintained.