14/10/2010
AC2000 system prepares UK for Emirates A380 arrival
Belfast, UK
“The CEM AC2000 security management system has been successfully securing Manchester Airport for over twenty years”, said Andrew Fulton, Business Development Director, CEM Systems. “To secure the new A380 Pier B, the AC2000 system was seamlessly extended using S600e IP card readers, which will prevent unauthorised access to/from secure areas including Pier B unique double air-bridges”.
With on-board Ethernet connectivity, S600e readers connect directly to the central AC2000 system server and were quickly installed at Pier B by Manchester Systems Support Group. The readers feature a keypad for PIN security and a graphical LCD screen, which displays meaningful messages to cardholders on their access privileges, for example ‘Wrong Zone’ and ‘Card Expiring’. With an internal database holding over 100,000 cards offline, the S600e reader continues to operate, even if offline from the AC2000 server. This ensures the highest level of system stability at Manchester Airport.
CEM S600e IP card readers are installed at over 700 door locations throughout Manchester Airport terminals and piers. They feature airport specific door modes, such as Passenger, Equipment Enable and Air-bridge mode. S600e readers are linked to Pier B air-bridges to help reduce maintenance costs and increase the control of bridges. Using Air-bridge mode a valid card transaction/PIN number must be made on the card reader by trained operatives to activate the bridge, which can then be reported on for management purposes.
The status of air-bridges and secure doors at Pier B can also be identified graphically on AC2000 AED (Alarm Event Display) workstations. The AC2000 AED application allows airport security to view alarms and the status of the entire system in real time using graphical maps. AED responds to all alarm situations immediately by providing a dynamic on-screen interface that alerts security.