A. The Security Management System (“SMS”) shall be the key central component for managing physical security access control, video, alarm monitoring, visitor management and selected other functions provided through third party integrations as specified herein. B. Scalability 1. The SMS shall be capable of processing an unlimited number of credential readers, scalable from single site to multiple sites. C. Database 1. The SMS shall be based upon one or more independent secure SQL database instances, one of which has been designated as the system master. D. The SMS shall provide a variety of integrated core functions to include: 1. regulation of access and egress 2. provision of identification credentials 3. video management 4. monitoring and managing alarms related to both access control and intrusion 5. visitor management
