Maxxess has released a major update to its eVisitor visitor management solution, with new mobile access integrations and touchless reader choices purpose-designed to support more flexible workplace operations in a post-pandemic environment.
The new release includes end user options for mobile access control using smart phones, with authorised visitors and site users now able to pass through secure entrances using a choice of more convenient and hygenic contactless and touchless methods, among them secure and General Data Protection Regulation-compliant biometrics.
Touchless kiosks allow reception staffing levels to be reduced in settings from hospitality to corporate offices, and provide faster and more convenient check-in and entry for guests.
For the growing number of organisations wanting to switch old-style access cards or fobs for smart phones, eVisitor now allows access to be granted when users place their phones in front of a reader like a standard card. Users can ‘press and enter’ using remote control. They can slide their hand across the reader without needing to take out their phone. They can pat on their phone while it’s in their pocket or they can just approach the reader.
Technology that differentiates between access points at distances of up to 20 metres allows multiple readers to operate in the same area. The system controller can specify which options are offered by each reader, depending on the security and operational requirements of each location.
The updated eVisitor makes it faster and easier for site users including regular staff, contractors and temporary workers to access those areas where they’re authorieed to be and also to gain access to the facilities they’re entitled to use, such as Wi-Fi and IT networks.
Post-pandemic recovery
“Our eVisitor visitor management solution is in high demand because it’s helping organisations to move forward confidently with the priorities of the post-pandemic recovery, including the shift to hybrid working,” explained Lee Copland, managing director for the EMEA region at Maxxess.
“It enables smooth and hassle-free access to multiple facilities, for example by making team and customer meetings easier to arrange and facilitate. This is helping to re-invigorate collaborative in-person working and driving innovation after months during which teams have necessarily been restricted to remote video calls.”
The hygienic, touchless and frictionless access model has become more popular over the last year, with hygiene a top priority. This is likely to remain an important consideration as organisations look to improve resilience against ongoing infection control and the risk of new variants like Omicron emerging.
eVisitor has also been welcomed for improving the visitor experience for staff and guests alike, making it much easier to book customer meetings and collaborate with colleagues from other facilities or organisations, as well as manage external contractors attending to take care of maintenance and other services on site. All of the above can now be transacted using Outlook or via an intuitive online portal, and configured with pre-screening if required.
ID requests, which are required at critical infrastructure sites and increasingly so for many customers in regions such as the Middle East, can also be mandated using eVisitor. Licence plate registration allows automated vehicle entry through barriers. Drivers can be further assisted with parking space allocation and wayfinding information, which is very useful at large and complex sites.
Maxxess eVisitor is proving popular for the way in which it enables secure and efficient management of visitors as well as scheduled van and truck deliveries, with intuitive dashboards that provide a real-time overview of everyone on site across single or multiple facilities. Comprehensive reporting tools deliver an audit trail for compliance and contact tracing purposes.
*Additional information is available to view online at https://maxxess-efusion.com/evisitor/
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