Patent ID: 8238117

Claim:
An access control system comprising A. a first rack-mount enclosure in communications coupling with a second rack-mount enclosure, B. one or more access control boards disposed within the first enclosure that i. receive signaling from one or more sensors and/or intrusion prevention devices (collectively, “security devices”), and/or ii. control access to one or more entry points and/or zones, C. a plurality of input/output (I/O) boards disposed within the second enclosure that i. receive signaling from one or more additional sensors and/or intrusion prevention devices (collectively, “additional security devices”), and send signals based on said received signaling to one or more of the control boards disposed within the first enclosure, and/or ii. receive signaling from one or more of the control boards disposed within the first enclosure, and send signals based on said received signaling to one more of the additional security devices.