Access Control System and Gate Automation

Paxton Access Control and Gate Automation

Access Control System - The Client

St Theresa’s Catholic Primary School is a larger than average-sized primary school, in Harrow.

The Brief

The school approached us with a view to securing the school with a new fire door as well as a Paxton Net2 access control to the new doors and the existing double doors near the hall. They also requested a new Paxton Net2 access control solution to the front vehicle gate.

Access Control System: The Solution

Sign-in systems

We went on to mount a Net2 Access Control unit with plastic housing at high level, local to the door. New and existing containment, colour-coded Cat5e connections to the nearest network cabinet were also installed. A new fused un-switched spur was installed at high level near the Paxton control unit and was run from the nearest fuse board.

The Paxton Net2 software was installed on a PC of their choice, from where we also installed a Desktop card reader. This is used for assigning cards/fobs to doors.

Gate Automation: The Solution

Gate Automation
  • Re-positioning fence post which is located next to the RH gate.
  • Supplying and welding No 2 extended gate hooks/hinges as the existing ones were short and did not comply with new underground automation
  • 1 x double swing gate underground automation kit – 2 motor boxes, 2 motors, 1 control unit, 1 pair of safety photocells, 1 receiver and 2 transmitters
  • 1 x extra pair of safety photocells
  • 2 x galvanised, painted blue beam posts
  • 6 x resistive hard-wired safety edges
  • 1 x exit pressure pad
  • 1 x detector
  • 1 x maglock, 12v dc relay and 12vdc power supply
  • 1 x fireman switch (essential)
  • 1 x enclosure to fit gate controls

Cabling

We fitted the gate with an Intercom mounting post on the street side for vehicle access, which now houses a new Vandal resistant video Entry unit with weather-resistant hood and long-range proximity reader. An underground sensor was installed under the drive for sensing vehicles on exit, allowing the gate to be opened.

3 x Paxton touch screen Video Entry phones were installed for controllability of the gate.

All power and data cabling was run from the main building to the gate via a trench. To excavate two no tracks across the main access road to allow for gate link and to allow for gate sensors.

Ground Works

Image of a trench being dug for trench for access control system and gate automation
  • Cutting trench and supplying and laying in 100mm flexi conduit. Ground works to make good.
  • To cut across the top road and excavate a trench to the main building through the garden area.
  • To remove all Muck away from tarmac areas.
  • To supply Ducting for trench areas.
  • To supply new type 1 and sand to compact in trenches and re instate.
  • To supply and lay 60mm binding coarse and 40mm wearing coarse of tarmac. Edges to be sealed also.
  • Leaving a clean and tidy site ready for handover.

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