RFID Guard Tour AccountAbility System

RFID Guard Tour Systems are the forefather of NFC Tag & QR Code Guard Tour Systems. Call (800) 688-9633 or schedule a DEMO of this NFC/ RFID Guard Tour System.

RFID Guard Tour Systems were a significant advancement for guard tour systems, over the clocks and keys and wands, and certainly over the paper guard tour honor system. NFC Tags Guard Tour systems are a newer subset of RFID, and are best for guard tours for a number of reasons.

RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) is a technology using radio waves to track objects, or people. One issue is that there are more moving pieces in an RFID tag guard tour system, including chips and antennas and RFID readers; or specialized RFID scanners.

NFC tags, on the other hand, are simply a passive, programable chip sealed inside plastic, and require no power source or antennas. Instead, most modern android phones, iPhones, iPads and tablets have NFC tag and QR code readers built right in! This makes an NFC tag guard tour system, or even a QR Code Guard Tour solution (because QR codes are simply read using the built-in camera of the mobile device) the most convenient and Affordable Guard Tour System.

And speaking of convenience, the AccountAbility NFC and QR Code guard tour system allows for you ro write or “register” NFC tags right from the mobile guard tour app, and you can generate all the QR codes you want through the AccountAbility COMMAND CENTER anytime.     

Security is another reason to use this affordable NFC guard tour system over RFID, or even QR, if possible. This is because internal security of RFID varies greatly, so both RFID and QR (very much like a bar code) can be cloned by an unethical player. Both the AccountAbility Security Guard App download, (for iPhone Devices, Android Phones, and even desktop) and the NFC tags have encryption built in, making them much harder, if not impossible to clone; not something even a very tech savvy person would find worth attempting.

NFC Guard Tour Systems have proved to be more convenient and affordable than RFID Guard Tour Systems. Call an expert at (800) 688-9633 or DEMO this NFC & QR Guard Tour System. 

NFC tags are also governed by global standards (NFC Forum and ISO/IEC 14443), whereas RFID has many frequencies, which can lead to compatibility issues, even if you have the antennas and special RFID scanners in place. Again, making the NFC tag security guard tour system the best choice.

RFID: Has multiple standards and frequencies (LF, HF, UHF), which can lead to compatibility issues.

Finally, a reliable NFC guard tour system is the best for the physical security officer industry because NFC stands for “near field communication”. This means that the security officer needs to tap the back of their phone to the NFC tag to show that they were there, as opposed to RFID which is the technology currently used in highway toll areas to read whether a car has the RFID sticker confirming they are okay to fly through. Today’s security officer agency customers are looking for transparency and accountability (yes, that is our name for a reason), and when they ask to see the geo-tag or map “pin” of where your officer was, you don’t want to present data that does not lend to credibility. This reliable NFC guard tour system will provide that accountability, with GPS pins showing where your security officer was when they submitted that NFC scan, usually within a couple feet of the checkpoint.

So, while RFID guard tour systems were a necessary and excellent step in the right direction, affordable NFC guard tour systems are now the ideal way to go for security, proof-of-presence, accountability, and affordability.

Finally, the explanation of your NFC and QR guard tour system options would not be complete without addressing how easy-to-use this guard tour system is. There is simply not a more user-friendly NFC & QR guard tour system and app that exists. You can judge that for yourself, but with over 100,000 hours of service to the physical security and related software industries, our U.S.-based Security Officer Management Software Experts understand how easy an NFC guard tour system needs to be for you, your mobile security workforce, and your customers. And we deliver.

In summary, NFC/ RFID make excellent Guard Tour Systems through increased accountability, smoother operations, and enhanced security, because:

• • • 1. Reliable NFC/ RFID guard tour systems provide PROOF of who, where, and what time a security checkpoint is scanned.
      2. NFC/ RFID tags are much more durable and weather resistant that barcodes or QR codes.
      3. This affordable NFC/ RFID guard tour tracking software allows you to see officer activity submissions, up to the second.
      4. NFC/ RFID tags are not easily duplicated like QR and barcodes.
      5. An NFC/ RFID guard tour system provides FAR more efficiency than paper reporting, lowering administrative costs.
      6. NFC/ RFID guard tour apps automatically create security officer metrics, audit trails, and data analytics. 
      7. NFC/ RFID tags are easy to deploy.

 

All-in-all, an NFC/ RFID Guard Tour System is the best type of guard tour system that you can have.

Speak with a guard management system expert at (800) 688-9633 or DEMO to decide if this is the best security officer tracking and reporting system for you.