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Access Control - Security Management Software

Cardholder Badge Tab - click to enlargeGroup 4 Technology offers advanced security products that are scaled to meet your Access Control and Security Management needs. Our products are ideally suited to everyone from small, remote facilities to multi-national organizations and everything in between.

Group 4 Technology’s Symmetry software addresses all your security requirements from simple access control and alarms management to advanced smartcard credential issuance and sophisticated access privileges.

Symmetry Software Videos

Standard Features:

  • ID credential badge production
  • Flexible cardholder administration
  • Complete visitor management system
  • Dynamic alarms management with links to graphical maps and email
  • Dynamic graphical map screens provide location, real time status and complete control of your facility
  • Manual, Scheduled and Trigger commands provide automated control of all doors, monitored points and video cameras
  • Intuitive application interface
  • Comprehensive analysis reporting
  • Optimized for Microsoft Windows XP and Vista
  • Microsoft SQL Database
  • Network LAN, WAN, legacy modem or directly wired configurations
  • Client/server or Web client architecture
  • Comprehensive online help, manuals and training available
  • Wide range of optional security management modules

In addition to the range of built in system features that are provided as standard, we provide a wide range of additional software modules. These include Digital Video Management, CCTV Switching, Biometrics, Smart Card Management, Intercom, Intrusion Alarms Management, Building HVAC, connectivity to third party systems via XML and much more.

Symmetry software is designed and tested in accordance with the latest Microsoft style guides for Windows XP and Vista, and has passed the appropriate independent compatibility tests. Our software is always fully tested before release and is always completely backwards and forwards compatible with other versions. You can start on the smallest single site system and migrate to the largest multiple location system as your needs change with no operator retraining or complex reconfiguration. An easy and affordable migration path between each product preserves the value of your investments.

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Digital Video - click to enlargeOne of the strengths of the Symmetry software is the ability to handle multiple buildings, sites and locations.

Increasingly organizations are creating multiple facility access control systems across their whole enterprise. With centralised command and control, cost is reduced and security is increased, particularly for facilities without on site security guards outside normal working hours.

Use the chart below to determine the Symmetry product best addresses your needs.

  Symmetry Business Symmetry Professional Symmetry Enterprise Symmetry Global
Reader Capacity 1 to 64 1 to 512 unrestricted unrestricted
Camera Capacity 1 to 64* 1 to 512* unrestricted*d> unrestricted*
Operating System Windows XP
Vista Business
Vista Ultimate
Windows XP
Vista Business
Vista Ultimate
Server 2003
Windows XP
Vista Business
Vista Ultimate
Server 2003
Windows XP
Vista Business
Vista Ultimate
Database Engine MSDE MSDE SQL Server 2000 or 2005 MSDE, SQL Server 2000 or 2005
No. of Clients up to 3 up to 9 Unrestricted Unrestricted
Types Types of Clients Full Admin / Web Full Admin / Web  Full Admin / Web / Alarm Full Admin / Web / Alarm / Central Card Handler
Standard Features>
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Software Options
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cluster Capability
No No Yes Yes
Access Hardware
Supported
MultiNODE Business

Edge Network Controller
MultiNODE-2
M2000
M2100
M2150
Edge Network Controller
MultiNODE-2
M2000
M2100
M2150
Edge Network Controller
MultiNODE-2
M2000
M2100
M2150
Edge Network Controller
SEIWG Compatible
No Yes Yes Yes
* Requires Symmetry Video Management