Smart cards - Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Guildhall School of Music and Drama worked with a BSIA member to update their existing access control system to provide a complete security system. The school needed to replace its outdated access control system with one that clearly identifies and records who exactly has access to where, and at which time on all of the five separate sites, currently with around 2000 people accessing the different facilities. The system therefore needed to ensure the smooth operation of students, staff and visitors at high volumes.
The system was designed to ensure the smooth operation of a 100,000 square metre complex, spread over five buildings with both students, staff and visitors accessing the different facilities sometimes at high volumes. A Smart Card system was developed which provides not only access to designated areas, but also acts as a discount card for the in-house cafeteria and as a library card, and can be also used for cashless photocopying. The system allows all sites to be linked via a modem, allowing administration from a central point and providing sufficient flexibility to grow together with any future expansion projects. The creation of the individual colour coded photo ID and badge not only cuts down administration costs, but also allows the organisation to identify different user groups quickly.
“The new access control system has cut down on a lot of administration costs throughout the departments. At the same time, we have only one card that’s useful to everybody and by using our own design and colour coding for the different user groups it’s very easy to quickly identify people.” - Martin Auger, Head of Estates Management, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London. Click here to find a BSIA member that can provide a Smart Card system.
