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| 6 <title>Access technology</title> | |
| 7 <author>Henry S. Thompson</author> | |
| 8 <date>26 Mar 2023</date> | |
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| 12 <title>Introduction</title> | |
| 13 <p>I've had a quick look at the technology available to provide more | |
| 14 flexible access control into and within 7VT.</p> | |
| 15 <p>Per our previous discussion, it's worth distinguishing at least four | |
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16 types of access we might consider (thanks to Majk for filling in details):</p> |
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20 <item term="Outer door">Two yale locks</item> |
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21 <item term="Inner door">Motorised. Currently push-panel activated in both directions, or just from inside |
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22 (locked from outside), or continuously open. Entryphone provides audio, but |
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23 no longer video, to remote panels on 1st (kitchen) and 2nd (outside the meeting |
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24 room) floors as well as a handset by the front desk, all of which can unlock |
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25 the inner door temporarily</item> |
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28 <item term="Upper Bow stair door">Not locked from inside, yale lock for |
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29 entry from the stair. Will trigger intruder alarm if it's enabled.</item> |
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30 <item term="Internal doors"> |
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32 <item term="Office">Yale lock</item> |
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33 <item term="Kitchen">Yale lock</item> |
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34 <item term="Various cupboards">Yale locks</item> |
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37 <item term="Elevator">Currently can be turned off by a switch in the plant |
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38 room, not currently locked.</item> |
| 230 | 39 </list> |
| 40 <p>(I've assumed we won't change the exit-only emergency nature of the | |
| 41 double-doors at the bottom of the main staircase.)</p> | |
| 42 <p>Most of the companies whose websites I've looked at are aimed at either | |
| 43 homeowners or businesses. Some of the business-orientated ones at least | |
| 44 mention small businesses, which is probably the closest we're going to get for | |
| 45 our needs.</p> | |
| 46 <p>Below are summaries of the offerings from a few of the companies I've | |
| 47 looked at. We would not deal directly with any of them, but would need to | |
| 48 contract with a local specialist firm for installation. I presume we've got | |
| 49 someone on the books for maintainance of the current entryphone/door-opener | |
| 50 etc., but we may need a different outfit for a new system.</p> | |
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51 <p>I've attempted estimates of cost below, but they are <emph>very</emph> |
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52 much under-informed by hard facts. I found one quote from an installer, copied |
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53 below, but I think for what we want that's an under-estimate by at least a |
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54 factor of two.</p> |
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55 <display>"The average starting cost for an access control security system is around £500-£800 per door. The average starting price for installing an access control system is around £300. A typical maintenance visit would cost you around £75-£125. It would cost you on average £92 to have your access control system repaired."</display> |
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| 231 | 58 <title>Manufacturers</title> |
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| 230 | 60 <title><link href="https://www.paxton-access.com/">Paxton</link></title> |
| 61 <p>Recommended by the team at Augustine United: "the Paxton Net2 system [is] | |
| 62 very popular and something of a market leader".</p> | |
| 63 <p>Two relevant devices: A standard entry-panel and a door-latch.</p> | |
| 64 <p>Both are activated by a proximity card or fob, and both can be installed | |
| 65 for standalone use, with a master card used to | |
| 66 enable access cards, or as part of a network-controlled system for much more sophisticated usage patterns.</p> | |
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67 <display>"Staff and visitors are issued with electronic tokens instead of |
| 230 | 68 keys. User tokens can be added to the system in seconds by presenting an enrolment card to the door/entry-panel. |
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70 "If someone loses their token, it can be simply barred from the system by presenting a shadow card to a reader."</display> |
| 230 | 71 <p>The entry-panel version would be the candidate for the front door, |
| 72 replacing the existing panel.</p> | |
| 73 <p>The standalone system has three components: the entry panel, the | |
| 74 monitor(s) and the controller. I <emph>assume</emph> multiple monitors can be | |
| 75 used. It's not easy to find prices, but I am pretty confident that the parts | |
| 76 we need should be available for between £1000–2000. Installation would | |
| 77 be at least a person-day, I would guess, so could easily be £500 or more.</p> | |
| 78 <p>Upgrading to the next level, with full (PC and mobile app) software-based control of | |
| 79 token-holders, remote management, etc. would probably be as much again.</p> | |
| 80 <p>I <emph>think</emph> that only a further upgrade, and replacement of the | |
| 81 door panel, would get us to mobile-as-keycard functionality.</p> | |
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84 <title>[Failed to find another system I could match to our needs]</title> |
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85 <p>I looked at approaching a dozen other websites, and they were all badly |
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86 designed, as well as being targeted at multi-tenant apartment buildings.</p> |
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| 90 <title>Local installers</title> | |
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| 92 <title><link href="https://www.edengroup.co.uk/access-control/">Eden Group</link></title> | |
| 93 <p>List Paxton as a brand they supply, "Paxton Gold" supplier. 25 mostly good Google | |
| 94 reviews, mostly aerials rather than security, | |
| 95 individuals not corporate...</p> | |
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98 <title><link href="https://www.safesimplesecure.com/">Safe Simple |
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99 Secure</link> (S-S-S)</title> |
| 231 | 100 <p>"Paxton Gold" supplier, security only, 125 Google reviews, 5-star |
| 101 overall, at least one regarding commercial premises.</p> | |
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105 <title>Next steps</title> |
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106 <p>Get a recommendation for an installer from Paxton's list, from Paradise |
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107 Green (the folks at AU), failing which go with S-S-S.</p> |
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108 <p>Invite them around for a visit and discussion, leading to an RFQ.</p> |
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109 <p>Get a quote from one other outfit at least (but maybe not yet?).</p> |
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