ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM COMPARISON

February 2002

Manufacturer

Product

Controller

General
Server Operating System
Client Operating System
Redundant Server/Host
Web Browser Interface
Central Monitoring & Alarm Management
Central Database Management
System Capacity
Maximum Client Workstations Definable
Maximum Cardholders
Maximum Access Levels
Maximum Access Levels Per Card
Maximum Readers
Maximum Supervised Inputs
Maximum Outputs
Maximum Holidays
Access Control Specifications
Intelligent Card Readers
Vehicle Management Module
Visitor Management
Guard Tour
Anti-pass Back Protection
Intrusion Zones
Occupancy Restriction
Elevator Control
Two Person Rule Access Control
Intercom System Interface
Asset Management 3rd Party Support
CCTV Interface
Digital Video Integration
Fire/Burglar Alarm System Integration

Building Lighting/HVAC Control Interface

Interface to Alarm Panels via ASCII text

Portable Readers
Rolling Transaction Display
Cardholder Database
Relational Database
Database Import/Export Using ODBC
Database Partitioning
Search on any Field
Automatic Download to Controllers on
Changes
User Definable Fields
Automatic Card Activation/Deactivation
Support of Multiple Badges per Person
Support for Badge Status (Lost, etc)
Bulk Card Addition/Deletion by Card No.'s

Disability Designation for Extended Shunt

Extended Shunt by Cardholder & Door
Audit Trail
Controller Administration / Features
Networking Protocols
Dial-up Remote Access / Diagnostics
Web-browser Remote Access / Diagnostics
Embedded Processor
Scalable Memory
Maximum Cardholders per Controllers
(estimates)

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 ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM COMPARISON
February 2002

Manufacturer

Product

Controller

Operating System
Flash Memory
Maximum Readers per Controller
PCMCIA Expansion Slot
Onboard Ethernet
Dual Path Redundant Communications
Encryption
Peer-to-Peer Communications
Advanced Clustering Capabilities
Maximum Cardholder Clearances
Reporting
History
Tracking & Mustering Reports
Time and Attendance Reports
Report Template Creation
Forward Reports Over Email
Run History Report from Archived Data
HTML Report Format
Alarm Management
Alarm Instruction to the Operator
Dynamic Alarm Monitoring/Control from
Maps
Audible Alarm
E-mail
Paging
Event for Unacknowledged Alarm
Alarm Routing
Badge Imaging System
Electronic Camera Pan, Tilt, and Zoom
Batch Mode Printing
Allows Printing of User Defined Fields
Monitor Alarms During Badge Design
Monitor Alarms During Image Capture &
Print
Image Importing
Signature Capture
Finger Print Capture
Other
Import/Export Maps
Foreign Language Support
Biometrics 3rd Party Support
Iris Scan Support
Smart Card 3rd Party Integration
Remote Diagnostic Capability
UL Listings
Swipe to Log On or Swipe to Query
Custom Messages on Readers
Airport Modules
Passenger Reconciliation
Check In Desk Enable
Passenger Segregation
Car Occupancy
Airbridge Monitoring System

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 ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM COMPARISON
February 2002

Andover
Manufacturer TEPG/Software House TEPG/Software House TEPG/Software House
Controls

Product C•CURE 800/8000 C•CURE 800/8000 CEM AC2000SE Continuum

Controller iSTAR XL 2.0 apC / 8X iSTAR 90X0 Continuum

General
Server Operating System Win. NT/2000 Win. NT/2000 SCO UNIX OpenServer Windows NT
Client Operating System Win. NT/2000/98 Win. NT/2000/98 Win. NT/2000/95/98 Windows NT
Redundant Server/Host Yes Yes Next Release Yes
Web Browser Interface Yes Yes Future Release Yes
Central Monitoring & Alarm Management Yes Yes Yes No
Central Database Management Yes (9) Yes Yes No
System Capacity
Maximum Client Workstations Definable 999 999 999 >100
Maximum Cardholders Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited 4,000,000
Maximum Access Levels 3,000 3,000 Only available with RTCs Unknown
Maximum Access Levels Per Card 10 10 Unlimited when On-line Unknown
Maximum Readers Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Maximum Supervised Inputs Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited 1,000,000
Maximum Outputs Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited 1,000,000
Maximum Holidays 32 32 128 Unknown
Access Control Specifications
Intelligent Card Readers No No Yes No
Vehicle Management Module No No Yes No
Visitor Management No No Yes No
Guard Tour Yes Yes Yes Unknown
Anti-pass Back Protection Yes (6) Yes (Local) Yes Yes
Intrusion Zones Yes Yes Yes Unknown
Occupancy Restriction No No Yes Unknown
Elevator Control Yes Yes Next Release Yes
Two Person Rule Access Control No No Yes Yes
Intercom System Interface No No No Yes
Asset Management 3rd Party Support No Yes No Yes
CCTV Interface Yes Yes Yes Yes
Digital Video Integration Yes Yes Yes Yes
Fire/Burglar Alarm System Integration No No Yes Yes

