Check out Windsx. Or any system that uses proximity cards. No physical contact between the reader and cards, so temp extremes should not be an issue. I think their enterprise version will integrate with AD. Not sure about external integration, but I'm guessing it is there. Wasn't a concern for us. Main company is in Texas, but our local installer is very knowledgeable. I know several local schools and hospitals use this and they are both managing several sites from one central location.
From: Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@sfgtrust.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 9:12 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Badging systems I'm in the market for a new badge system. We are a food production company with several facilities. Each facility currently has disparate systems for staff that allow them entry into parking lots, exterior doors (some with magnetic locks), some interior doors. Criteria: - swipe units must be environmentally hardy: very hot or very cold for exterior units. Some units would be inside freezing or near freezing cooling units. - Active Directory integration would be a bonus, although not required. - Bonus: the ability to interface with external systems such as timekeeping, ADP payroll, etc - Centralized management: management of devices here in HQ and configuration may replicate/reside on a local controller. - Local support on the East Coast and Central regions of USA critical. We currently use the badges for photo ID as well as access. Most systems seem to accommodate this nowadays. At my last place I used Hirsch systems and they worked okay, but I had issues with remote controllers. So I'm looking to at least learn what the rest of you use. Tom ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com<mailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
