by Shane Henson — June 28, 2013—Through a new Web-based administration suite developed by Traka, a division of the ASSA ABLOY Group that provides intelligent access management systems, facilities managers and security professionals can monitor and control key management systems within buildings using their mobile devices.
Traka Web complements Traka’s existing access management solutions, the company says, and will help improve security and protect assets across organizations with simple administration and the ability to grant/restrict access to multiple items quickly and efficiently.
According to Traka, the system provides organizations with secure key cabinets to store Traka iFobs connected to physical keys. To access iFobs, staff identify themselves at the automated cabinets via a personal identification number, biometrics or smartcard. Each iFob contains authorization information, thereby ensuring keys are used by authorized personnel only and with full integration capability, ensuring they are returned before staff leave site.
The system also improves auditing—with reports showing which staff accessed which keys, when they were taken, and when they were returned. Traka Web will enable managers to monitor key usage from their mobile devices, rather than needing to be on-site.
“Despite the boom in electronic door access, in most organizations access management for keys is a manual process, with keys kept in a box and audited using a paper log book,” explains John Kent, president of Traka. “This relies too much on employee diligence, is time consuming for management, and simply doesn’t ensure watertight security. Traka Web works with our access management system to help businesses control key usage from anywhere at anytime. Managers can see who has what key and produce auditing reports that can be read on any mobile device—boosting security and efficiency in one sweep.”
