Education
Educational institutions, with their wide-ranging access requirements, require a specific approach. Universities have many areas, such as dorms, libraries, institutes, laboratories, classrooms etc., where access is limited to specific groups. Access to computer systems (i.e. research results or student grades) must also be secure. Bell ID® Identity Token Manager for universities/campus offers integrated multi-application solutions for the management of all types of tokens used on campus.
University students and staff typically carry a wide variety of cards for everything from biometric access to identity proof, contactless payment and membership. By using Bell ID's smart card management system, educational institutions are enabled to issue only one card that suits all purposes.
Each personalised smart card can e.g. control access to buildings, enable electronic payments, manage access to files, give internet access, register student attendance, verify identity and prove membership.
Benefits
Benefits
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Manage cards centrally for convenience and accuracy
Bell ID's system enables each multifunctional card to be requested, produced and managed centrally. This ensures greater accuracy in issuance and avoids duplication, as well as simplifying the process for your administration team and the cardholders. -
Increase security by combating fraud
The smart card management software offers several authorisation levels to protect the security of information stored on each smart card and in the system's databases. -
Facilitate flexible management for future changes
The platform is web-based, allowing card requests and administration to be implemented via the internet. Post-issuance personalisation also allows applications to be added, modified and removed securely via the internet or a LAN, so you can develop your smart card system as the needs arise. -
Save time by automatically updating all application providers
When a new card is issued, the Bell ID central management system immediately registers it with all service providers. The system also maintains a black list of cards blocked for one or more services. All service providers can update this list and the system communicates automatically between the service providers. -
Maximise functionality by fully personalising each card
As well as allowing the personalisation of applications and access rights on each smart card, Bell ID's system also enables you to personalise the visual appearance of each card. You can do this either in-house or via a third party, defining the card's text, such as your institution’s name and the cardholder details, plus its graphical layout, including logos, photographs and barcodes. -
Save money by tailoring your system to suit you
The system offers many independent modules, so you can save money by investing only in the components that suit your needs.
Features
Key features
- Issue and manage smart identity cards for multiple groups of students and staff.
- Receive card requests online from HR or student registration systems.
- Provide web-based cardholder enrolment, administration and card personalisation facilities.
- Complete card requests and capture photos at web-based administration stations.
- Personalise each card with the appropriate physical access control functionality and send activated card data to physical access control systems.
- Personalise cards graphically and electronically for each cardholder and produce different card types for different groups, for example student, staff or faculty.
- Manage card lifecycles, including reissuing, withdrawing and renewing cards.
