1. Peter Lange Associate Director Texas A&M University - Transportation Services T2 User Group 2006 Atlanta plange@tamu.edu transport.tamu.edu Access Control

2. Southside Garage 1974 Spaces Mainly residential students Some staff Access control only Card in card out Gates down 24x7

3. Southside Garage 8 lanes including 1 reversible lane on 2 sides of the garage Mag Stripe readers Permits mag striped Aggie ID – campus card mag striped Light changes on reversible lane

4. Southside Garage 1 main permit type in garage 2200 valid permits Some VIP and ALL access cards valid Customer can choose access method on the web A&M staff are installing the lane controllers and readers – 3 hours per lane MRC – Lane Controller

5. Southside Garage Equipment installed MRC Power Supply Mag reader Moxa – serial to IP converter Network switches and CAT 5 cable

6. Southside Garage Existing equipment used Loops Gates Reader enclosure Removed most of existing wiring Omega loop controller

9. Southside Garage Oracle Server – IIS – LCIP Server – Classic interface Proof of concept October 27 th – raised gate from Flex and with a valid credential – confirmed set up and communications

10. Network Topology

11. Southside Garage Go live November 28 th Possible upgrade of entrance pedestals Addition of LCD displays Getting network connections to gate has been a challenge Flex interfacing learning curve