Patent ID: 7696872

Claim:
An access control panel that monitors and/or controls access to a building or other property comprising: A. a rack-mount enclosure having disposed therein one or more access control boards that i. receive signaling from one or more security devices, each comprising any of a sensor and/or an intrusion prevention device, and/or ii. control access to one or more entry points and/or zones to said building or other property, B. at least one connector providing communications coupling between at least one of the access control boards and at least one of the security devices, and C. wherein at least one of i. a plurality of connectors are mounted or disposed in a single row on a rear panel of the enclosure, ii. the enclosure is two rack-units (2 U) high, iii. the enclosure includes a hinged access port providing access to at least a component disposed within that enclosure.