Security control and access system
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1. A method for controlling access to an enclosed area, the method comprising:
- receiving a user identifier in an access controller associated with an entrance to the enclosed area,authenticating the user identifier;
sending an unlock signal from the access controller to power a lock associated with but external to the access controller to unlock a door at the entrance to the enclosed area when the user identifier has been successfully authenticated;
wherein the access controller is powered via a Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) interface.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides methods, devices, and systems for controlling access to a controlled area. The method may comprise receiving a credential identifier in an access controller associated with an entrance to the enclosed area, and then authenticating the credential identifier. The method may then comprise sending an unlock signal through a solid state relay within the access controller to power a lock associated with but external to the access controller to unlock a door at the entrance to the enclosed area when the credential identifier has been successfully authenticated.
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1. A method for controlling access to an enclosed area, the method comprising:
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receiving a user identifier in an access controller associated with an entrance to the enclosed area, authenticating the user identifier; sending an unlock signal from the access controller to power a lock associated with but external to the access controller to unlock a door at the entrance to the enclosed area when the user identifier has been successfully authenticated; wherein the access controller is powered via a Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An access control unit for preventing unauthorized access to an enclosed area, the access control unit comprising:
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a communication module configured to receive a user identifier; a local input/output module configured to power a lock external to the access control unit to unlock a door at an entrance to the enclosed area when the user identifier has been successfully authenticated, wherein at least a portion of the access control unit is powered over a Power-over-Ethernet interface. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for controlling access to one or more enclosed areas, the system comprising:
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at least one access controller comprising a solid state relay within the access controller, each access controller-being capable of controlling access through an entrance to an enclosed area; and an access control server in communication with the at least one access controller, the access control server being capable of controlling the operation of the solid state relay of at least one access controller; wherein, in a network mode of operation, the access control server is configured to perform authentication of a credential identifier received from the at least one access controller and to send an unlock signal through the solid state relay within the at least one access controller to power a lock external to the at least one access controller to unlock a door at the entrance to the enclosed area when the access control server has successfully authenticated the received credential identifier; wherein, in a standalone mode of operation, the at least one access controller is configured to perform local authentication of a received credential identifier independently of the access control server and to send an unlock signal through a local solid state relay of the at least one access controller to power a lock external to the at least one access controller to unlock a door at the entrance to the enclosed area when the at least one access card controller has successfully authenticated the received credential identifier; wherein each access card controller is configured to serve from the access controller configuration data that can be displayed by a device external to the access controller. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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