10 best access control systems (access control and management systems)

The Sphinx access control and management system, renamed Sigur in 2017, has been produced by the Russian company PromAvtomatika for almost 15 years. During this time, it has been successfully installed in tens of thousands of objects and has fully proven its functionality. Due to the fact that the company's attention is completely focused on ACS, it has the largest range of hardware and software elements and provides the lowest prices. Among other advantages of Sigur products, which allowed the brand to become a market leader, are cross-platform, as well as modern methods of identification using contactless cards, smartphones and biometric data.

Suprema is a manufacturer of the most cost-effective and ergonomic access control systems, included in the TOP-50 of the global security market according to ASMAG. Each device is based on a biometric identification algorithm, recognized as the most modern and reliable. The range includes terminals, scanners, plug-ins and software packages for ID management, attendance tracking, data search and export. The main advantages of the software are increased performance, flexibility and extensibility. A mobile version is also provided, with which you can monitor and administer remotely via an application on your smartphone.

ZKTeco is known as a developer of biometric identification methods, respectively, the access control systems of its production are based on controllers with fingerprint sensors. When using biometrics, such as a fingerprint or iris pattern, there is no risk that an outsider who accidentally takes possession of an access card or learns a password is excluded from the enterprise. However, there are also controllers for reading digital passwords from physical media. As for the ZKBioTime software package, it communicates with smart devices, provides time tracking, access control, visit management, and enters the received data into the ZKBioCloud cloud storage.

The integration of the Orion system allows the enterprise to solve key tasks not only in access control, but also in security and fire safety, video surveillance and dispatching. The universal software package, together with the hardware, is built on a modular basis and consists of many interchangeable devices that, depending on the settings, perform one or more functions. The basic element of the ACS architecture is the S2000-2 access controllers with the ability to set a custom operation algorithm. For top-level management, Orion Pro software is used, which allows building global control systems: up to 63 computers with control of up to 1024 devices. In addition, the software is an open system and provides extensive functionality for integrating ACS with enterprise resource management systems.

The RusGuard company started producing access control systems and security alarms in 2010, and already in 2012 it presented its first successful developments - the ACS-102-CE controller and RusGuardSoft software. In the future, the devices were constantly improved, special offers appeared for hotels, offices, visitor registration terminals. ACS "RusGard" can also be built into other security systems - video surveillance, security and fire, time tracking. The reliability of the elements of the system is tested throughout the year at the training grounds of the border troops, and the operation of the access control system is tested in several large universities in Russia in the conditions of thousands of connections. Most likely, this allowed such a young company to declare a 10-year service life of the system.

Parsec has been specializing in access control systems for 25 years.Basically, the company is focused on large and medium-sized objects - among its clients are GazPromBank, Sberbank, Moscow State University. Lomonosov, Luzhniki, Mariinsky Theater, etc. However, she does not neglect the service of small enterprises and, in general, 20,000 installations throughout Russia are listed for ParsecNET 3 ACS. Among the advantages of the product are high quality and reliability, availability of standard and specialized solutions, registration of objects with active tags at a distance of up to 50 m, simple and fast integration into existing security systems using the SDK service. The main disadvantage is the high cost. So, for an object with control of 10 doors and 350 employees, a budget of 450,000 rubles will be required.

The IronLogic brand has been present on the security market for more than 10 years and has managed to establish itself as a reliable and responsible manufacturer of key elements of access control systems - controllers and software. A classic solution for organizing an access control system in a small enterprise is a stand-alone IronLogic Z-5R controller for 1364 keys, with protection against incorrect switching on and a choice of lock type (supplied with a board without a case). It costs only 740 rubles, but with its help and the skillful hands of professional installers, the company promises to solve many different problems. For those who decided to install the control system on their own, she developed and posted standard solutions, educational films, articles and recordings of webinars in the public domain.

Perco is the only Russian company that produces all components of access control systems independently and for a long time, since 1998.The assortment includes more than 4500 products, many of them are available in warehouses in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Pskov and Tallinn (Estonia). ACS "Perko" are installed in the State Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, the Research Institute of Neurosurgery Burdenko, at the checkpoint of JSC "Mosgorbumtorg" and other large enterprises of the country, as well as in residential complexes, automatic parking systems, schools and offices. The company offers the basic software package for free. It can be used to control access to a small facility - up to 100 employees. Full functionality is available after purchasing a license, but the full version is also allowed to be tested without payment for 60 days.

The most important advantage of readers manufactured by HID Global is exceptionally high security.As a pioneer in the development of access control systems based on RFID technology, the corporation produces a full range of devices for local and network systems. It offers physical access control using controllers, readers and RFID cards in relation to iClass SE, SmartID, HID Prox and Indala Prox technologies. One of the latest developments is the iClass SE platform, used to store identification information. There are no questions about the quality of performance and the level of service of HID, the only thing that stops wide distribution is the price inaccessibility for small and medium-sized entrepreneurs.

One of the most interesting hardware and software platforms for increasing the level of security in an enterprise is offered by a young Russian company, Controlgate LLC. Thanks to its scalable architecture, its capabilities are extremely wide.So, the basic software directly includes an access control module, a video subsystem, a task scheduler, a report generator and several other useful subsystems, an additional time tracking module, interaction with third-party accounting systems, etc. Another advantage is cross-platform, which allows you to work under any OS. The base module will cost less than the nearest competitors - more about this in the Controlgate catalog. It is also important that the choice of equipment for interaction with ACS is presented by well-known manufacturers - Hikvision, Dahua, ZKTeco, etc.