Technology Support: ProxiGuard

Information courtesy of ProxiGuard

What is a Guard Tour System?

A guard tour system is an essential tool which enables to monitor if people assigned to a tour patrol task are completing their duties on time and at their correct locations. In summary the system makes it possible to know where and when the patrols were made.

How does the System Work?

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It works by installing a series of RFID Tags (each with its own unique global identification number) along patrol routes and having patrol personnel perform readings on the tags using a hand held reader. The recorded tag numbers along with each associated time stamps are later uploaded via communication adapters to computers for processing and verification. The results are displayed on the screen, printed or emailed so that managers can review at once job performance data of the patrolling personnel (attendance, locations patrolled, timeliness, incidents and etc)

How is the Software?

The software was designed to be very user friendly and also very powerful, enabling the user to create multiple reports including a Graphical Map report.

The main advantages of using RFID (proximity) over other technologies are:

  • Non Contact: bar code, touch memory (Dallas iButton) and other optically read systems would be useless through a variety of substances such as snow, fog, ice, paint, dust, wood, concrete and other visually and environmentally conditions.
    The significant advantage of ProxiGuard, an RFID system, is the non contact and the non line of sight nature. Cards can be read under water and through all the above substances.
  • Convenient: can be installed in multiple ways
  • Checkpoints can be hidden in walls preventing tampering and no need to use expensive brackets
  • Intrinsically Safe: can be installed in potentially explosive atmospheres
  • Less wear and tear: since the readers do not actually have a mechanical contact with the tags, the system is less prone to wear and tear than other types of guard tour systems.

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