An Access Control & Security System is any mechanism that controls access into or out of an area, i.e. card swipe readers.

On-line integrated security access control:

• Eliminates traditional locks and keys
• Restricts access to controlled areas

Swipe your card with the magnetic stripe facing away from the keypad as illustrated:

University Standard for Arming/Disarming Card Access Systems

Pursuant to F&A policies for card access system security, perimeter doors on buildings that are outfitted with card access security will be armed only during the hours of 11:00pm to 5:00am, Monday through Friday, and all day on weekends and holidays. The impact of this limited arming time is that alarms are not generated outside of those hours in the event of breaches of security (doors forced open, doors held open, motion detected, etc.). This does not apply to intrusion (burglar) alarm systems, nor to card access areas that are set up as "intrusion zones" where arming and disarming are done locally by the department.

University Standard Alarm Shunt Times for Card Access Systems (Door Held Open Alarms)

The current length of time that a door may be held open during a period when the system is armed is ten (10) minutes. The University reserves the right to extend this alarm shunt period on an individual basis based on usage of the area that requires such extension. When an alarm is "shunted", no alarm event is generated to the University monitoring station until the shunt time is exceeded.

• New systems
• Additional Equipment Integration
• Individualized Training
• Service & Repair

All departments activating Access Control and Security Systems are required to:

• Appoint a Departmental Security Representative
• Submit a list of two department personnel who can be contacted by FSU Police Department at any time (work phone numbers and home phone numbers) in the event of a security breach
• Request for Assignment of Department Card Access/Security Representative(s)

Systems cannot be activated until the above information is provided to FSU Police Department and the OTC Security Administrator.

To activate or deactivate people from access control systems using their FSUCard, the Departmental Security Representative must contact the Security Administrator in writing or by e-mail:

Security Administrator
Florida State University Office of Telecommunications
Rod K. Shaw Building
644 West Call Street
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1120

Fax: 644-4554
security@otc.fsu.edu

Please allow two days for activation/deactivation and confirmation.

Requests for Exemption from the University Interior Alarm Policy (found in F&A policies OP-H-4B) may be made by completing the Request form and submitting it to FSUPD. Click HERE for the form.

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Card Access System - Common Terms

Card Access System - Typical Components

OP-H Technology
    OP-H-4 Telecommunications Index
     OP-H-4B Departmental Services
       OP-H-4B1 Access Control and Security Systems

OP-B Facilities/Space
  OP-B-2 Issuance of Keys/Access Control