ACCESS CONTROL
NORPASS IS APPROVED BY THE BRITISH
BOARD OF FILM CLASSIFICATION
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control system from Nortech
using its Norpass3 software
is providing secure access
control at the BBFC (British
Board of Film Classification)
building in central London.
Chosen for its ability to
provide a secure access
control solution, Nortech’s
Norpass system was installed
on 16 doors around the
Soho Square offices to
support a range of access
levels according to staff
responsibilities and include
a management system with a
user-friendly interface. This
allows staff movements to
be monitored, ID cards to be
issued and access rights to be
changed according to ongoing
requirements.
The BBFC is independent
and not-for-profit and is in
place to help everyone in the
UK choose age appropriate
films, videos and websites,
wherever and however they
watch or use them. Founded in
1912, it has been responsible
for classifying films released in
UK cinemas and on DVD and
Blu-ray, and classifying content
for Video on Demand services,
such as Netflix and Amazon, as
well as helping mobile phone
operators set parental controls
at the right level.
The flexibility of Norpass
access control modules and
the user-friendly PC-based
Norpass3 software together
with Nortech’s elegant card
readers made the Norpass
access control system the ideal
choice for BBFC. Since the
installation, the system has
provided secure access control
throughout the building
and, with Nortech’s support,
BBFC has been able to keep
the system up with changing
requirements.
Benefits of using the Norpass
system include easy to use
software offering a range of
access levels, security that can
be matched to an organisation’s
needs, a flexible structure for
easy expansion and a system
that has been developed in the
UK and is supported by a UK
based team.
Nortech has supplied
products and solutions to the
security industry for over 25
years as an independent British
company. The company uses
extensive experience and
expertise to create new security
products to fit their clients’
needs and designs everything
with the customer in mind.
www.nortechcontrol.com
Videx Strengthens GSMPRO Offering
» » VIDEX, A LEADING
manufacturer and supplier
in access control and door
entry kits, has added new
features and functionality to
its GSMPRO intercom system
that provides users with
much greater freedom and
security.
The GSMPRO, which is now
expandable to an eight-door
access control system, enables
people to answer calls to their
front door or gate from their
mobile phone or landline, so
they never have to miss that
important visitor and are made
aware of who has visited even
when they are not there.
The GSMPRO is now
available with an integrated
back lit coded keypad, with
up to 400 access codes and
32 temporary codes, which
can be programmed to expire
54
after a number of hours, to
meet all your access control
needs. Codes can also be
programmed via PC software
and remotely via SMS,
enabling greater flexibility. A
new app is also available for
both Android and iOS which
simplifies the process of
sending SMS messages.
Neil Thomas, National
Sales Manager at Videx UK,
said: “Our new generation
GSMPRO now boasts many
more features which makes
it an ideal access control
choice for a greater range of
businesses and organisations.
For example, it now has free
access time bands enabling
users to set up to 10 time
periods where the entrance is
held open, for specific hours
of the day and on specific
days of the week, which
makes it perfect for housing
associations, warehouses and
offices. A great new feature is
that the system now carries
a new remote event log that
can be accessed online (www.
videxevents.co.uk). What’s
also useful is that alerts can be
programmed where an email
will be sent should that alert be
triggered. For example, if the
gate or door is opened out of
normal hours.”
Many of the new features
have been the result of special
requests from customers
which have been found to
be good additions to the
system and have allowed the
GSM range to be used on
installations with complex
requirements.
www.videxuk.com
JUL/AUG 2019
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