Overview
What is Security Sentinel & Gate Guardian?
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airlines are enabling passengers to print their own boarding passes, which enables them to
bypass regular check-in
procedures and go straight to security.
To address this, the airport security personnel need a system that can thoroughly verify
e-boarding passes both during
check-in and at the gate. AIS has created Security Sentinel and Gate Guardian to resolve this
issue, ensuring proper
point of origin verification, door/gate open/close status, and cancelled flight checks.
These systems were developed as part of the AFIDS system and offer the following features:
- The capability to reset a flight.
- Facilitation of flights and delayed flights across midnight.
- Comprehensive audit and reporting.
- Automatic updating of AFIDS with departing passenger numbers by sector.
- Seasonal Schedule Details.
- Control of baggage carousel opening and closing.
- Control of check-in desk opening and closing.
These verifications are crucial in regulating access to airside and the gate, which are
fundamental to the safe
operation of an airport.
When a document is scanned, the system displays an instant "go" or "no-go" decision. If it's a
"no-go," the reason is
also provided.
This supplementary software guarantees maximum security with the least possible impact on
passenger processing times,
and fully complies with the requirements of the UK Department for Transport (DfT).
The major benefits of the Gate Guardian and Security Sentinel software include the following:
- It can be remotely supported and diagnosed.
- Suitable for use at regional airports as well as large international
airports.
- Integrated with the AFID schedule for updated flight information.
- Uses standard 2D barcode scanners in the industry.
- Compatible with M1 and S 2D single line barcodes for web-based boarding
passes.
- Supports S style barcodes for boarding cards from kiosks.
