PSAP case studies
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The Physical Security Access Professional (PSAP) is a vendor-neutral credential for practitioners who design, install, operate, or audit electronic access control in buildings and campuses. It suits security managers, integrators and technicians, locksmiths moving into electronic access control, facilities and IT staff who share responsibility for door systems, and consultants who need a common vocabulary across physical and cyber domains. The PSAP case studies are 5 cases and about 3,132 words.
1After-Hours Tailgating at a Mixed-Tenant Tower
A 12-story, 410,000 sq ft office tower has 1,200 badge holders across six tenants, a shared lobby, a loading dock, and a basement data center leased to a financial services tenant. The building currently uses standalone keypad locks on tenant suites, a single lobby receptionist from 07:00 to 18:00, and paper logs at the loading dock.
663 words, about 3 min2Consolidating Two Legacy PACS Across a 14-Building Campus
A university campus has 14 buildings and 240 access-controlled doors. Two departments independently bought PACS over eight years: 150 doors on Vendor A with three older panels, one of which is end-of-support, and 90 doors on Vendor B with six panels.
613 words, about 3 min3Contractor Credentialing and Prox Migration at a Food Plant
A food manufacturing plant has 800 employees and up to 350 contractors during peak season. Turnover is about 60% per year, and contractors come from 12 companies.
631 words, about 3 min4Fire-Rated Stairwell Doors in a Hospital Retrofit
A 240-bed hospital is retrofitting access control on 60 fire-rated stairwell doors. Eighteen doors currently have fail-safe mag locks tied to the fire alarm; six have delayed-egress hardware; none have door-position switches.
658 words, about 3 min5Vendor Remote Access and Flat-Network PACS
A property management firm operates PACS at three sites: 18 controllers, 140 doors, 2,000 cardholders, and one PACS server at headquarters. The server runs an end-of-support operating system.
567 words, about 3 min