HWg-DCD (Data Center Dashboard) is a unique system that enables secure remote access to cabinets. HWg-DCD is a centralized application that opens the front or back doors of a cabinet to authorized personnel only.
HWg-DCD includes a Windows administration interface. The operator can click to open any cabinet. The administrator manages the database of users and their access permissions.
- HWg-DCD offers centralized management of remote access to cabinets.
The operator configures who may open which cabinet at what time. - HWg-DCD features easy management of users, cabinets and access codes.
- HWg-DCD supports six ways of opening rack doors:
- Key (a lock is a part of an electronic swing handle)
- Web units at the doors
- Operator clicks a rack in HWg-DCD
- Local RFID card reader at each cabinet
- Central RFID card reader near the door of the server room
- SMS sent from a mobile phone (user code + door code)
HWg-DCD is typically used for complete control of access to racks or cabinets in a data center. Centrally managed access is usually used in server hosting centers (collocation centers), or for the most important racks of private enterprises.