Building Lighting/HVAC Control Interface No No Yes Yes

Interface to Alarm Panels via ASCII text No No Yes Yes

Portable Readers No No Yes No
Rolling Transaction Display Yes Yes Yes No
Cardholder Database
Relational Database Progress Engine (11) Progress Engine (11) Informix SQL
Database Import/Export Using ODBC Yes Yes Yes Yes
Database Partitioning Yes Yes Yes Yes
Search on any Field Yes Yes Yes Yes
Automatic Download to Controllers on
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Changes
User Definable Fields Unlimited Unlimited 30 Yes
Automatic Card Activation/Deactivation Date & Time Date & Time Date & Time Date
Support of Multiple Badges per Person Yes Yes (Separate Entry) No Yes
Support for Badge Status (Lost, etc) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bulk Card Addition/Deletion by Card No.'s No No No Yes

Disability Designation for Extended Shunt Yes Yes No Yes

Extended Shunt by Cardholder & Door Yes Yes Yes Unknown
Audit Trail Yes (Screen Only) Yes (Screen Only) Yes Yes
Controller Administration / Features
Networking Protocols Yes Yes Yes Yes
Dial-up Remote Access / Diagnostics Yes Yes No Yes
Web-browser Remote Access / Diagnostics Yes No Yes Yes

Embedded Processor Yes No Yes Yes

Scalable Memory Max. 64 MB Max. 4 MB Max. 250 MB Max. 8 MB

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 ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM COMPARISON
February 2002

Andover
Manufacturer TEPG/Software House TEPG/Software House TEPG/Software House
Controls

Product C•CURE 800/8000 C•CURE 800/8000 CEM AC2000SE Continuum

Controller iSTAR XL 2.0 apC / 8X iSTAR 90X0 Continuum

Maximum Cardholders per Controllers

188,000 (w/32MB) 200,000 (w/4MB) 250,000 78,000
(estimates)

Operating System Windows CE Proprietary Proprietary Proprietary

Flash Memory Yes Yes Yes Yes
Maximum Readers per Controller 16 8 64 Entry and 64 Exit 32 (2)
PCMCIA Expansion Slot Yes No No No
Onboard Ethernet Yes No Yes No
Dual Path Redundant Communications Yes No Next Release Yes
Encryption RSA RC4 Yes No Unknown
Peer-to-Peer Communications Yes No No Yes
Advanced Clustering Capabilities Yes No No Yes
Maximum Cardholder Clearances 40 40 Unlimited (when online) Unknown
Reporting
History Yes Yes Yes Yes
Tracking & Mustering Reports Yes Yes Next Release Unknown
Time and Attendance Reports No Future Release Interface Interface
Report Template Creation Yes Yes Yes Yes
Forward Reports Over Email Yes Yes No Yes
Run History Report from Archived Data Yes Yes Yes Yes
HTML Report Format Yes (9) Future Release No Yes
Alarm Management
Alarm Instruction to the Operator Yes Yes Yes Yes
Dynamic Alarm Monitoring/Control from
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Maps
Audible Alarm Yes Yes Yes Yes
E-mail Yes Yes No Yes
Paging Yes Yes No Yes
Event for Unacknowledged Alarm Yes Yes Yes Yes
Alarm Routing No Yes Yes Unknown
Badge Imaging System
Electronic Camera Pan, Tilt, and Zoom Yes Yes Yes Unknown
Batch Mode Printing Yes Yes Yes Yes
Allows Printing of User Defined Fields Yes Yes Yes Yes
Monitor Alarms During Badge Design Yes Yes Yes Yes
Monitor Alarms During Image Capture &
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Print
Image Importing Yes Yes Yes Yes
Signature Capture Yes Yes Yes Unknown
Finger Print Capture No No No No
Other
Import/Export Maps Import Import Import Import
Foreign Language Support Yes Yes Yes Yes
Biometrics 3rd Party Support Yes Yes Yes Yes
Iris Scan Support No No Yes
Smart Card 3rd Party Integration Yes Yes Yes No
Remote Diagnostic Capability Yes Yes Yes Yes
UL Listings UL-294/1076 (v5.2) UL-294/1076 (v5.2) Pending UL/CUL-916
Swipe to Log On or Swipe to Query No No Yes No
Custom Messages on Readers Yes Yes Yes No
Airport Modules
Passenger Reconciliation No No Yes No
Check In Desk Enable No No Yes No
Passenger Segregation No No Yes No
Car Occupancy No No Yes No
Airbridge Monitoring System No No Yes No

