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The VIRDI range comprises of a variety of technology and solutions for the following applications:
- Access / Time & Attendance Terminals
- Access control, Biometric Template and Device management software
- Time & Attendance Software
VIRDI terminals and applications can truly claim to be secure and convenient
- Fake fingerprint detection
- No.1 FVC(Fingerprint Verification Competence) winner
- Market proven VIRDI has been sold in over 100 countries
● After Use
Our company recently began overhauling our security access system. We had been using an RF card reader system for our more sensitive areas. These cards are used for pretty much the majority of access control systems. Even the laundry room in my apartment complex requires me to take a white RF card the size of a credit card to enter. RF cards are used so widely because they are cheap and easy to install and maintain. Of course, there are drawbacks. The biggest and most obvious is that RF access cards can be lost or stolen extremely easily and often are. RF access cards can be shaped in the form of a credit card or made into a smaller form factor the size of a USB thumb drives, but no matter the size or shape they are easy to misplace and time-consuming to reissue. In addition, many older RF access control systems only have very simple features and little networking capability, and most often consist of just a simple pad next to a door and a set of RF "keys" that make the door beep and open.
There are of course other access control systems. We don't need something as complex as retinal or iris scanners, so we settled on fingerprint recognition, the most common biometric access control system. Our requirements were quite simple and straightforward. We wanted an access control system that is mainly based on fingerprint recognition but also with RF capability for double security or for use in places where a high level of security is not required. We also wanted network capability, a basic feature in today's advanced fingerprint systems. Without networking, each fingerprint scanner needs to be programmed, which is obviously time-consuming and inconvenient. We also needed it to be fast and reliable. We've all had the experience of trying to scan our fingerprints at the bank or department of motor vehicles and the frustration that comes from slow, antiquated equipment that takes multiple tries to read a fingerprint. We can't have that kind of inefficiency in our workplace environment. In short, we needed a fast, reliable, networked fingerprint access control system that can protect our most vital and secure facilities while still allowing us to use cheaper RF or smart cards for access to less sensitive areas.
We chose the access control system developed by a company named VIRDI Tec. It had all the features we were looking for, and more. VIRDI Tec's fingerprint scanner terminals are built for use in both outdoor and indoor environments, and are much more than just entry and exit control devices. They can use our office facility's existing LAN to connect to a central server to create a centralized security solution. TCP/IP communication between the fingerprint reader at the access point and the central server allows real-time comparison between the scanned fingerprint and the fingerprints we have stored on the server. This means that we only need to scan the fingerprint of an employee once, and can then customized where he or she can have access. Since our facility as well as the vast majority of commercial spaces already have a high-speed network, reading and processing the fingerprint is extremely fast. It takes less than a second to detect and process a fingerprint with a reliability of 99.9%. VIRDI also has developed a fake fingerprint detecting system that recognizes fingerprint patterns made from paper or silicon. A touch keypad and a display screen make it easy to include additional features to a terminal or run diagnostics.
The biggest advantage for the security manager such as myself, of course, is the capability of the system as a total security package and not just a set of fingerprint readers. The use of a central server makes it much easier to manage the system than other competing systems that have built-in networks within the fingerprint scanners themselves. Using a computer as a server makes it simple for any user, and requires much less training and familiarization which saves us time and ultimately money.
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