Use case

Protected areas

Every key and card that opens a server room or plant room, master keys included. Access needs approval from whoever answers for the room.

A server room and everything that opens it, master keys included. A key is requested for a technician, the room's owner approves it, and it is issued.

The problem

Server rooms, plant rooms and other critical rooms need tighter control than office space.

The card list in the access control system is only half the answer.

The other half is every mechanical key that opens the same door, master keys included.

What portierX does

Each protected room has an owner in portierX.
One list shows every key and card that opens the room, master keys included.
New access to the room needs the owner’s approval.
Every approval, issue and return is on record.
portierX: a history of keys issued and returned, ready to export (invented demo data)
portierX: a protected server room set to high protection, with the people who can get in (invented demo data)

Industries

Where the use case comes up most

Utilities and critical infrastructure

Remote sites, long-lived assets, and a record of who held which key and when it came back.

Healthcare and hospitals

Access stays correct through shift changes and contractor rotations.

Real estate and multi-site organisations

One way of working across every building, site and manufacturer.

Common questions about protected areas

Who can open the server room right now?

portierX shows one list with every card from the connected systems and every key from the key plan that opens it, master keys included.

Can access to a room need approval?

Yes. The room’s owner approves new access before it is issued.

Further reading

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