The basic information of proximity cards

Basically the usage of proximity cards is made by various companies and the main purpose of using these cards is to keep a check over the physical approach of the employees of the companies. According to this policy each and every one of the employees is granted a proximity card and all the employees are required to produce this card before the card reader. In fact this is the proximity reader which after receiving the information of the employee in the form of ID transfers it to the central computer. Only after that, it is decided whether to allow the person to go inside or not. This method is very sophisticated and well programmed in order to check the entry of people especially in the high security areas. Proximity cards are also known as the prox cards in their short form. This method of entry is concerned with the limited use of integrated circuits which are commonly being used in many places for the maintenance of security. These cards are also referred to as the smart cards.

Using proximity cards

Proximity cards as mentioned before are also known as the smart cards and the basic purpose of using them and allotting them to the employees is to adopt the dual advantage of having two kinds of access controls of systems. These are called as the logical access control and the physical access control for both the smart cards as well as ISO printable cards. Among the various uses of these cards, some important places where the smart cards along with card readers are allocated and fixed are in the enterprises where they provide an access to the computer systems. In addition to this, these systems also find their use in the networking systems and in the resources of organizations. Even some sophisticated organizations having an advanced system of security also adopt the system of ISO printable cards.

A card reader is a very important device and in fact its function is so important that without its installation the procedure of security checking cannot be completed. The proximity card reader is also sometimes referred to as the proximity reader. Installation of the card readers is not a complicated task. In fact it is a very simple method which adopts a simple procedure and mechanism. Although the installation and functioning of the proximity reader might be simple but the scientific procedure behind all this is quite systematic and involves various steps of the control system. In fact same procedures are used for the reading of smart cards and ISO proximity cards.