Assa, part of Security Solutions, a division of Assa Abloy UK, has launched a KeyPad escutcheon that features multi-factor authentication, providing extra security for its SMARTair wireless access control system.
SMARTair is a door management system that allows sophisticated proximity access control using minimal wire-free door units. The new escutcheon offers three levels of user authentication: it can be opened by four-digit code, by RFID-enabled smartcard, or can require both to permit access.
With no wiring required, thanks to the various communication technologies available between the reader and administration software, Assa says the ‘bolt-on’ SMARTair unit and KeyPad escutcheon ‘can easily be installed onto virtually any mechanical door, minimising disruption to the day-to-day operations of buildings’.
The company added: “Using standard batteries, rather than a mains power connection, SMARTair solutions keep maintenance and installation costs to a minimum. For use in low light, the escutcheon features an illuminated keypad, glowing blue when the user is entering a code, green when access is permitted, and red when entry is refused.”
SMARTair is compatible ‘with all leading RFID technologies’, including iCLASS by HID, MIFARE Classic, and DESFire.