Keyless Access
Apr 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Mike Kennedy (mkennedy@asumag.com)
Electronic access control helps schools and universities manage who gets into their facilities.
Hand reader replaces ID cards at university rec. center
The University of California — Irvine, is replacing the card-based entry system at its Anteater Recreation Center with a biometric hand-scanning device.
The new security system, which was put in place for the Spring 2009 quarter, enables students and other recreation center members to gain access to the facility without an identification card. It also prevents people from gaining entry to the center by using somebody else's ID card.
The university says the hand-geometry system creates a database of members' identities by analyzing more than 31,000 points and recording more than 90 measurements of an individual's hand. Members seeking to enter the center place their hands on a scanning pad, and then enter a personal identification number to confirm their identities.
"The No. 1 suggestion from our members was eliminating the need for ID cards," says Jill Schindele, director of campus recreation.
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