Notes:
(1) Information concerning competitive products was obtained from research and competitor's literature. Although Sensormati
has used its best efforts to compile this data, it makes no warranty of any kind with respect to the accuracy of such data.
(2) Andover Controls Continuum system utilizes a modular approach with up to 32 I/O modules per NetController CPU module
(3) The controller module for Lenel LNL2000 & NexWatch (Northern) PW-5000 is manufactured by Mercury Computer Corporati

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 ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM COMPARISON
February 2002

Andover
Manufacturer TEPG/Software House TEPG/Software House TEPG/Software House
Controls

Product C•CURE 800/8000 C•CURE 800/8000 CEM AC2000SE Continuum

Controller iSTAR XL 2.0 apC / 8X iSTAR 90X0 Continuum

(4) Lenel's e-Visitor Management System & e-Administrator Access Level Manager utilize a Web Browser interface.
(5) Honeywell's Security Manager integrates access control, building management, and safety with a single browser based syste
(6) Global anti-passback utilizes iSTAR XL's A135cluster configuration.
(7) iSTAR XL is initially available with up to 16 MB memory.
(8) Cardkey P2000NT software is capable of allowing up to 50 simultaneous clients.
(9) C•CURE Central provides web-based card administration.
(10) InfoGraphic Systems InVideo product integrates digital video with the ACU2XL controller.
(11) SQL via C•CURE Central and soon Oracle via C•CURE Central
(12) In addition to the PW-5000 Controller, Pro-Watch also supports Cardkey D600 & D620AP controllers, T

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 ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM COMPARISON
February 2002

Honeywell
Casi-Rusco Casi-Rusco Checkpoint Systems DSX
NexWatch

Picture Perfect Secure Perfect Threshold Enterprise WinDSX Pro-Watch

Micro/5-PXN-
Micro 5 PXN- PX/PXN2000 AC900 DSX-1048PKG PW-5000(12)
PX/PXN2000

AIX LINUX Win. NT/2000/XP Win. NT Win. NT/2000 Win. NT/2000

WINDOWS 2000 PRO Win. NT/2000/98 Win. NT Win. NT/2000 Win. NT/2000
YES No No No Yes
YES No No No Via Terminal Server
YES No No No No
YES No No No With Enterprise Edition

UNLIMITED MEMORY DEP 25 Consult Factory 99 Unlimited

200,000 PLUS 100,000 50,000 50,000 (per location) Unlimited
96 PER PANNEL 96 PER PANNEL 256 32,000 Unlimited
96 96 Unknown 4 32
2048 PER HOST UNLIMITED ID NETWORKED 2,048 512 128 (per location) Unlimited
20000 + PER HOST 12,800 4,096 2,048 (per location) Unlimited
16000 + PER HOST 10,240 8,192 2,048 (per location) Unlimited
UNLIMITED UNLIMITED 32 32,000 255

NO No No No Via Smart Card (Next Release)

NO No No No No
yES No (5) No Yes Yes
YES No (5) No Yes Yes
YES YES Yes Yes Yes
YES YES No No No
YES NO No No Yes
YES Yes Yes Yes Yes
YES No No No Yes
YES No No No In Development Currently
YES No No No No
YES Yes Yes Yes Yes
YES YES No No Yes
YES No No No Via Open Channel Interface

