Learning About Visitor Management Solutions

Many organizations use visitor systems to improve the professionalism of their organization. But what about also improving security?

We'll examine that issue in today's article by discussing alerts that are designed to keep unwanted individuals from checking in at your facilities.

Problem:  I realize that using visitor badges are a more professional approach to managing visitors. But how do I protect our environment against individuals that we do not want inside our facilities?

Solution:  One of the more helpful security alerts included in EasyLobby badge software is the ability to create watch lists to highlight specific visitors that you do not want in your building.

Creating a watch list is an important feature to incorporate in your standard security procedures, and visitor management software allows you to do so easily.

Watch lists can alert you about the arrival of someone you do not want in your facilities within seconds of guest sign in. Individuals on your watch list might include disgruntled former employees, competitors, an unscrupulous contractor, or a malicious person.

It's interesting to note that watch lists do not have to include only "bad" individuals but also "good" people or VIPs that you may want to highlight, such as a member of the Board of Directors, an investor, or a strategic partner.

Either way, watch lists allow you to pay particular attention to these individuals and treat them in a certain way - such as denying entry to unwanted individuals or giving preferential treatment for those who are important to your organization.

Organizations frequently want to further enhance their security by using external watch lists to screen against individuals on each state's sex offender database or the Government Denied Parties databases. Schools and government facilities often employee either of these services with EasyLobby to screen guests prior to providing a visitor pass and allowing them entry.

Most importantly, a watch list feature is easy to use with EasyLobby visitor software.

Using watch lists are an important capability to enhance visitor security. Even though the use of visitor passes is the most visitable aspect of your ID badge system, using watch lists are an important aspect of lobby management and improving security for your guests and employees.

Find out more about using watch lists, and the many other EasyLobby features, by registering for a free, personalized online web conference.

In about 30 minutes we will demonstrate the features of our system that are most appropriate for your particular environment.