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““Adding MAXSecure to the card makes it even more secure,” Simmer said. “MAX- Secure provides a high-security handshake, or code, between the card, tag and reader to help prevent credential duplication and en- sure that customer’s smart card readers will only collect data from the hospital’s specially coded credentials. In the MAXSecure elec- tronic access control scenario, no other com- pany will have the reader/card combination that our customer gets from us. Only their exclusive reader will be able to read their ex- clusive card or tag and their reader will read no other card or tag.”
“Once more, VidCom Solutions won the job with the health care provider purchasing the MIFARE printable contactless smart cards with embedded magnetic stripe to fa- cilitate change-over and further protected by MAXSecure. Quickly after the upgrade, they also wanted to set up an identification and a payroll deduction scheme for purchases made in the cafeterias. For this application to function properly, they would need a combo keypad unit that could read credentials and further validate with a pin.
““This was easily solved by using Far- pointe’s Delta 6.4 combo contactless smart card reader/keypad unit at each cash regis- ter station,” Simmer said. “The tricky part was the integration with the health care pro- vider’s payroll system. To do this, Farpointe assisted us in enlisting the help of another Farpointe partner, Cypress Computer Sys- tems in Lapeer, Mich. Cypress provided the communication middleware to satisfy the de- sired function.”
50,000 Users Across 1,750 Access Points
Today, operating on the Galaxy Control Sys- tems models 500, 600 and 635, the Michigan- based health care provider controls approxi- mately 1750 access points, 50,000 users and 850 cameras, as well as effectively integrat- ing badging, a payroll deduction application and intrusion systems. In addition, there are some 50 remote sites that tie into the system with credential interaction between sites.
“Maintaining a site of this scope can be a full time job in itself,” Simmer said. “For life safety reasons, we are on call around the clock. In addition, this is a very functional system as it is being used 24/7, 365 days a year. With this kind of wear and tear, there is a huge demand on the deployed equipment. Quality is critical. We heavily rely on the valued support we re-
ceive from our suppliers
to help us with any new
challenges and technol-
ogy. Our vendors have
been awesome.”
Scott Lindley is presi- dent of Farpointe Data.
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