A single key can be used to operate all the different types of locks typically found at a water treatment facility. Click here to enlarge imageWater treatment plants have a variety of access points that must remain securely locked — or where access must be controlled. These include main entrances and office doors, storage and treatment areas, pumping stations, gates, computer cabinets that house control systems, chemical feed areas and remote locations.
The commission selected the CyberLock™ Access Control system for its versatility, ease of installation, and increased security. They also felt the cost of implementation was reasonable compared to other forms of access control, and installed the system throughout, including remote sites.
This particular technology, developed by Videx Inc., is compatible with all types of lock hardware commonly found in facilities. Most other types of access control are limited to a particular manufacturer's own hardware, and restricted to limited door applications only. The CyberLocks, however, can be retrofitted into all kinds of existing door locks, cabinet locks, cam locks, padlocks, switch locks, and can be used to control gates, elevators, and other devices, such as locks on panic devices. A single key operates different types of Schlage™, Best™, Yale™, Sargent™, Corbin Russwin™, Falcon™, and other manufacturers' hardware.
Implementation of the new locking system used Atlanta-Fulton County Water's existing lock hardware, and did not require any wiring, additional hardware or power source. The project began with a pre-site inspection to prepare an inventory of all the different hardware including the lock type, manufacturer name and model number together with a projected key count.
The system software can run on a standalone PC or on a network with access rights and user privileges. In this case, the software was installed on a Windows based PC and the employees names were entered. Individual access schedules for the employees were created and assigned to their keys.
Lock cores were individually pre-programmed at the PC and then installed later that day. Programming a lock and key takes seconds using the software, which can accommodate an unlimited number of locks, keys and databases.
Existing manual lock cylinders were pulled and replaced with the corresponding CyberLock cylinder. It took 10 minutes or less to retrofit each lock.