Multi-ringed internet co-location facility security system and method
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1. A method for providing security for an Internet co-location facility, the method comprising:
- providing a lobby in the facility connected by a tunnel to a customer area in the facility;
providing a co-location area in the facility adjacent to the customer area, the co-location area including a plurality of cabinets located in cages;
controlling access to the lobby, the customer area, the co-location area, and the cages using a plurality of biometrics readers, each biometrics reader coupled to an access control system;
connecting a computer including a central software program to the access control system, the central software program configured to monitor the use of the plurality of biometrics readers;
connecting a server including a database to the central software program, the database configured to receive information from the central software program regarding the use of the plurality of biometrics readers and to transmit this information to co-located members through a network; and
providing a user-interface to allow the co-located members to schedule visits to the facility through the network to the database on the server.
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Abstract
An Internet co-location facility security system and method integrates all the major components of the system and makes tracking information from these components available to co-located members on a database accessible from the web. A web-based interface allows co-located members to assign visitor access to the Internet co-location facility through the Internet from remote computer terminals. A visitor access and enrollment system allows a visitor to enroll only once in the system to be granted access to one or more other Internet co-location facility security systems around the globe.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for providing security for an Internet co-location facility, the method comprising:
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providing a lobby in the facility connected by a tunnel to a customer area in the facility; providing a co-location area in the facility adjacent to the customer area, the co-location area including a plurality of cabinets located in cages; controlling access to the lobby, the customer area, the co-location area, and the cages using a plurality of biometrics readers, each biometrics reader coupled to an access control system; connecting a computer including a central software program to the access control system, the central software program configured to monitor the use of the plurality of biometrics readers; connecting a server including a database to the central software program, the database configured to receive information from the central software program regarding the use of the plurality of biometrics readers and to transmit this information to co-located members through a network; and providing a user-interface to allow the co-located members to schedule visits to the facility through the network to the database on the server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An Internet co-location facility security system, comprising:
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a lobby in an Internet co-location facility connected by a tunnel to a customer area in the facility; a co-location area in the facility adjacent to the customer area, the co-location area including a plurality of cabinets located in cages; a plurality of biometrics readers coupled to the lobby, the customer area, the co-location area, and the cages, each biometrics reader connected to an access control system; a computer including a central software program connected to the access control system, the central software program configured to monitor the use of the plurality of biometrics readers; a server including a database connected to the central software program, the database configured to receive information from the central software program regarding the use of the plurality of biometrics readers and to transmit this information to co-located members through the Internet; and a web-based interface configured to allow co-located members to schedule visits to the facility through the Internet to the database on the server. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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18. The system of clam 13 wherein the server further includes a transmitter configured to transmit information regarding the scheduled visits to the central software program through the network.
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