Medeco's Next Generation of Access Control

Created: January 5, 2011

NEXGEN XT allows facilities that utilize SFIC cylinders to retrofit those cylinders to add user scheduling, audit logs of entry, and key expiration without any wiring, hardware changes or door and frame modifications.

Medeco began providing electronic locking systems in 1992 when the company introduced the first high security electronic lock into the payphone industry. Nearly 1 million electronic locks were installed in payphones throughout North America. Medeco now offers a variety of electronic cylinders to...

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SECURITY MANAGER SOFTWARE

The NEXGEN and Nexgen XT Security Manager Software are both based on the same platform with minor changes to add additional XT features such as Control Key functionality. The Security Manager Software’s large, easy-to-use graphical interface allows you to define your facility and then assign when and who can have access different locations. The software is also extremely flexible and supports a wide range of business operations. Work assignments can be quickly changed and updated to move with the constantly changing needs of the company. You can create new schedules and upload to a key with the click of a mouse. Activity reports display all accesses, system events and unauthorized events allowing you to know exactly what is occurring in your system. Unauthorized events create immediate alarm conditions in the software eliminating day to day review of extensive data. And customizable printed reports show only the information you select.

The system can operate in a standalone configuration or in a client server configuration. Client Server systems can communicate to remote key programming devices via a VPN or LAN/WAN connection, allowing you to update access for remote employees.

The system also allows for unattended programming of keys using the Communications manager. The Communications Manager will automatically scan remote programming stations for the presence of a key. When a key is detected, the software will look into the database and determine if there are any programming changes and if those changes are allowed to be uploaded to the key. If allowed the program will upload the new schedule to the key. All of this occurs with the user simply inserting their key into the programming device so minimal training is required. Future versions will allow for remote programming via cellular telephone connection.

Medeco’s NEXGEN XT is an excellent fit for remote applications with the ability to reprogram keys remotely. Keys are the power source for the lock and are programmed with a list of locks they can access.