Which checkpoints is your building security missing?

For most buildings, entrance security tends to be strong at the main door because it is the easiest door to get right. It has a defined lane, a clear sightline, and a budget attached.

ASIS International’s recent Security Controls and Visibility Report puts tailgating and piggybacking among the most common security control incidents. Any door without something watching it is a candidate for this threat. So, the harder question is what your building security looks like at the stairwell, the interior corridor, the restricted room, and in the data those doors produce. Every such door has three constraints, and these constraints decide which security solution belongs at that door:

  • Throughput: how many people pass, and how fast they need to.
  • Physical space: whether there’s room for a lane or a barrier at all.
  • Event data: where a flag goes when something goes wrong.

Here are the three types of entrances every facility has and how Orion ties them together.

The main entrance

At the main entrance, the job is fast, credentialed entry at volume. SpeedGate lanes handle that across configurations: ThinLine for the classic optical lane, and OmniLane for mainline, high-traffic, and ADA-compatible entrances. The lane also flags an invalid entry or tailgating attempt at the unit itself, with a visual and audible alert, so detection happens where the credential is checked.

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The interior doors

Most doors inside a building can’t fit a lane. Orion DoorGuard™ is built for those. It uses overhead LiDAR sensing to catch the case where one credential is scanned but multiple people pass, then alerts security through Infinity™, or triggers relay outputs to match the facility’s requirements. It works on any doorway where access matters, including stairwells and interior doors. DoorGuard™ also counts the authorized individuals passing through. In emergency situations, this tells first responders whether anyone is still inside a given area.

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The synchronizing layer

Each entrance produces events: credential reads, tailgating alerts, occupancy counts. Whether a flag at the front lane ever reaches the team watching the interior is an integration question, not a hardware one. Orion Infinity™ software pulls activity from every entrance into one picture, so a flag at one door is visible everywhere. Orion also integrates with third-party readers and credential systems, so full coverage doesn’t require replacing what you already run.

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Five questions to run against your own building security

  1. Which of your doors have no barrier, and what watches them?
  2. When a door flags an event, who sees it, and how fast?
  3. Do your access systems share data, and does each keep its own record?
  4. If you had to evacuate a wing right now, could you say who is still inside?
  5. Does your security program have visible management ownership, or only technology?

If you can’t answer three or more with confidence, we suggest you start there.

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About Orion Entrance Control, Inc. 

Orion Entrance Control, Inc. is an American technology company that specializes in speed lanes, optical turnstiles, full height turnstiles, security tailgating solutions, and occupancy sensor solutions. Serving high-rise buildings, government and corporate offices, and other facilities, Orion delivers secure, visually appealing, and easily integrated entry solutions. With decades of experience working with security integrators and architectural planners, Orion provides the expertise and tools to streamline lobby security projects while delivering actionable data and metrics that enhance operational efficiency and safety. For more information, please visit www.orioneci.com. 

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