Now that it’s after Labor Day, everyone is headed back to school and some schools have been looking at ways to tighten up their security. Each year, schools are faced with the challenge of how to screen and keep track of visitors. Some are installing visitor management systems.
Where to Begin
The lobby is the single-most important security point in any building or facility where protection of personnel and property is essential. A complete lobby system must be in place that supports security physically, electronically and procedurally. Visitor management systems are an integral element of the total system and must be capable of:
- Accurately and quickly capturing pertinent visitors’ personal ID information – everything from from contact information to photos
- Authenticating their ID and credentials
- Performing discrete security checks using watch lists
- Creating one-time-use visitor badges that feature the visitor’s name, affiliation, host name and authorized areas of access, as well as the badge’s expiration time
- Allowing employees to register visitors online ahead of time – and be notified electronically or by phone when a visitor arrives.
Logbooks vs. digital
A digital system provides an audit trail that’s easy to create and access. When schools rely on logbooks, re-usable visitor badges & security guards to manage incoming visitors, security breaches can occur more easily than with automated systems.
- Information written in a logbook can be illegible – or false. Competitors, hackers and suppliers can read your logbook and gain confidential company information.
- Visitors can neglect to sign out and return their badges; unauthorized visitors can use unreturned badged to gain access to your building, to restricted areas, equipment, etc.
- A digital system is a more secure way for a lobby guard to authorize a visit and can significantly tighten your building security.
Check out the TEMPbadge visitor management system.
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