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Kaba Ilco Lodging Access Control System
Chapter 2: System Components
The system makes use of eight major components:
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Keycards
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Electronic Locks and Remote Access Control systems (e.g. Solitaire 710-II,
Generation E-760, 770, RAC 4XT, etc)
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Front Desk Unit
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Lock Communication Cable
x Printer
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Time
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Audits
x Interfaces
2.1 Keycards
In the system, keycards replace keys. Each guest receives a new keycard, which gives
them access to only the lock on their suite, and to any allowed Common Areas such as
the main entrance and elevator, or paid services such as parking or sport facilities. Staff
also carry keycards for their access needs throughout the property. Different master key
levels are provided to manage staff access.
Keycards as used in the system have many advantages over mechanical keys:
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Each time a room is rented, the lock is re-keyed automatically.
x Locks can be instantly re-keyed by authorized staff without dismantling the
lock.
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Locks recognize a variety of Guest and Staff access levels, which can be re-
keyed individually.
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Keycards have an expiry date, after which a lost or stolen keycard poses no
threat to security.
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Keycards can be cancelled at any time, without dismantling the lock.
x Keycards are inexpensive.
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Returned keycards can be re-encoded and re-used many times.
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The information on the keycard is encrypted, and there is no way to determine
from the data the specific room the keycard opens.
Keycards supplied by Kaba Ilco are standard 0.030" thick cards similar to those used in
the banking industry. The keycard media uses a magnetic stripe, which is encoded with a
unique pattern of magnetic fields containing the encrypted code.
Two types of keycards are available depending on the model of FDU spurchased: Low
Coercivity (Lo-C) and High Coercivity (Hi-C). A Hi-C keycard requires more magnetic
energy to encode information to it than a Lo-C keycard does. This also means that a Hi-C