The GB pound 4 billion development of MBSIR “will change the face of Singapore’s tourism industry”, apparently.
To secure this impressive site, Marina Bay Sands chose the CEM AC2000 SE (Standard Edition) security management system. The fully integrated access control system will allow visitors, staff and tourists to feel secure while enjoying the atmosphere of the newly built resort, CEM says.
The CEM AC2000 SE system was installed by Certis Cisco.
Marina Bay Sands
Located along the Marina Bay waterfront in Singapore, the MBSIR includes 2500 rooms, two theatres, a nightclub, a Las Vegas style casino and a museum which will be showcasing international exhibitions.
The hotel which is made up of three fifty-five story towers and boasts a spectacular landscaped roof garden with swimming pool.
Resort security
The GB pound 4 billion project required a high end security system and opted for the CEM AC2000 SE system.
The AC2000 SE is relied upon to secure access to important areas such as the casino vault and specialised security departments used to survey the casino floor.
The CEM S610e and S610f fingerprint readers have been installed in high security areas with 3rd party readers installed at less secure areas.
CEM IP card readers
MBSIR uses over 500 S610e access control readers. The S610e reader supports all card technologies and has a large graphical LCD which is used to display a number of messages to cardholders depending on their privileges e.g. ‘Access Denied’, ‘Wrong Time Zone’, ‘Card Expired’.
The reader, which has on-board Ethernet connection, communicates directly with the AC2000 host server removing the need for an intelligent control panel in the system design.
With an internal database the S610e gives full off-line card validation and decision making at the point of entry, even when host communication is not available.
The project also used over 100 S610f fingerprint readers to control access to restricted areas where an additional biometric layer of security is required, such as the entrance into the casino vault. The LCD will display predefined messages such as ‘Place Finger’ and ‘Bad Biometric’.
Cost savings with PoE+ DIU 230
PoE+ technology was used throughout Marina Bay Sands. The CEM DIU 230 (PoE+ Door Interface Unit) is, CEM claims, the first controller in the industry to reliably supply power and communications to a complete door set via one Cat 5e/ 6 cable.
The key benefit of the DIU 230 PoE+ is that it eliminates the need for both a mains connection and a local power supply to the door; therefore there are no door supplies anywhere within the resort.
Fully integrated
The MBSIR project required integration with a number of external systems. CEM was required to integrate with the Central Control and Monitoring System (CCMS), the key management system, the CCTV system and the HR system amongst others.
BacNet protocol was used for HLI (High Level Interface) to the CCMS system. The HLI allows CEM to send water leak state information to the CCMS. If a water leak is detected the CEM system sends alarms to the CCMS.
This was important as the hotel has a roof top pool, so any water leaks could result in serious consequences.
The security team at MBSIR requested an XML interface from the HR system to the CEM access control system in order to populate basic staff information.
It was important for the MBSIR security team to be able to efficiently manage employee details. The interface fields can be used for collecting uniforms, fast food access and ID badging.
ID badging
The CEM Visual Imaging Pass Production System (VIPPS) allows users to produce permanent and temporary ID badges. Security staff can enrol users and capture fingerprint templates using a user friendly ID badging application.
The key management system increases security around significant areas of the resort. CEM Systems developed an interface to automatically transmit card data from the AC2000 system to this management system.
A file which contains the full list of key safe users is sent to the key system and the necessary user records are created.
The AC2000 SE system at MBSIR was also integrated with the CCTV system. The AC2000 external interface enables the administrator to specify that when a particular alarm occurs on a CEM device, a message/ command is sent to the third party.
For every alarm of interest the following data is sent by AC2000 to the CCTV system: the alarm name e.g. ‘Door Forced’, the location of the alarm e.g. Door A, Main Entrance, and the date/ time at which the alarm occurred.
