Today?s market wants access control systems that are always available, scalable, and integrated with other security solutions like video and intrusion systems to ensure the highest security and safety levels.

At the same time, these systems must be easy to configure and use. With the introduction of the Access Management System 3.0, Bosch meets all of these requirements.

Always available to ensure the highest level of security

Access Management System 3.0 is designed to be available at all times. Its resilient design includes a Master Access Controller (MAC) as an additional layer of defense between the server and the access controllers.

If the server fails, the MAC takes over, ensuring continuous communication across controllers while sharing necessary information from the card readers. Also, access control functionalities that involve multiple access readers, such as anti-passback and guard tour, can continue to perform.

The anti-passback functionality is an important feature to ensure a high level of security. It prevents a cardholder from passing a card to another person enabling an unauthorized entry.

Guard tour is a safety functionality offered to security guards, which uses access readers as checkpoints along a defined route at specified times. Any deviation of sequence or timing causes an alarm in the Access Management System. Immediate notifications to colleagues or first responders increase the safety of security guards.

In the rare event that both the Access Management System 3.0 server and the MAC fail, cardholders can still enter and leave areas with their badges because the database is stored directly on the Access Management Controllers (AMCs).

Thanks to this offline capability, it is possible to save millions of events even during downtimes, ensuring the continuous availability of the system.

High level of safety thanks to threat level management

Access Management System 3.0 offers up to 15 configurable threat levels such as lockdown, controlled lockdown, or evacuation, which means safety measures can be initiated quickly in critical situations such as fire or security breach.

The threat level state is activated by one of three triggers: operator workstation, external contact such as an emergency button, or specially configured ?emergency? cards that are presented to a reader. The different threat levels can make all doors open, or all doors blocked, or a mix of open and blocked.

Scalable and future-proof

Users can start small and add extra capacity whenever necessary. The Access Management System 3.0 software can be expanded up to 10,000 doors and 200,000 cardholders.

The software is offered in three pre-configured software bundles from medium to large organizations: Lite (max. 144 doors), Plus (max. 512 doors), and Professional (max. 10,000 doors). All bundles support up to 200,000 cardholders.

No hardware needs replacing when expanding; users only require software upgrades and possibly additional controllers, readers, and cards. So, increasing the system is also cost-efficient.

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