Visitor entry system with link to SIMS registers

[DJ-1701]

I've been asked to look into an automated visitor entry system for the Primary School.

 

They want a system that visitors, staff and pupils can use to sign in and out, that will interface with SIMS to update attendance registers and print photographic ID stickers for visitors. Anyone got any ideas or recommendations?

 

The school have also asked about a tablet that can keep an up to date cached copy of the emergency contact information from SIMS in the event of an evacuation. So, any ideas or recommendations on this one would be useful too.

 

Cheers.

[sted]

inventry seems to work well in the schools i support that have it. plugs into sims but they dont seem to like replacing faulty hardware had one with a dodgy nic for ages they kept saying it was a cabling fault even when that machine worked with a usb nic on the same cable as the internal diddnt like (as did everything else i plugged into it)

 

not sure about cached data to a tablet though

[robsonma]

Yes +1 for inventry used it quite a bit in the past.

[paulellam]

+1 for Inventry, at my old school we had one of the first ones that went into a school, its still running now after probably 6 years

[robjduk]

My bloody school went with the first people they met (Paxton) which although ok, does not seem to work with SIMS. Annoying as hell as I wanted Invertry but it was all ordered before I even knew we were getting a door system

[Snuffkins]

+1 for Inventry, we've used it here for a couple of years, now and the system just seems to work. Haven't had to deal with support, so i can't comment on that side of things.

[DJ-1701]

So I can see there is a lot of love on here for installing https://inventry.co.uk/ so far then ... or just a lot of commonality. Any more thoughts?

[jmak]

We had a quote - special prices as we were referred by another local school. Product looks OK, but not remotely cost effective for us. Have you had a quote yet?

[icemonkey]

No complaints for InVentry and we've found their support to be pretty good!

We print the evacuation lists but they do have an app so it can be accessed on a mobile device. Attendance marks can be written back to SIMS at the click of a button so pastoral staff are happy too!

[DJ-1701]

Have you had a quote yet?

 

Haven't requested one yet, still on the research stage.

[simonw]

We are having an Inventry demo next Friday. Have Net2 at the moment.

[DJ-1701]

Some other companies that have been suggested are SG World, Leaders in Visitor Management Systems and Osborne Technologies Limited anyone used them?

[mowgli82]

@DJ-1701 - I think inventry are the only ones that write back to SIMS SG World can't as much as they tell you it can.

[stevewill6]

We have been looking at Genee Registrar, CB Secure Pass and Inventry.

[LincolnE]

A bit late to the party, but I'd advise against Genee Registrar for the time being.

[stevewill6]

A bit late to the party, but I'd advise against Genee Registrar for the time being.

We went with CB Secure pass. Install is today.

[MD120]

EntrySign from Osborune. This does the write back to Sims as OP requested as well as other Good features. Good support from them when required it. Them and inVentry are the 2 I'd reccomend

[davemarble]

I've had a demo of Entry sign, genie and inventory. Leaning toward Entry sign but waiting for quotes.

[DJ-1701]

So far we have had a visit a few days ago from SG World. Looking at the system, it looks good. Unfortunately still waiting on the quote being sent through though. I bet with regard to GDPR they are a tad busy though.

[DJ-1701]

Forgot to mention that I contacted them, and it seems they made a typo with my e-mail address. Easily done.

[Ditto]

A bit late to the party, but I'd advise against Genee Registrar for the time being.

 

Why so?