Why Is It Important To Test Your Building’s Access Control System?


Jay360 is an experienced installer of access control systems in Ontario. We will review your business’s access control and overall security needs and help you choose the best access control system for your business. Contact us below for more information.

Your access control system is an important part of your business’s security plan. It controls who enters your offices, factories, and warehouses and which parts they can assess once they are inside.

As important as having an access control system is for your business’s security, it is critical that you thoroughly test it to make sure it works as designed. A comprehensive vulnerability test also proves whether the access control system is the right fit for your security needs.

Needless to mention, an access control system that is constantly bypassed because it fails all the time puts your whole business’s security at risk. Below we discuss the most common vulnerabilities and explain why proper testing will help you secure your doors and entry points.

Importance of access control system testing


When you test your access control system, you want find out where your system is vulnerable. It can be vulnerable to malfunctions, vandalism, forced entry, and penetration by hackers. Let’s break this down by discussing some of the benefits of testing your access control system:

Testing helps identify compatibility issues before an access control system is fully deployed


Many times business owners install access control systems with software and components from more than one manufacturer. A common issue with these piecemeal installations is the software and physical components may not be compatible with each other.

Incompatible components typically don’t work well together. For example, physical door hardware that don’t align with the access control software you are using may see people getting locked out.

However well your access control system is designed, an authorized person wielding their access card may still be locked out if the door lock and the system’s control panel cannot communicate.

Before you deploy the access control system, it is, thus, crucial to test your entry points using access cards or biometrics for people with different access levels. If yours is a large building, make sure to test as many doors as is possible.

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Jay360 is an experienced installer of access control systems in Ontario. We will review your business’s access control and overall security needs and help you choose the best access control system for your business. Contact us below for more information.
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