AWS Smart Building Access Control: Connecting Paxton Net2 with Cloud Management
Ficode delivered an AWS-based solution that connected Paxton Net2 door reader hardware with cloud-hosted management services for a UK-based smart-building platform.
The project in context
For smart-building operators, access control involves more than a reader at a doorway. The equipment installed on site must work with the systems used to manage it. Ficode delivered an AWS-based solution that connected the building’s physical access layer with its management services. The work centred on integration rather than replacing the purpose of the access-control hardware.
Disconnected access systems. Limited central management. Complex building security operations.
The UK-based smart-building platform needed to connect Paxton Net2 door reader hardware with AWS-hosted management services. The challenge was to bring physical access equipment and cloud management together without adding unnecessary complexity to daily security operations.
The challenge Before
Door readers
Paxton Net2 access hardwareIntegration gap
Hardware and cloud need connectingManagement
Access operations need coordinationWith Ficode Connected Approach
Paxton Net2
Physical access-control layerSystem integration
Hardware connected to cloud servicesAWS management
Cloud-hosted management capabilityOne connected solution across hardware and cloud management
Ficode built the cloud-based physical access control solution around two confirmed components: Paxton Net2 door reader hardware and AWS-hosted management services. The integration connected the equipment used at building entry points with the cloud management side of the client’s smart-building platform.
Physical access
The project integrated Paxton Net2 door reader hardware as the building-side component of the access-control solution.
Cloud
AWS provided the hosting environment for the management services connected to the physical access-control system.
Connect
The solution linked the on-site door reader environment with cloud-side management capability rather than treating them as separate systems.
Operate
The completed integration gave the smart building platform a basis for managing physical access through its connected environment.
From Physical Door Access to Cloud-Based Management
Ficode connected Paxton Net2 door reader hardware with AWS-hosted management services for a UK-based smart-building platform. The integration links physical access equipment with cloud-based management, providing a connected approach to managing building access.
Paxton Net2 Readers
Physical access-control hardware installed at building entry points.System Integration
Connects access hardware with cloud managementAWS-Hosted Services
Cloud-based services support the management of physical access systems.CONNECTED OUTCOME
Physical access hardware and cloud services operate as part of a connected building security solution.
A more connected approach to managing building access
Ficode integrated Paxton Net2 door reader hardware with AWS-hosted management services.
Connected management
Hardware and cloud management now form parts of the same delivered access-control solution.
Smart-building integration
The project gives the client an access-control component connected to its wider smart-building platform.
A cloud-hosted management layer
Management services are hosted on AWS, providing the cloud component of the physical security solution.
A clearer basis for ongoing operations
With the integration in place, the client can assess service reliability, security and maintenance needs against its actual operating requirements.
Technology and Implementation
The project used Paxton Net2 door reader hardware and Amazon Web Services (AWS) for hosted management.
