Method and system for providing cross-platform remote control, monitoring, and up-dating of a facility access controller

A method for providing cross-platform remote control and monitoring of a facility access controller, the method comprising the steps of:

• monitoring at least one terminal control unit with a cross-platform network controller;
• updating at least one of first identification data and operating parameters stored in said least one terminal control unit with said cross-platform network controller;
• receiving second identification data with the at least one terminal control unit from an input access control device operatively linked to the at least one terminal control unit;
• comparing the first identification data stored in said at least one terminal control unit with said second identification data;
• and
• activating an output access control device operatively linked to said at least one terminal control unit if said first identification data matches said second identification data.

A computer program product for providing cross-platform remote control and monitoring of a facility access controller, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer useable medium having computer readable code embodied therein, said computer readable code including an operating system computer readable program code device, said operating system computer program code device further includes,
• a web server code module;
• a TCP/IP code module;
• an E-mail server code module;
• and
• a CGI code module, said operating system computer readable program code device facilitating remote operation of the facility access controller while at least one of system upgrades and changes within the facility access controller are easily implemented via a cross-platform network controller.