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Smooth exit and entry at upmarket estate

Jasco Security upgraded the security and access control systems at an upmarket residential and golf estate in northern Johannesburg, to cater for the daily influx of thousands of residents and visitors.

Jasco Security was contracted to design, supply, install and integrate the entire upgrade solution as well as to install new infrastructure, including new cables for the existing cameras, access control units, booms and pedestals, as well as pedestrian routes. The upgrade included moving from a card reader to a biometric solution as well as a migration from analogue cameras to an IP-based CCTV solution.

The project included vehicle access points, door access control, networking equipment and switches, wiring, sleeving and connectors, static cameras at access control points, a video management system with hardware and software, storage and video recording management tools, customisation of the access control solutions as well as third-party integration between existing handheld scanners and the upgraded system, and all civil work involved in laying of new cabling and construction of new aesthetically pleasing bollards for the biometric scanners.

Because of the high volumes of traffic and the nature of the estate, the estate required a robust CCTV solution that enables day/night visibility, along with Morpho biometric access terminals. These solutions integrate seamlessly and deliver a stable, reliable and highly secure environment.

The installation had to be conducted without hindering the existing security and access control and to minimise disruption to the residents and security guards during the project. This entailed working on one section at a time, and the final stage involved configuration and changing over the database from card to biometric and cutting over from analogue to IP cameras, and then integrating the solutions for a seamless user experience.

Other constraints during implementation included the need to preserve existing curbs, maintaining the aesthetic appeal of the Estate’s entrance and exit points, and constraining noise levels during certain hours of the day and on weekends.

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