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Articles Tagged with ''Security entrances''

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Best practices on integrating access control, biometrics with swing doors and security entrances

There needs to be a solid strategy to ensure security when using an electronic access control system (ACS) and secured entrance devices.
Kurt Measom
Kurt Measom
February 9, 2021

How can electronic access control solutions and other devices like biometrics technologies be configured to help mitigate unauthorized entry through swing doors and turnstiles? Here, we’ll take a look at swing doors and turnstiles first, then the high security revolving doors and mantrap portals.


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Decoding Security Entrances: Getting Familiar with Local Codes

Understanding safety issues helps end-users choose security solutions wisely
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Al Vandine
April 14, 2020
Both turnstiles and doors are being integrated with advanced electronic access control, video surveillance and other intrusion sensors to provide enhanced security and cost-effective operational management options that help save on manned guard resources and offer real-time analytics. However, revolving doors and turnstiles are subject to special code requirements that are different than codes for swinging or sliding doors to ensure the safety of building occupants if emergency evacuation is necessary.
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Four Reasons Why Your Active Shooter Plan Should Include Security Entrances

JC Powell
JC Powell
February 11, 2020

The Mass Shooting Tracker reported that in 2019 there were 374 mass shootings in the U.S. Given this reality, it is essential to take all possible steps to protect your employees and visitors from harm. It should be a core requirement of every organization’s security plan to give serious consideration to how they will thwart an active shooter. Putting a security plan in place to guard against on-site violence begins at the perimeter, and security entrances are a strong first line of defense against the threat of an active shooter. 


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Red Alert! Security Doors and Emergency Egress Plans

Kurt Measom
Kurt Measom
August 27, 2019

Alarms are sounding, lights are flashing, and there is a sense of panic in the air. There is a fire in your facility that requires an immediate evacuation of all employees and visitors, and you are in charge. How you handle that emergency process can be a matter of life and death. 


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Security Entrances: Tales from the Road and Lessons Learned

Dave Whitis
Dave Whitis
July 30, 2019
Nothing beats experience in the field for understanding the various ways a security entrance installation can go wrong. Here are some tales from the road – read on, and discover what not to do when deploying security entrances.
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How to Formulate a Holistic Approach for Effective Entrance Planning

Tracie Thomas
July 17, 2018
Traditionally, security personnel begin with their building’s main entrances when planning to secure their facility. While that is an effective start, it is important to consider the entire facility or campus to ensure that all areas are protected.
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Can Deploying Security Entrances Enhance Guard Services? - Security Magazine

Can Deploying Security Entrances Enhance Guard Services?

Tracie Thomas
April 10, 2018
A complete physical security plan for your enterprise’s entrances and exits should consist of a balance between technology, education and manpower.
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Boon Edam Circlelock Half Portal mantrap solution - Security Magazine

Circlelock Half Portal Mantrap

Transforms Entries into High-Security Entrances
March 1, 2018
The Boom Edam Circlelock Half Portal mantrap solution attaches to any existing swing door, transforming it into a high-security entrance that requires no supervision.
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The Top 5 Reasons the C-Suite Wants Security Entrances

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Greg Schreiber
January 16, 2018
Even though they’ve been around for decades, sales of security doors and turnstiles have increased markedly in the last several years. Some of the biggest companies on the planet are implementing them globally and tying them into their access control systems. Why now? What has changed?
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9 Ways to Fail When Implementing Security Entrances

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Amy Coulter
August 15, 2017
With an investment upwards of five, six and or even seven figures, the selection of security entrances is one of the most highly visible and impactful aspects of a project you can accomplish.
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