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Connect ONE® from Connected Technologies LLC, in partnership with Cansec Systems Ltd., Mississauga, Can., has added a direct cloud integration with MAP access controllers. Cansec’s signature Modular Access Panels or MAP, are self-contained access controller boards that handle from one to eight doors and as many as 100,000 users. Multiple controllers can also be installed to handle access systems of any size. “We are pleased that Connected Technologies has integrated the MAP Controllers with Connect One,” said Fred Dawber, President of Cansec Systems. “This will allow a broader base of dealers to experience the power and flexibility of the Cansec MAP controllers. The integration offers a cost-effective way to manage access control, intrusion and video all from a single platform, making the end-user experience more unified.” Connect ONE hosted platform The Connect ONE hosted platform brings seamless cloud control to a wide range of devices and systems through a single management interface. With the new integration partnership, MAP access controllers have the capability of easy, outbound-only network communications and additional management control through the Connect ONE Application. Users can accomplish a wide range of programming and scheduling tasks without additional hardware such as an intrusion panel, streamlining projects while adding capabilities. The integration allows for: Availability of 256 access time windows for scheduling and permissions. The ability to create and manage door and output schedules and set task rules for secure/lockout mode upon arming and disarming. Emergency lockdown support. Card import capability and user API support for external software integration. Support for Farpointe Conekt Bluetooth credentials. Card reader access configuration options, for example, card only or card plus PIN. Access to other Connect One features, including GeoView Satellite Mapping, event and time rules, mass notification, visitor management and the newest Emergency Response Platform. Contact Cansec to become an authorised dealer; contact Connect ONE to become an authorised Connect ONE dealer.

Connect ONE® takes the complexity out of managing visitors to the premises with registration and preregistration features that collect data on access around the facility, track the whereabouts of visitors, and assess the health and safety of individuals before they enter. Dealers and their customers have more data and details on visitors, adding new tangible value to access control in a unified platform.   Visitor management Keeping paper logs for visitor management doesn’t cut it any longer and lessons learned from the pandemic dictate that health and safety protocols for the workplace should also be in place. Connect ONE Visitor Management logs data like why the visitor is there, who they are seeing, which doors they passed through, and when they checked in and out, all in one place.  Tracking visitors and guests The purpose of the visit is also recorded in the preregistration process Connect ONE Visitor Management provides tracking of visitors and guests and integration with access control systems, plus Safe Passage preregistration for self-approval of health, training, and/or legal waivers. The purpose of the visit is also recorded in the preregistration process. Many of these new features can also apply with the integration of external visitor management services.   Safe Passage With Safe Passage, the visitor receives an email or text with a link to complete the authorization; no login for Connect ONE is required. There may be optional questions or waivers to answer or simply a signature required to continue. The template can also be set to capture the person's image from their phone or tablet, which is then stored in the approved document and can be applied as the visitor’s photo in the application for activity reference and/or badging capabilities.  Automatic flagged and filtered profiles New actions are available for assigning a visitor to a host and applying check-in and check-out dates Once a visitor user profile is designated, any users assigned to the profile are automatically flagged and filtered in reports and lists. New actions are also available for assigning a visitor to a host and applying check-in and check-out dates, noted as events to a visitor log. An assigned host option sends a notification when the visitor checks in.  Additional features Other Connect ONE Visitor Management features include:  Preregistration/Check-In/Out - The visitor completes Safe Passage authorization, which may include visit purpose, legal waiver, NDA, health questionnaire, photo and signature capture, from their own device, cost-effective and contactless.   Host Notification - Custom messages notify hosts of the visitor’s time and area of check-in.   Tracking - Active visitors are recorded, listed on the in/out dashboard, and added to Site Occupancy and Exit Exception Reports for mustering.   Occupancy by Site - Lists all occupancy totals for all buildings by time, including visitors.  Visitor Logbook - All time-stamped check-in/out activity is logged in the Event Activity Report. Event rule filters can be specified on the fly with automatic reporting and filtering, while user permission can beset with an activation and/or expiration date.

Connected Technologies LLC, maker of the award-winning Connect ONE® cloud management platform, is celebrating its 15th year in business – attributing its ongoing success and continually evolving product to listening to its dealers and bringing valuable services to their customers. Co-founded in 2008 by Managing Partners Mike Simon and Dan Simon, the father-son duo set out to develop an interface that would allow dealers to grow their recurring monthly revenue (RMR) while providing services to encompass as many projects as possible – from residential to an industrial manufacturing plant and everything in-between. Multiple streams of information Connect ONE offers intrusion, access control, video surveillance, weather and environmental monitoring, energy management and fire alarm reporting, leveraged through one platform and a single interface. As part of the anniversary and its goal to continue to add services, the company released a fresh new look As part of the anniversary and its goal to continue to add services, the company released a fresh new look, design and tagline – Unified Intelligence™. Connect ONE today brings actionable information, i.e., intelligence from multiple sites and systems, unifying it into one simple-to-use interface. “When you consider the Connect ONE platform which analyses multiple streams of information and joins them together, the best way to describe the outcome of this process is unified intelligence,” said Dan Simon, Managing Partner. Mobile access control Dan Simon adds, “In other words, one interface that brings together multiple technologies so that users can make informed decisions about the people and facilities they manage. Going forward our goal is to continue to bolster the unified intelligence principle and provide even more value for dealers and their customers to support their efforts in managing the safety and efficiency of their buildings.” Connected Technologies also believes in continually evolving its product as dealers’ needs change – and will continue that mission. For example, most recently it rolled out an integration with Bluetooth-reader based Conekt mobile credential by Farpointe Data. In addition, it often collaborates with the dealer on new features and capabilities. In one recent example the company developed a task integration feature for mobile access control for marinas to use with boat slip renters. Frictionless entrance control Connect ONE works with Bosch B and G, DMP XR/XT, ELK M1 and Honeywell Vista Turbo security and access control panels. It also integrates with ASSA ABLOY Aperio® wireless locks as well as Digital Watchdog, OpenEye, ExacqVision, Eagle Eye Networks and Hanwha video technologies – plus many other supporting products and services.  With the Safe Passage module for access control user authorisation and ScanPass® mobile credential for frictionless entrance control, dealers and their customers have the latest services to manage multiple locations through a single Connect ONE user interface. “I’m excited about our ongoing transformation from access control to all these different services that dealers can use to increase their customer base,” says Mike Simon, Managing Partner, adding “We knew that dealers needed to offer more than just security and started down our path of helping make dealers more profitable through easy add-on services. Having information and intelligence on their buildings is important to our dealers and their customers. Customers need knowledge of their facility and its activities through reports and other data so they can keep their buildings safe and secure.”

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