THROUGH INPUTS AND OUTPUTS

THROUGH INPUTS AND OUTPUTS No No Via Open Channel Interface

YES No No No Via Open Channel Interface

NO No No No No
NO No No No Yes

INFORMIX SQL SQL Access or SQL SQL

YES Yes Yes Yes Yes
YES Yes No No Yes
YES Yes Yes Yes Yes
YES Yes Yes Yes Yes
YES Yes 32 99 Unlimited
YES Date Date Date Date
YES,MULTIPLE ENTRIES REQUIRED. Yes Yes Yes Yes
YES Yes Yes Unknown Yes
YES, IMPORT/EXPORT Yes No Unknown Yes

YES,ELEVATOR CONTROL
YES, ELEVATOR CONTROL No No Yes
NO Unknown No No Yes
YES Yes No Yes Yes

YES Yes No Yes Yes

YES Yes No Yes Yes
YES No No No Via Terminal Server

YES Yes Yes Yes Yes (3)

MAX 4MB Max. 4 MB Unknown Max. 512 kB Max. 8 MB

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 ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM COMPARISON
February 2002

Honeywell
Casi-Rusco Casi-Rusco Checkpoint Systems DSX
NexWatch

Picture Perfect Secure Perfect Threshold Enterprise WinDSX Pro-Watch

Micro/5-PXN-
Micro 5 PXN- PX/PXN2000 AC900 DSX-1048PKG PW-5000(12)
PX/PXN2000

100000 100,000 50,000 Unknown 100,000

Propietary Proprietary No No Proprietary

yes Yes No Yes Yes
16 16 2 8 64
YES Yes No No No
YES Yes No No Yes (Option)
YES Yes No No Yes
ONE TIME PAD ONE TIME PAD Unknown Unknown Yes
YES No No Yes No
YES No No No No
UNLIMITED Unknown Unknown Unknown Unlimited

YES Yes Yes Yes Yes

YES YES Yes Yes Yes
YES Yes No Yes Yes
YES Yes Yes Yes Yes
YES Yes No No Via SQL Mail
YES Yes Unknown Unknown Yes
YES,USING CARMA No No No Yes

YES Yes Unknown Yes Yes

YES Yes Yes Yes Yes
YES Yes Yes Unknown Yes
yes Yes No No Yes
E-MAIL E-MAIL Yes Yes Yes
YES YES No No Yes
YES YES No Yes Yes

NO No Unknown Yes Yes

YES No Yes Yes
YES Yes Yes Yes Yes
YES Yes Yes Yes Yes
YES Yes Yes Yes Yes
YES Yes Yes Yes Yes
YES Yes Yes Yes Yes
NO No No No Next Release

IMPORT MAPS IMPORT MAPS Import Import Import

YES Yes No Yes German, French, Arabic
YES YES No No Yes
YES,WIEGAND INPUT YES,WIEGAND INPUT Via Weigand
YES,GEM PLUS YES, GEM PLUS No No Next Release
YES YES Yes Yes Yes
UL-294/1076 UL-294/1076 No UL-294 UL-1076 (Optional)
NO No No No To Log On Via HID PC-PROX Module
NO No No No No

NO No No No No
NO No No No No
NO No No No No
NO No No No No
NO No No No No

h and competitor's literature. Although Sensormatic

ny kind with respect to the accuracy of such data.
p to 32 I/O modules per NetController CPU module.
0 is manufactured by Mercury Computer Corporation

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 ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM COMPARISON
February 2002

Honeywell
Casi-Rusco Casi-Rusco Checkpoint Systems DSX
NexWatch

Picture Perfect Secure Perfect Threshold Enterprise WinDSX Pro-Watch

Micro/5-PXN-
Micro 5 PXN- PX/PXN2000 AC900 DSX-1048PKG PW-5000(12)
PX/PXN2000
vel Manager utilize a Web Browser interface.
ment, and safety with a single browser based system.

o supports Cardkey D600 & D620AP controllers, Thorn Miniplex Controllers, WSE Controllers (808, 818, 4100, Star1 & Star 2).

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