摘要 |
A biometric security apparatus for use with a plurality of server cabinet enclosures is described herein. Each cabinet enclosure is configured with at least one electromechanical lock and a corresponding door. The biometric security apparatus includes a plurality of remote nodes, each remote node configured to provide an output signal to one or more of the at least one electromechanical lock in order to lock or unlock the corresponding door. In one aspect, a bus controller is connected to the plurality of remote nodes and a biometric input device is conneted to the controller. In one aspect, a biometric input device is connected to a remote node. The biometric input device is configured to authenticate a user and allow selection of one or more doors to be actuated upon authentication of the user. In one aspect, the bus controller is configured to distribute a command to one or more remote nodes corresponding to doors selected by the user. |