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Biometrics in Education.
Schools and nurseries were early adopters of biometric security technology and UKB International continues to work with educational establishments throughout the UK to find new applications for our technology

Biometrics in Higher Education.
With higher education facilities, the demands upon biometric security systems become more complex with the requirement for multi-layered security.

Student Access
Halls of Residence require fast, easy access for occupants, security and maintenance staff while denying access to unauthorised persons. A biometric security system puts an end to the common practice of ‘Buddying’ swipe cards, proximity fobs or PINs; that is to say, passing these devices to unauthorised persons.

An average university can have 5,000 students and staff. Current card, key or fob systems prove to be very expensive after the initial installation due to lost keys, cards and fobs having to be replaced at an additional cost met by the security department. In larger Universities there is a full time position for a member of the security staff to manage the key, card or fob system. With biometrics this role becomes redundant and allows for reallocation of the resource.

The Evolution range of multi-spectral scanners are robust enough for any location. Impervious to dust, dirt, heat and cold, the units are vandal proof and will scan a finger through paint, grease, even latex gloves. The technology was proven at major US tourist attractions where it handles multi-million transactions per day with ease.

Staff Access
Staff access provides a multi level challenge for University security officers. Some staff (lecturers, admin) require access only to their offices. Others require all-areas access (maintenance, security personnel).

Overall, security officers require easy-to-understand management data indicating who has been where, and when, with the ability to drill down for specific data along with the ability to control time zones of access for all who use the biometric system.

This enables the security officers to control who goes where and when with the simple access control software that can work with certain existing access control systems. Post and server rooms have been highlighted as a high risk area due to sensitive documents and information being sent either by post or email that could easily fall in too the wrong hands.

Contractors can have access planned in advance with timescales set for their work in particular buildings and offices. The audit trail from the contractor can be used to compare invoices to actuals by the estates and security departments, another potential cost saving as biometric recordings cannot be challenged, you are who you are with biometric access control.

UKB International networked biometric access systems meet all these requirements with ease.

Secure Areas
Category 3, 4 and 5 laboratories must be totally secured 24 hours a day. Only biometric access systems can guarantee unauthorised people cannot enter the secure area. Swipe cards, fobs and PINs can be lost, stolen, Buddied, hacked or forged. The ‘Spoof Proof’ Evolution range from UKB International cannot.

A full audit trail of who has accessed labs, stores, and post or server rooms is available in real or historic time. 

Biometrics – the benefits to University Security Officers
Aside from the primary benefits of a security system which cannot be hacked or ‘spoofed’, accurate reporting and robust operation, biometric security offers other, often unseen benefits.

Staff, contractors, students and their parents are comforted knowing that the areas, in which they work and live, are protected by the latest and most robust security technology.

Finally, in the event of accident or disaster, security officers can quickly establish if a building has been cleared by counting heads at the muster point, then comparing the count to the infallible data held and printed from the system.

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