Patent ID: 8207814

Claim:
A system for providing security access to a door, the system comprising: a controller comprising an Ethernet port, a microprocessor, and a memory, the controller configured to operate using electrical power supplied via the Ethernet port; a door strike device coupled with the controller, the door strike device configured to latch and de-latch the door; a protection device connected between the door strike device and the controller, the protection device configured to electrically protect the controller; a door access device coupled with the controller; an output device comprising at least one of a siren, horn, and lamp coupled with, and controlled by the controller; wherein the controller is further configured to receive input over a wire pair from a fire alarm control panel (FACP), wherein control of the door strike device and door access device, is overridden upon receipt of an alarm condition signal from the FACP; wherein the controller is further configured to determine an access privilege associated with data associated with a user of the door that is input to the door access device; wherein the microprocessor is configured to program the controller, to dynamically load one or more firmware programs and/or software programs to the memory, and to program the output device when the output device is coupled with the controller using a wire pair; and wherein the door strike device and the door access device are each configured to operate using a portion of the electrical power supplied to the controller via the Ethernet port.