ASSA ABLOY Aperio Wireless Locks At The Camp: Secure & Sustainable

The Camp, an institution known for forward-thinking business education, has implemented a robust access control system to align with its innovative ideals. Located near Aix-en-Provence, the campus comprises diverse facilities, including offices, event venues, kitchens, and two accommodation buildings with a total of 170 units. The necessity for continuous operation while ensuring security for both personnel and visitors led to the selection of Aperio wireless locks from ASSA ABLOY.

Aperio Wireless Lock Integration

Aperio wireless locks have been deployed across various key areas within The Camp, including meeting rooms, server rooms, living spaces, and kitchens. The integration features 221 Aperio Wireless Escutcheons, 42 Aperio Wireless Cylinders, and 10 Aperio Wireless Handles, all incorporated into The Camp’s TIL Technologies security system. The seamless online integration allows efficient management from a central interface, handling daily movement of approximately 250 staff members effortlessly.

Visitor Access Management

The wireless solution proves equally effective in managing visitor access, especially during events that attract up to 2,000 external attendees. Each visitor receives credentials for controlled site access. Benjamin Ciotto, Head of Information Technology at The Camp, notes the system's efficiency: “Many credentials get lost and Aperio enables us to handle this efficiently. A few clicks are all it takes to cancel a lost key card and issue a replacement.”

Real-Time Management and Security

The integration with TIL Technologies also provides real-time oversight, critical for securing high-value equipment in specific office areas. It supports the creation of detailed access profiles, essential for The Camp’s dynamic environment. Ciotto highlights the significance of this capability: “Online mode is very important because (access) rights are very often updated for the constantly shifting campus population. We can also program access to defined time slots, which is essential when we welcome 200 people for an all-day meeting, for example.”

Sustainability and Aesthetic Considerations

Aperio devices also align with The Camp’s commitment to sustainability and aesthetic integrity. The wireless, battery-powered systems demand significantly less energy compared to traditional wired locks, eliminating the requirement for an ongoing mains connection. This energy efficiency is supplemented by Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for multiple devices, offering transparency about their environmental impact over their complete lifecycle.

Concluding the system’s performance, Ciotto remarks, “Aperio is a real comfort of use, and we handle the easy maintenance for ourselves.”

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As a provider of future-oriented business education, The Camp sought an access control solution as forward-thinking as their courses.

Their campus site near Aix-en-Provence is diverse, with offices, event spaces, kitchens, and two accommodation blocks totaling 170 units. The Camp must remain open around the clock, all week, while maintaining security for staff and visitors.

Aperio wireless locks

Meeting rooms, server rooms, living spaces, and kitchens are secured with Aperio wireless locks

Aperio provided locking devices tailored to every door type — interior and exterior. So far, The Camp has integrated 221 Aperio Wireless Escutcheons, 42 Aperio Wireless Cylinders, and 10 Aperio Wireless Handles within a TIL Technologies security system.

Integrated online with the central system and controlled from the same interface, these Aperio devices effortlessly handle daily staff traffic of around 250 people. Meeting rooms, server rooms, living spaces, and kitchens are secured with Aperio wireless locks.

Aperio visitor access system

Up to 2,000 external visitors arrive on-site when The Camp stages an event — and each must also have credentials issued and access filtered through the site. Aperio makes it straightforward to enable visitor access.

“Many credentials get lost and Aperio enables us to handle this efficiently,” says Benjamin Ciotto, Head of Information Technology at The Camp. A few clicks are all it takes to cancel a lost key card and issue a replacement.

Real-time and future-proofed

Security staff at The Camp ensure only authorized users enter offices where expensive video projectors and screens are stored. Their TIL integration enables real-time management of the whole site, with specific profiles created to segment individuals who need fine-grained access to specific areas.

“Online mode is very important because (access) rights are very often updated for the constantly shifting campus population,” explains Benjamin Ciotto, adding “We can also program access to defined time slots, which is essential when we welcome 200 people for an all-day meeting, for example.”

Aperio product ecosystem’s performance

Aperio product ecosystem’s sustainability performance also fits The Camp’s ethos

Aperio technology also met The Camp’s need for an esthetically pleasing, wireless solution. They did not want to compromise their interior or exterior design. The Aperio product ecosystem’s sustainability performance also fits The Camp’s ethos.

Because Aperio devices are wireless and battery-powered, they are much more energy efficient than traditional wired locking systems, which require an “always-on” mains connection.

Multiple Aperio devices

Multiple Aperio devices have independently assessed Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). These detail the footprint of each device through its full life cycle, from production to disposal.

“Aperio is a real comfort of use,” Benjamin Ciotto concludes. “And we handle the easy maintenance for ourselves.”