CR80News | Cards replace keys at Texas university

Friday, August 22, 2008

Rice University, Houston, has implemented a new wireless door lock system to enhance school security. Students will now have only to swipe their mag stripe student ID card to gain entry into doorways. The new system enables Housing and Dining to activate and deactivate room access via a wireless network instead of a manual configuration.

“The Basis G system by Stanley Bess is a brand new system and allows us to wirelessly configure rooms from our office instead of sending someone out there every time a student loses his key,” said a university administrator. Previously, students would have had to wait for a university employee to reconfigure a new lock.

Another issue at the school is that in the past students needed two sets of keys to gain entry to their dorm room. This also can save a student money. In the past, lost keys cost a student $100 because it mean recoding keys and locks. Now, it’s just $10 to replace a lost ID card.

The University of Virginia recently participated in a test deployment of Schlage modular wireless locking systems, according to SecurityInfoWatch.

The university tested Schlage’s ANSI compliant AD-4000 wireless locks with dual credentialing, which allows students to use their campus issued ID card and a unique PIN to access residence halls and rooms. And because the locks are online and wireless, school officials have the ability to update access control permissions and create immediate lockdowns.

University Business, Higher One honors Models of Efficiency

University Business Magazine and Higher One are honoring seven colleges and universities in their summer 2010 Models of Efficiency program, to honor institutions of higher learning that meet the education business and technology challenges of today’s campuses.

Lebanese University makes way to campus card use

Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Lebanon has completed the first phase of a major project to issue students multi-functional student ID cards, according to a local news source.

GWU goes for Gold in campus card revision

CBORD was recently chosen by George Washington University to replace its existing campus card system.

The university elected to go with the CS Gold campus card solution from CBORD to manage card-based purchasing, privileges, access control, vending and more for more than 20,000 students.

UNT Mean Green student ID cards

The University of North Texas recently placed an order with USFI for 13,000 biodegradable PVC student ID cards for their campus. The Green Student ID Cards are similar to the look and feel of ordinary student ID cards, but are made of earth friendly, biodegradable PVC.

University of Calgary expands ONEcard services

The campus ID card at the University of Calgary, Canada is used by students for an array of daily activities from security identification to gym access, and future plans are to expand the system even further, according to a student newspaper.

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Cards replace keys at Texas university