Access Control & Attendance · Banks

Controlled Access to Vaults, Counters and Back Offices

Restrict vaults, cash areas and server rooms to authorised staff with audited, time-based access.

  • Restricted zone control
  • Time-based access rules
  • Audit trails
  • Multi-branch management

Recommended Deployment

One fixed device setup for Banks. The equipment list and products below follow it and nothing from another setup is mixed in.

Deployment type Multi-site enterprise

Recommended topology

  1. Site Terminals
  2. Site Controllers
  3. Locks & Turnstiles
  4. Site Network + VPN
  5. Central Access Server
  6. HR / Payroll Integration

Banks: use two-factor verification (card plus biometric) for vaults and cash rooms.

Equipment checklist

  • Required Terminals, controllers, locks, central software licenses, VPN links
  • Conditional Turnstiles, battery backup, server
  • Optional HR/payroll integration, mobile credentials

What to size

  • Doors and users per site
  • Terminal enrolment capacity
  • Software licensing

Sizes follow your site survey. The recommended setup below is already matched to this solution.

Choose Your Devices for Banks

Every option below is compatible with this solution and comes from different brands and models. Choose one entry terminal model; the parts that must match its brand update automatically.

Vaults, cash areas and server rooms are restricted to authorised staff with audited, time-based access. A multi-door controller and central software cover many doors and branches from one place.

Typical size: 8–20 controlled doors per branch, managed centrally.

Software & Licenses Step 1

Attendance and access software for the terminal brand you chose, licensed by device count, with payroll export.

How many: 1 license pack; extend if devices grow

Attendance & access software

Biometric Terminals Step 2 Choose first

Choose ONE entry terminal model for the whole site. Controller and software options follow its brand.

How many: 1 per controlled door or gate lane

Entry terminal (choose one model)

Door Controllers Step 3

Multi-door controllers that work with the terminal brand you chose, keep running offline and log every entry.

How many: 1 per 4 doors

Door controller

Locks & Door Hardware Step 4

Electromagnetic lock that releases on power loss or fire alarm, as exit routes require.

How many: 1 per door

Door lock

Power & Battery Step 6

Regulated 12 V supply for the lock and terminal at each door.

How many: 1 per door

12 V power supply

Network Switches Step 8

The switch that connects every device in this solution, with ports for everything plus spare.

How many: 1 per rack or floor; ports ≥ devices + 20% spare

Switch

Your setup 0 devices, one of each. Estimated: Quantities are set in the Package Builder after your site survey.

Buying Guide

What to check at each step. Tap a step to open it; products are chosen above in “Choose Your Devices”.

Step 1: Access vs attendance only

Software & Licenses

Buying guide

Decide whether doors must be controlled.

Details

  • Check before buying: Doors, users and reporting needs
  • Common mistake: Buying access control when only attendance is needed

Key specifications to compare

  • Doors
  • users
  • reports
  • attendance

Right product when

User and device limits cover the workforce and export fits payroll.

Step 2: Card, fingerprint or face

Biometric Terminals

Buying guide

Match method to speed, hygiene and security.

Details

  • Check before buying: Speed, hygiene and security level
  • Common mistake: Cards only for sensitive areas

Key specifications to compare

  • Card
  • fingerprint
  • face
  • user capacity

Right product when

Capacity and speed suit peak entry traffic at the doorway.

Step 3: Door controllers

Door Controllers

Buying guide

Check doors per controller and offline mode.

Details

  • Check before buying: Doors per controller, offline mode
  • Common mistake: Overloading one controller

Key specifications to compare

  • Doors per controller
  • offline logs

Right product when

Door count and offline mode match the site layout.

Step 4: Locks & door hardware

Locks & Door Hardware

Buying guide

Match lock type to door and fire rules.

Details

  • Check before buying: Lock type, door material, fire rules
  • Common mistake: Fail-secure locks on fire exits

Key specifications to compare

  • Lock type
  • holding force
  • fail-safe or fail-secure

Right product when

Lock type suits the door and meets fire-exit rules.

Step 5: Turnstiles & speed gates

Turnstiles & Gates

Buying guide

Size for shift-change traffic.

Details

  • Check before buying: Peak throughput at shift change
  • Common mistake: Undersized gates

Key specifications to compare

  • Lane width
  • throughput
  • interface

Right product when

Throughput handles shift-change peaks.

Step 6: Power & battery backup

Power & Battery

Buying guide

Plan supply and backup per door.

Details

  • Check before buying: Power per lock and backup hours
  • Common mistake: One weak shared supply

Key specifications to compare

  • Lock current
  • supply amps
  • battery hours

Right product when

Supply covers lock current with battery backup.

Step 7: Software & licensing

Software & Licenses

Buying guide

Confirm user limits and payroll export.

Details

  • Check before buying: User limits, payroll export, support
  • Common mistake: Ignoring license limits

Key specifications to compare

  • Users
  • devices
  • API
  • payroll export

Right product when

User and device limits cover the workforce and export fits payroll.

Step 8: Network & multi-site

Network Switches

Buying guide

Plan connectivity between gates and sites.

Details

  • Check before buying: Network access to every terminal
  • Common mistake: Single uplink for all gates

Key specifications to compare

  • PoE ports
  • VLAN
  • uplink

Right product when

Every terminal has a stable, reachable network port.

Planning access control for your branches?

Custom projects are quoted after consultation.

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