Tetragate 
epcSolutions’s TetraGate combes GEN2 RFID technology, biometric facial recognition and IP cameras to add time and distance to Access Control. Access Control systems with Tetragate can recognize people approaching from 60 feet away in a fraction of a second using TetraGate, reading up to 60,000 faces a second.
Tetragate physical access control system is a coordinated IP network of UHF Gen 2 RFID cards, IP cameras, IP readers/antennas, IP door controller boards, IP visual indicators, audible indicators, specialized databases, server and exceptions based software designed to monitor and control traffic of human and or high valued assets through access points from anywhere in the world through a secure IP network.
Tetragate physical access control is a powerful, yet easy to implement security tool to be used for protecting enterprise assets. An employee or contractor is enrolled and issued an ID badge that contains no personal information. All information is stored in a secure database as this is where exceptions are generated. Red, Blue, Yellow, Green are used to provide a simple and efficient exception based system indicator to the guard. Red equals no face match and no ID badge detected. Blue equals a facial match and no ID badge read. Yellow equals ID badge read and no facial match. Green equals ID badge and facial match has taken place.
With the card/ID badge displayed slightly away from the body, the subject proceeds without having to slow down, stop, or place it near a reader allowing the flow of traffic to continue. Access is securely and accurately grant to allowed areas. (Examples would be a school/campus buildings or events, office, enterprises secure/classified documents rooms, Military weapons depot, etc.) When a person leaves employment of an organization, all physical and logical access can be removed immediately and the card/ID badge if not returned can be read without granting access and generation of an exception can be sent to security.
Utilizing TetraGate will eliminate tailgating thorough real-time RFID enabled verification, as well as providing real-time audit and traceability yielding improved access control visibility and ultimately, increasing the security of products during distribution. Tetragate allows companies to not only secure their entrance and exit ways, but will also gives them the opportunity to track assets, match those assets to the correct individual and based on business rules, either allow the person to enter or exit building, or stop them all together.
SET UP - Welcome Screen
epcSolutions has designed the wizard entirely with ease-of-use for the end-users in mind.
Progressing through the wizard takes you to the location set up screens and hardware configurations for each location. A basic solution kit might include a Camera and a reader, either fixed or handheld. But advanced solutions could employ multiple Cameras and/or readers (both fixed and handheld)
SET UP – Setup Security Locations
The first step is to configure the locations to be used in your solution. There are two locations to choose from Security Check Points and ID Badge Printing Stations. After all the locations are added the wizard will guide you through the hardware at each location.
SET UP – Configure A Security Check Point
The first step is to configure a Security Check Point is to select the hardware to be used. The wizard will walk you first through the set up of your location's cameras, then fixed readers and finally light stacks if used.
CAMERAS
The first camera set up screen lists the brands supported by the version of Tetragate that you purchase.
Next, you will select whether your camera is a dome or fixed camera.
Selection of your camera type will take you to the main Camera Set Up screen, which asks for:
· The IP address for your Camera
Once all information has been entered, the Camera can be saved to the configuration database. If you are employing two units of the same brand of Camera at this location, you'll be able to enter the same kind of information for the second Camera at this time.
FIXED READERS
Select the brand of your reader, then select the reader model, and you are taken to the main reader configuration screen.
You will enter the following information:
• The reader "name"
• The location name for the reader
• The IP address for your reader
• The reader port address
• Antennas and the power setting for each antenna
Once all information has been entered, the reader can be saved to the configuration database. If you are employing two units of the same brand of reader, you'll again be able to enter the same kind of information for a second reader at this time. Alternatively, you might proceed to the light stack set up screens.
STACK LIGHTS
After selecting the stack light brand and model, and you are taken to the main stack light configuration screen.
You will enter the following information:
· IP Address
· Port
Afterwards the stack light is configured the Security Location is finished. If multiple locations where entered you will be taken back to the hardware screen for the next location. After configuring all Security Locations the Printing Station will be configured.
SET UP - Setup ID Badge Printing Station
The first step is to configure a ID Badge Printing Station is to select the hardware to be used. The wizard will walk you first through the set up of your location's cameras and printers.
CAMERAS
The first camera set up screen lists the brands supported by the version of Tetragate that you purchase.
Next, you will select whether your camera is a dome or fixed camera.
Selection of your camera type will take you to the main Camera Set Up screen, which asks for:
· The IP address for your Camera
Once all information has been entered, the Camera can be saved to the configuration database. If you are employing two units of the same brand of Camera at this location, you'll be able to enter the same kind of information for the second Camera at this time.
PRINTERS
The first printer set up screen lists the brands supported by the version of Tetragate that you purchase.
Next, you will select whether your printer is an ID Badge printer.
