Often people believe that the sole purpose of an intercom system is to enable a person who wants to enter a building or lobby to communicate with security or front desk staff. While this remains a primary use, intercoms have become a multi-faceted solution with many different capabilities and integrations.
One integration that is important to note is elevator, or lift control. Facility executives can add an additional layer of security in their building by incorporating lift control with their IP intercom system. How does integrating lift control with an intercom system work and what are the benefits?
Adapters make lift control possible
Not too long ago if a building wanted to incorporate lift control function into their elevator system it proved to be a costly endeavor. Standalone equipment and manpower could run upwards of $10,000 to incorporate the ability to manage floor access for visitors or tenants. Now, the addition of an adaptor that integrates with an IP multi-tenant intercom system, makes this capability cost-effective and easy to incorporate. Each relay in the adaptor can be assigned to a specific tenant so that when a tenant activates a door release on an intercom panel, the elevator will open and go to a specific floor.
An additional layer of security
Being able to limit access to specific floors in a building can be important to keep a tenant safe and secure. For example, in some larger buildings, the elevator may open directly into the office space of that tenant rather than into another general lobby area. The ability to limit who can come up to a specific floor helps to improve overall business security.
Control unauthorized access
As security remains a top priority for businesses, especially those located in areas where crime and transient numbers have increased, it’s important to be able to control who has access to a building and different floors. Once a visitor is allowed to enter a lobby and access a bank of elevators, it can be difficult to predict where that visitor will go. By incorporating lift control with an intercom system, that visitor can be restricted to only access select floors, based on the access granted by the tenant.
Limiting elevator and floor access to visitors has many benefits. Not only does lift control limit visitors from roaming freely throughout a building and from floor to floor, but when tied into an IP intercom system it enables a tenant to more closely and precisely control access. This ensures that a visitor only travels by elevator to the floors that are available to them while keeping other areas off limit.
