Corporate Office Case Study: WTC Melbourne

WTC Melbourne Swing Gate Turnstile Installation

“The Centurion EasyGate entry barriers are an important part of the security regime installed in this office building to prevent unauthorized entry without imposing on the design of the main reception but at the same time maintaining an easy user-friendly card system which is very important in this kind of building”

The Site
An International Corporation in a Prestigious Melbourne Landmark Building

The Challenge

After conducting a security audit, the company identified too many tailgaters were entering the building. Tailgating is the act of following an authorized user through a door once it? S been opened by the authorized users token. Good manners were winning out over security as people were holding doors open for other people without checking their security pass. While most of these tailgaters where staff there was a heightened risk of unauthorized intruders willingly being let into a secure area and the access control system is beaten.

The Solution

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A plan was drawn up to control tailgating the key entry points to the offices, limiting access to only authorized occupants and validated visitors. As such, 2 lanes of EasyGate SG and a single lane of SwingGate were installed and integrated with the existing access control system at the main reception, and a Centurion SwingGate was installed at a secondary entry point. The SwingGates had Cyclops tailgate detection sensors added to them to check for people trying to tailgate behind authorized users.

Glass Doors are at the front of the office and the new barriers and directly in front of the doors. Centurion EasyGate LX uses glass barriers of up to 1.8m in height, in conjunction with state-of-the-art optical technology to provide a high throughput security gate. The bi-directional glass barriers are designed to work in a „normally closed’ mode and open after a valid card has been presented to allow the authorized user to pass. The barriers are designed to close quickly behind the authorized person to deter tailgaters while the IR sensors monitor the lane to detect unauthorized entry and ensure the safety of users.

The swing gates are made up of 2 leaves, providing an opening of up to 1300mm. One leaf provides wheelchair access to the areas while both leaves can be used simultaneously to enable a „cherry picker? To gain access to the building for routine maintenance.

Cyclops sensors were also added to the SwingGate to detect if any tailgaters try to gain access via the more full lane. Cyclops is a people detection “eye” which works by detecting people’s thermal image. Cyclops is mounted in a downward-looking manner, with an unhindered view of the target area. Cyclops then detects people by their body heat, tracking and counting multiple people and their direction of travel even when side by side or crossing over.

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