LenelS2 releases updates to access control and alarm platform

LenelS2, a provider of advanced security systems and services, has released the latest version of its access control and alarm monitoring system, OnGuard Version 8.2.

Updated features

According to the company, the new version of its access control and alarm platform empowers users to take advantage of a range of new value-added features and enhancements, prioritizing the optimization of their security profiles, boosting operational efficiency and delivering a more customizable and intuitive user experience.

OnGuard v8.2 offers new override functionality to access doors in “locked” mode. This feature enables first-responders to navigate through locked doors when necessary during site-wide lockdowns, such as those at schools and campuses or at manufacturing and chemical facilities.

The company says that by setting a badge attribute, this feature can help facilitate a timely response, supporting the safety and well-being of those in need during critical situations by improving access control.

Extra support

As part of LenelS2’s digital transformation, the company says that OnGuard v8.2 has increased its capability with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure to include Amazon RDS cloud database support, additional Azure SQL support and the addition of cloud platforms to its compatibility charts.

Customers now have more resources to leverage the OnGuard platform’s infrastructure-as-a-service capabilities through self-managed hosting as an alternative to LenelS2’s upcoming OnGuard Cloud service. 

Other key features of the new access control and alarm platform listed by the company include: 

• Additional functionality for partner integrations through LenelS2’s OpenAccess API, including efficiency improvements for accessing and processing of cardholder data
• Enhanced reporting and dashboards functionality through a new, native browser-based client providing a more consistent user experience and additional report customization options
• Increased security of DESFire credentials through optional key diversification, providing unique keys for each badge
• Streamlined reporting and insight gathering from priority data through added user-defined fields/customization options, including the ability to add user defined fields to the alarm response and acknowledgement process 
• Bi-directional communication support for Honeywell PW7000 series panels, increasing availability of the OnGuard platform for PW7000 customers 

“These new OnGuard Version 8.2 features not only boost our customers’ security profiles and improve operational efficiency – they’ll also enable emergency management personnel to respond to critical situations without delay due to not having access,” said Stephen Russo, Vice President of Product Management at LenelS2.

“These and upcoming OnGuard releases deliver on our customers’ needs today and into the future.”