LAX Security

Problem: Non-Secure Gates

Los Angeles International Airport needed to improve security around the perimeter of the airport. It was difficult to control who had access to padlocked areas. Any security solution needed to stand up to the rigors of an airport environment, and work within a very complex system requiring authorization entry at different levels within the organization. The system had to work in the outdoor, salt-air environment, and not interfere with the high powered two-way radio and radar emissions that surrounded the airport. The system also needed to work on LAX's computer network system.

Solution: CyberLock Padlocks

In the fall of 2000, Glen Granger, a systems programmer for LAX, searched the internet for a solution, and discovered CyberLock at the Videx web site. The CyberLock line of products included cylinders that fit into the padlocks already in use at the airport. With CyberLock, LAX could control who could open padlocks throughout the facility, and at what times. The audit trail in the locks and the keys provided valuable information about access events at the highly-secured facility.

In addition, LAX discovered that they could economically and quickly add the system to doorways, cabinets, and switches that had previously been impossible to monitor.

The system was quickly implemented, and is running smoothly on the LAX network system. The system is controlled on a daily basis and is virtually trouble free. The only maintenance required is changing the battery in the key approximately every 3,000 openings, which is easily done in the field by the user.

CyberLock now provides a high degree of key control and security to one of the nation's busiest airports.