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Improving the Security in Work Environment through a Network-Based Visitors Management System (VMS): A Case of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro Administrative Block
Increased insecurity calls for concerted efforts in beefing up the security apparatus within residential and business areas. In achieving this, the reliance of manual means of granting visitors in and out of premises can no longer provide the needed results as this as failed often than not by granting access to unknown visitors that comes in under false identity in order to perpetuate harm or untold damage to life and properties. This research tends to implement a Visitor Management System (VMS) within the study area that will digitally monitor and record the influx of visitors in and out of the administrative block of the study area. The system is a network based solution that runs a on a peer-to-peer network architecture within two-users. The system comprises of outdoor (VTH) and indoor (VTO) VMS devices and an IP Dome Camera all networked using a cat5e network cable. The system allows for visitors to be screened by the rector’s secretary via the indoor monitor system before approving the access for the visitor. The implementation of the VMS at the premises of the study area had shown reduced visitors at the waiting room, ensures by security by allowing only verified visitors into the administrative block and better records and monitor of visitors that goes in and out of the building.