A private university
Seven swing barriers and twelve card-reader doors across two buildings, replacing an old system while still reading existing ID cards.
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Case study · Access Control and Turnstiles
A smarter, safer gate for a university
State universityTurnstiles, face recognition and intercom
Negros Occidental, Philippines
Overview
A state university in Negros Occidental engaged LMI to secure the main gate of one of its campuses with turnstiles that read faces and ID cards, plus an intercom to the admin office.
LMI built it on the campus's existing network, trained the university's IT team and handed over in October 2025.
6turnstile pedestals for entry and exit at the main gate
4face recognition terminals
4university IT staff trained to run the system
Starting point
The challenge
- Control who enters and leaves through one main gate
- Read both faces and ID cards, and stop tailgating and passback
- Run everything on the campus's existing network and wiring
- Lay conduit under a tiled floor and restore it
Outcome
The result
- Face and card access working at entry and exit
- Anti-passback and anti-tailgating rules working
- Intercom from the gate to the admin office working
- University IT team trained and signed off
On record
Certificate of completion issued by the university, October 2025.
The approach
How LMI solved it
Plan
Designed the gate layout, the network links and the enrollment process.
Build
Chipped the floor, laid conduit, installed and wired the turnstiles, then restored the tiles.
Configure
Set up face and card access, anti-passback, anti-tailgating, the intercom and the ID printer.
Train and hand over
Tested every function, trained the IT team, closed the open items and handed over.
- Site challengeEverything had to run on the existing network.
- Site challengeCivil works at a busy campus gate.
- Site challengeSeveral systems had to work as one.
- Site challengeOpen items from the first test were closed before handover.
Installed
On site
Acceptance
Verified at handover
- Face recognition and card reading at entry and exit
- Anti-passback and anti-tailgating
- Emergency override, fail-safe and fail-secure
- Video intercom to the admin office
- Enrollment: add, remove and edit users
- Conduit buried and tiles restored
- Helpdesk dashboard training completed
On record
Final acceptance checklist signed by the university's IT officer. Overall result: Passed.
What you get with LMI
Digital transformation requires solid infrastructure.
Every new system depends on the infrastructure beneath it. LMI builds that foundation so your team can find it, maintain it and trust it.
01
Know who comes in
Faces and ID cards are checked at the gate, on the way in and out.
ProofFace and card access tested in both directions.
02
No more tailgating
Anti-passback and anti-tailgating rules block shared or doubled entries.
ProofBoth rules tested and working.
03
Your team runs it
Your IT staff can enroll users, read logs and override in an emergency.
Proof4 university IT staff trained.
04
Confidence at handover
Your team signs off on every function before you depend on it.
ProofCertificate of completion, October 2025.
Also from LMIThe rest of the infrastructure a digital operation runs on: Network refresh · Fiber optic cabling · Structured copper cabling · Core switching · Managed firewall and Wi-Fi · Managed CCTV · Lightning protection · Electrical works · Turnkey infrastructure projects
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LMI Corporation · Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines