Portable access control system

An access control system, comprising:

• a portable structure comprised of durable material enabling the portable structure to withstand repeated relocation of the portable structure, the portable structure comprising a floor and a roof coupled to the floor by a plurality of supporting structures, the portable structure being configurable such that a bottom surface of the portable structure sits on a surface between a first area and a second area to prevent access to the second area from the first area;
• and
• a plurality of barrier devices arranged in a first direction across the floor, a movable portion of each barrier device providing access through the portable structure in a second direction from the first area to the second area, the movable portion of each barrier device being controllable by a respective electronic control device of a plurality of electronic control devices within the portable structure to permit or block passage through the barrier device to thereby prevent unauthorized access from the first area into the second area,
• wherein a plurality of fixed structures are coupled to the floor, each fixed structure being adjacent at least one barrier device, the plurality of fixed structures defining a plurality of paths from a first side of the portable structure through the barrier devices and to a second side of the portable structure.

An access control system, comprising:

• a portable container comprised of durable material enabling the portable container to withstand repeated relocation of the portable container, and wherein the container is configurable such that a bottom surface of the container sits on a surface between a first area and a second area to prevent access to the second area from the first area;
• a passing room disposed in the portable container, the passing room having a first passing room opening that provides access to the portable container from the first area and a second passing room opening that provides access from the portable container to the second area;
• at least one turnstile located in the passing room between the first passing room opening and the second passing room opening, the at least one turnstile being positioned and sized to prevent passage from the first passing room opening to the second passing room opening without going through the turnstile;
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• at least one electronic control coupled to the at least one turnstile so that the at least one electronic control causes the at least one turnstile to permit or block passage through the at least one turnstile to thereby prevent unauthorized access from the first area into the second area.