A. I. Herzen Russian State Pedagogical University, St. Petersburg

A. I. Herzen Russian State Pedagogical University is one of the largest multidisciplinary universities in St. Petersburg. The university unites dozens of faculties, hundreds of academic programs and thousands of students. The scale and high traffic capacity of the campus create special requirements for the organization of infrastructure and security.

The access control equipment installed at the facility has stopped coping with the high traffic capacity of the campus. The low design of the tripod turnstiles allows students to easily step over the equipment, and the lack of an automated guest pass system leads to queues, delays and a high security load.

To solve these problems, the Infomatika company, as part of a pilot project, carried out a set of works to modernize the access control system at one of the university's entrance groups. A new modification of the Rotor 2ID single-pass full-height smart turnstile with reduced height was developed specifically for the project.

The turnstile is equipped with an interactive multifunctional control module (IMMU) with integrated barcode/QR code scanners, contactless card readers, and an Ethernet controller with the necessary ports and interfaces for controlling the turnstile.

It was important for the customer that the turnstiles provided access by both cards and biometrics, while the passage process remained familiar to students and did not require the replacement of IDs. In accordance with this, the company's engineers integrated the turnstiles installed at the entrance group with the ACS Parsec object system and the VisionLabs face recognition system. This solution allowed students and staff to pass through the entrance group using both valid university cards and biometric identification.

To optimize guest access, each turnstile is equipped with a one–time pass system developed by the company.

The OPS provides a convenient and transparent process for obtaining temporary access for university guests. After the pass is issued, a QR code is generated, which is sent to the guest's smartphone and used for contactless passage through smart turnstiles. At the entrance, the security service coordinates and checks the pass, and the system keeps full reports on all events. The OPS functions independently of the main facility ACS, without interfering with the work of permanent passes and ensuring high speed and transparency of visitor flows.

Based on the results of the successful pilot implementation and testing of the equipment, a decision will be made to further scale the project to all entrance groups of the campus.

Scope of work:

• Production and supply of single-pass smart turnstiles of the new Rotor modification - 2 pcs.; 

• Integration with ACS "Parsec";

• Implementation of a one-time pass system