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O des Aravis

Combining mechanical and electronic locking within a single access management system

O des Aravis is the water utility serving towns and villages in the Aravis Mountains, a Prealpine range on the edge of France’s Haute-Savoie. O des Aravis is responsible for water capture, storage quality, analysis and delivery of around 700,000 m³ annually to homes and businesses in the region.

O des Aravis wanted to harmonize all access points within a single, unified, key-based system. The main requirements for the new access control system were:

  •  Secure, intelligent locks which would enable O des Aravis to track and trace who accesses which areas and when
  • Proven and robust locking devices suited to protect highsecurity openings, including a potentially dangerous room with high-tension electrical cabling and equipment
  • The ability to combine electronic and mechanical functionality and locks within a single system
  • An easier way to handle lost keys that minimizes the security risk to these sensitive sites

 

Flexible one-key system

PROTEC² CLIQ key-based access management with programmable, battery powered keys now protects 30 opening points at O des Aravis premises. The system enables the utility’s facility managers to manage and modify every important access. They are aware of activity affecting all critical doors; it is even impossible to leave one unlocked. 

CLIQ software - including an optional, cloud-based CLIQ Web Manager which works inside any browser - makes it easy and intuitive to manage their entire locking system. Audit trails for locks or keys are available on demand. These also sync automatically when a user key is updated or revalidated. If a key is lost, a security manager can mark it instantly with a couple of clicks, minimizing the risk for buildings.

Because CLIQ is a flexible, one-key system, O des Aravis can retain some mechanical locks at the site, operated by the same secure keys and with the same PROTEC² high security disc cylinders proven at critical infrastructure sites all over Europe. 

For local residents, winter skiers and summer hikers, the refreshing alpine waters of the Aravis are now safely locked down with the help of CLIQ wireless access management.

“The programming software platform is very simple to use. We can easily grant or remove access rights to any user. There is very good communication about software updates. It is highly valuable. "Laurent Schutz, Water & Sanitation Process Manager at O des Aravis

Benefits of Abloy's solution

  •  Easier to control and modify important access
  •  Accessible and intuitive managing locking system with CLIQ software
  •  Lost keys’ access rights will not be revalidated
  •  The one-key system retains both mechanical locks and PROTEC² CLIQ high security disc cylinders

 
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Products

  • PROTEC² CLIQ

    PROTEC² CLIQ is Abloy’s comprehensive and flexible key and access management system. It’s a wireless solution with quick and easy installation, electronic keys and an audit trail.

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  • Super Weather Proof Padlocks

    The Super Weather Proof (SWP) Padlock range meets IP68 specifications and can withstand the harshest conditions from storm-driven salt water or fine desert dust.

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