Selection of your printer type will take you to the main printer set up screen, which asks for:
· The IP address for your printer
· The printer port address
Once all information has been entered, the printer can be saved to the configuration database.
The Hardware setup is completed now it is time to go to runtime to create badges and enroll users in the system.
Main Menu
Select Create Badge.
RUN - Create Badges
After the locations and hardware is configured ID badges can be configured in the Create Badge Screen and enrolled in the biometric database.
The Create Badge Screen has text fields on one side and the image controls on the other. The Image Controls contain:
· The Virtual ID Badge- a preview of the badge being enrolled
· The View Finder of the ID Badge Camera
· The Location of the image associated with the badge
· The ID Badge Background
· Camera Control buttons
Fill out the required text fields for the user.
Import Image
Images may be imported into the badge from either taking a picture with the camera or by importing an existing MJPEG high quality image with no shadows and 50 pixels between the eyes.
Enroll Image With Camera
Turn the camera on and have the person to be enrolled step in front of the camera until their face takes up a large portion of the screen. Make sure the area is well light so there a minimum amount of shadows. Click Take Picture. The Virtual ID Badge will contain a snap shot taken with the camera.
Click Print Badges to print the current badge.
Search Badges
You can search through al previously enrolled users so you can update their information, delete a user, reprint a badge or update the image. You can limit your search criteria by the ID number or any of the ID badge text fields.
Get Image
Right clicking on any badge entry allows you to bring the saved image in the database. This can be replaced or updated
RUN – Home Screen
The left plane in all the Runtime Screens shows the configuration tree off all locations and hardware setup in Setup.
The Main Control is the main display for the Monitor Station of TetraGate. This tab contains the Viewfinder for the Cameras and a list of exceptions for Tag ID’s. You can turn the camera on and off and monitor the images.
Camera Options
You can set the camera to many preset options including Motion Detection, Frame Rate, Audio and Video Recording, and Snap Shots.
Run – Main Control
The Main Control shows the security camera viewfinder and tags read from the reader. As ID badge holders approach the facility the fixed reader will read the ID Badge RFID tag. Tetragate will find valid ID badges and pull up the biometric features associated with it. When the badge holder approaches the camera their image will appear in the view finder. Tetragate will scan the image and look for a match with all the images saved in the biometric database.
ID Badges picked up by the reader and images picked up the camera will appear in the list with a color coded status light to indicate the current security risk.
Blue
· Facial Match Positive
· ID Badge Match Negative
Yellow
· Facial Match Negative
· ID Badge Match Positive
Green
· Facial & ID Badge Positive
Red
· Facial & ID Badge Negative
As a person passes through the security area their status can change depending on if a match is found so the status lights will change. The speed that this transition occurs is dependent on the processing speed of the system.
Exceptions
Display exceptions by clicking on the exception in the exception list.
SCENARIO: A Person Approaches Without A Badge
· A person approaches the security area
· No badge is read by the fixed reader.
· The camera picks up the image.
· The image is not in the database so the exception is displayed as Tag ID Not Found and ID Not Found.
· Facial & ID Badge Negative
· The operator can display the exception
SCENARIO A Person Approaches With His or Her Security Badge
· The user approaches the security area
· The fixed reader picks up the badge first
· The ID badge is yellow because it matches an ID badge in the system.
· Facial Match Negative
· The operator can display the exception:
· The camera picks up the image.
· The system matches the image to the ID badge
· Facial & ID Badge Positive
· The operator may display the status:
SCENARIO A Person Approaches With Someone Else’s Badge
· The fixed reader reads the ID badge first.
· The ID is yellow because it is in the system.
· ID Badge Match Positive
· The operator may display the exception:
The camera picks up the image.
· The camera matches the image to another ID in the biometric database.
· The match will be blue because the ID badge is not present.
· Facial Match Positive
· The operator can display the two exceptions
Scenario: Tag Reads Not In the System
If another GEN 2 RFID tag passes in the fixed reader’s antennae range that is not in the system it will show up in the Reader Control Screen as a tag read. It will displayed in the Main Control screen as an exception.
· The Name will display ID Not Found
· The status light will be red.
About epcSolutions
epcSolutions, Inc. is the leading provider of RFID compliance software to the Wal*Mart and DoD supplier community. epcSolutions’ GS1Net3 application suite implements the GS1 System, a series of standards designed to improve supply chain management. The GS1 System includes: BarCodes - Numbering and bar coding; eCom - EDI (Electronic Data Interchange); Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN) - data synchronization; EPCglobal - RFID (Radio Frequency Identification). The “Any Asset, One Network” application suite allows users to manage all four asset types found in a typical business: Work in Process, Finished Goods/Inventory, Fixed Assets and People.
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