RACK MOUNTED ACCESS/SECURITY CONTROL PANEL
First Claim
1. An access control panel comprisingA. a rack-mount enclosure,B. one or more access control boards disposed within the enclosure thati. receive signaling from one or more sensors and/or intrusion prevention devices (collectively, “
- security devices”
), and/orii. control access to one or more entry points and/or zones, andC. at least one connector providing communications coupling between at least one of the access control boards and at least one of the security devices.
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Abstract
In one aspect, the invention provides an access panel that comprises one or more access control boards, each of which provide at least an interface for controlling access to one or more building entry points or zones (via associated sensors) and for monitoring intrusion prevention devices. The access panel includes at least one connector that provides communications coupling between at least one of the control boards and the aforementioned sensors or intrusion prevention devices (e.g., detectors, electrified locks, etc.). That connector permits that coupling without requiring that a field technician, or other person installing the panel at a site, pass wire through the enclosure in order to establish that communications coupling.
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27 Claims
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1. An access control panel comprising
A. a rack-mount enclosure, B. one or more access control boards disposed within the enclosure that i. receive signaling from one or more sensors and/or intrusion prevention devices (collectively, “ - security devices”
), and/orii. control access to one or more entry points and/or zones, and C. at least one connector providing communications coupling between at least one of the access control boards and at least one of the security devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An access control panel comprising
A. an enclosure configured for rack mounting, B. one or more access control boards disposed within the enclosure that i. receive signaling from one or more sensors and/or intrusion prevention devices, and ii. control access to one or more entry points and/or zones, and C. at least one connector providing communications coupling between at least one of the control boards and the sensors and/or intrusion prevention devices such that the coupling does not require passing a wire or cable through the enclosure.
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16. An access control panel comprising
A. an enclosure configured for rack mounting, B. one or more of any of power supplies, power distribution boards, and/or system control boards, C. one or more access control boards, D. an interchangeable backplane onto which one or more access control boards of different platforms and/or manufacturers can be mounted or disposed, and E. at least one connector providing communications coupling between at least one of the control boards and the sensors and/or intrusion prevention devices such that the coupling does not require passing a wire or cable through the enclosure.
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17. A method of access security control, comprising
A. housing, with an enclosure, one or more access control boards i. receiving signaling from one or more sensors and/or intrusion prevention devices, and/or ii. controlling access to one or more entry points and/or zones, and B. providing communications coupling, with at least one connector, between at least one of the access control boards and the sensors and/or intrusion prevention devices such that the coupling does not require passing a wire or cable through the enclosure.
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27. A method of access security control, comprising
A. housing, with an enclosure configured for rack mounting, one or more access control boards i. receiving signaling from one or more sensors and/or intrusion prevention devices, and/or ii. controlling access to one or more entry points and/or zones, and B. providing communications coupling, with at least one connector, between at least one of the access control boards and the sensors and/or intrusion prevention devices such that the coupling does not require passing a wire or cable through the enclosure.
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