Patent ID: 8487742

Claim:
An access control system for a facility including a plurality of access points, the system including at least one central database including recombination data; at least one hard-wired lockset positioned to control access through at least one of the plurality of access points of the facility and hard-wired to the central database to receive the recombination data from the at least one central database; at least one token having memory that stores the recombination data including which tokens should be granted access from the at least one hard-wired lockset; and at least one stand-alone lockset positioned to control access through at least one of the plurality of access points of the facility, the stand-alone lockset including memory that stores the recombination data received from the at least one token; wherein the at least one hard-wired lockset includes a plurality of hard-wired locksets defining an outer perimeter and the at least one stand-alone lockset includes a plurality of stand-alone locksets positioned within the outer perimeter defined by the plurality of hard-wired locksets.