Salto Space
The pioneering, SVN data-on-card, smart access solution.
Rugby School Thailand
Location: Chonburi - Thailand
Project type: Education - Schools
Rugby School is one of the oldest and most prestigious co-educational institutions in Britain. Established over 450 years ago, the independent boarding school is highly regarded for its longstanding traditions and educational excellence. Today, its success has inspired the Rugby School Group’s expansion in the UK and the establishment of similarly acclaimed sister schools in Japan and Thailand.
Rugby School Thailand brings the institution’s centuries-long values and standards to Chonburi Province, a 70-minute journey from Bangkok. The 80-acre campus is equipped with facilities for both day and boarding students, including modern classrooms and buildings, and a state-of-the-art sports hub. Meanwhile, well-maintained nature trails and picturesque lakes offer students unlimited extracurricular options.
Figures
- 18 school blocks
- +220 access points
- +1,200 students and teachers daily
We have really enjoyed the quality of the products, the ease of configuration of Salto’s smart access platform, and the flexible access scheduling functions. The advanced access technology of Salto’s solution stands out, and the higher quality of the product takes out a lot of maintenance pressure. Electronic door locks help us control precisely who can enter, when, and where they can go — and we can cancel credentials immediately on notice of loss, improving safety, security, and the user experience for students, community members and staff.
As an educational institution, Rugby School Thailand’s top priority is the safety of its students and wider community. This fuelled the need for a sustainable, easy-to-use access control solution that offered the flexibility to schedule access according to different needs.
With open parkland, widely spread facilities, and a large number of children on-premise at any time, providing adequate security coverage was a unique challenge. The renowned school also tasked Salto with ensuring that only authorised personnel could access specific areas at allotted times. They wanted the ability to set custom access schedules and zones while capturing data on room and facility usage – a valuable decision-making tool when determining efficient use of space and traffic flows.
Furthermore, Rugby School Thailand was looking to eliminate the expense associated with replacing lost or stolen keys. However, the solution had to be intuitive and provide simple processes for routine tasks like issuing or amending access authorisations for users.
Conferences, sporting meets, and cultural events occur frequently at the school. Real-time audit trails and customisable access credentials would make those activities easier to plan and manage.
Sustainability was another key metric for any proposed solution. Rugby School Thailand was committed to responsible approaches from the start to ensure longevity, lower maintenance costs, and higher ROI.
To achieve these objectives, Salto developed an all-inclusive smart access solution for Rugby School Thailand. This solution leveraged our range of innovative technologies, including Salto Space, which was selected for its flexibility, best-in-class security, ease of installation, and intuitive use. Access points in all 18 blocks were fitted with various models of Salto access control units from our XS4 smart locking range. In addition, Salto Neoxx electronic padlocks and Design XS wall readers offer complete, secure access control across the entire campus.
Salto Space provides emergency readiness with lockdown and emergency opening functionalities, securing the premises in even the most serious situations. The solution also leverages Salto’s BLUEnet Wireless technology, developed specifically to deliver real-time control from anywhere, at any time.
Rugby School Thailand now has complete flexibility over its access control protocols. System administrators have greater visibility into who is on-premise and when. They can also program different access times, zones and access points, and amend access privileges – including duration – for students, staff, visitors, short-term guests, and contract or temporary workers.
To gain access, users are assigned MiFare-enabled keycards with the appropriate access rights pre-defined. Administrators can now quickly issue cards by working with an all-in-one, web-based access control management software that is simple to install and use. This software solution gives Rugby School Thailand everything needed to remotely manage access to different areas on campus – all from one robust, intuitive dashboard. Users enjoy a seamless, keyless experience, while management captures valuable data to enhance operations and customer journeys even further. As a result, Salto’s integrated solution has effectively delivered smart access control to every door at Rugby School Thailand, guaranteeing greater convenience, security, and peace of mind.
Key benefits
- Powerful smart access solutions unlock a new level of flexibility, security, and access control.
- Total access control, with improved security, tracking, and monitoring throughout the campus.
- Emergency readiness provided through lockdown functionality and AMOK emergency opening mode, giving students, teachers, staff and visitors a greater sense of security.
- Customisable, keyless experience, reducing cost and time spent on replacing lost or stolen mechanical keys and maintenance tasks associated with the legacy security system.
- Mobile access through credentials delivered directly to users’ smartphones, making it easier to amend or revoke access credentials and issue new keycards.
- Ultimate flexibility, in a smart solution that fits any door with a complete hardware and electronic locking platform.
- Granular access control over each space ensures operators can quickly edit access plans and schedule zones during events.
Schools today are challenged to balance security with accessibility across a range of physical locations, which would be almost impossible to manage with mechanical keys. That is why it's essential to deploy an electronic access control solution that provides both security and flexibility.
