WALL-MOUNTED ACCESS/SECURITY CONTROL PANEL
First Claim
1. An access control panel comprisingA. a wall-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 a wall-mounted access control panel that includes one or more access control boards, each of which provides at least an interface for monitoring and/or controlling access to one or more building entry points or zones via associated sensors and/or intrusion prevention devices, collectively, “security devices.” The access control panel includes at least one connector disposed internal to the panel that provides communications coupling between at least one of the control boards and the aforementioned security devices (e.g., detectors, electrified locks, etc.). That connector permits such coupling without requiring that a field technician, or other person installing the panel at a site, pass and/or connect wires directly to the control boards from the security devices in order to establish that communications coupling.
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23 Claims
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1. An access control panel comprising
A. a wall-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, 11)
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12. An access control panel comprising
A. an enclosure configured for wall 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 directly to the control boards.
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14. An access control panel comprising
A. an enclosure configured for wall 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 directly from the sensors and/or intrusion protection devices to the control boards.
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15. A method of access security control, comprising
A. housing, with a wall-mounted 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 from the devices directly to the control boards.
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23. A method of access security control, comprising
A. housing, with an enclosure configured for wall 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 disposed within the enclosure, 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 directly from the sensors and/or intrusion prevention devices to the control boards.
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