Government ID, Smart Cards, Identification and Authentication

SALTO installs system at Malaysian resort

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

SALTO’s XS4 electronic stand alone locks, contactless update on card wall readers and SVN Virtual Network technology from are being put to use at Malaysia’s luxury resort complex, The Club at The Saujana.

Set among 160 acres of lush tropical gardens and nestled among the rolling hills of a palm plantation yet just a 35 minute drive from Kuala Lumpur airport, The Club at The Saujana is the latest addition to GHM Hotel’s worldwide portfolio of luxury hotels and resorts.


Distributor My Datacet deployed the SALTO system. The system consists of 111 XS4 stand alone wire free electronic locks and these are fitted to 105 guest rooms, four butlers pantries, a storeroom and an external garden gate. These are networked and interfaced via SALTO’s powerful SVN Virtual Network software and are joined by two located contactless wall readers and a key card programmer.

Each lock has its own battery power source and built-in card reader that identifies the user, whether it is a guest’s card or a staff member’s key fob, interrogates their access rights and then either opens the lock or refuses entry. [end] 

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