System for monitoring access to a restricted area, comprising a module housed below or above the gate

An access control system for controlling access to a restricted area, comprising at least one monitor configured to monitor entry and/or exit in the restricted area of users using a pedestrian gate, specific to the monitor, the gate comprising a space for the crossing of a pedestrian with his/her luggage, for the entry and/or the exit in the restricted area, the monitor comprising:

• a circulation authorization system, comprising a central unit and at least one document reader, the at least one document reader being configured to communicate with an access document of a user, and the central unit being configured to determine whether the user of the access document is authorized to use the gate, and
• a signing system configured to show the user whether he/she is authorized or not to use the gate, the signing system comprising at least one peripheral configured to change state and a control module configured to control the at least one peripheral, the control module being configured to control the change of the state of the at least one peripheral when the central unit of the circulation authorization system has determined that the user of the displacement document is authorized to use the gate,
• wherein the control module is housed in a control compartment above the gate and vertically aligned with the gate,
• wherein the at least one peripheral of the signing system comprises an obstructer for obstructing the gate comprising an obstacle positioner configured to position an obstacle across the gate, the obstacle positioner being housed in a signing compartment above the gate and vertically aligned with the gate, and
• wherein the obstacle comprises at least one movable member movable between a deployed configuration, in which the at least one movable member extends across the gate, and a retracted configuration, in which the at least one movable member is disengaged from the gate, the obstacle positioner being formed by an actuator mechanically connected to the at least one movable member configured to drive the at least one movable member between the deployed configuration and the retracted configuration.