Vingcard Visionline Manual

Modern tech-forward hotel lets guests bypass front desk check-in while benefitting from green-friendly guestroom solution

VISIONLINE by VingCard Software In addition to the basic offline software for VISIONLINE, additional modular online packages are available in order to match the specific needs of your property. These modules can be added on at a later stage if needed. A manual smart card encoder. For VISIONLINE RFID systems:. RFID encoder (Fig. Using Vision LockLink by VingCard LockLink Overview The following figure illustrates the components of the LockLink and how it is connected to the PC (Vision workstation or server), Contact Card and power supply. Refer to the manual for your specific Pocket PC model for details of exactly where to find it.

VingCard Elsafe, the global leader in hospitality security and part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, announces that several of its proprietary technology solutions have been integrated as critical components of a revolutionary Smart Check-In program at one of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.'s (NYSE: HOT) newest hotels, Aloft New York Brooklyn. VingCard Elsafe's VISIONLINE wireless RF-online locking system is making it possible for Aloft Brooklyn guests to completely bypass the front desk upon arrival. Meanwhile, Orion by VingCard Elsafe, an energy management solution with full wireless online functionality, is integrated with the locking system to help dramatically reduce energy consumption while ensuring guestroom temperature comfort.

Starwood's Aloft Hotels brand has selected VingCard to provide the advanced RFID technology behind its groundbreaking Smart Check-In program. Through the new program, which launches at Aloft Brooklyn in September, Starwood Preferred Guest^® members may choose to receive an Aloft brand SPG card that features an embedded RFID tag. On the day of a planned stay at Aloft Brooklyn, a text message is sent directly to the guest's mobile device that indicates their room number at the property. Upon arrival, the guests can proceed straight to their guest room, where their encrypted Aloft brand SPG card will unlock the door, providing unprecedented convenience, security and ease-of-operation for the hotel and guests alike.

VingCard's VISIONLINE system features standalone electronic locks that communicate with a central property server via online radio frequency, eliminating the need to manually encode keycards, cancel master cards and check battery life. A remote audit trail and live card-tracking capabilities provide valuable intelligence in the event of a guest dispute. And optional advanced communication functionality keeps hotel management constantly in the loop regarding security issues via automated text message or email.

Aloft Brooklyn also features the Orion by VingCard energy management system, a technology integrated with VISIONLINE that automates energy conservation and eliminates wasteful utilities use throughout the hotel's guestrooms. Orion automatically assumes control of ambient temperature when guestrooms are unoccupied, never allowing them to become either too warm or too cold. Upon guests' return, the system automatically resumes the preset temperature settings. Energy expenditure is the second highest cost for the hospitality industry, and Orion can dramatically reduce a hotel's energy bill. Hung Luk, Senior Vice President of the LAM Group, which owns Aloft Brooklyn, expects to save 25% or more on energy costs thanks to Orion.

'We wanted to implement a green-friendly technology that helps us conserve energy, but we wanted to do it without sacrificing the quality of the guest experience. Orion by VingCard fit the bill perfectly,' Luk says. 'LAM Group strives to be out in front, on the leading edge of hotel technology. Between the Smart Check-In technology and this amazing energy management system, Aloft Brooklyn is, without question, one of the most technologically advanced hotels in New York, and customers will flock to stay with us as a result.'

'Implementation of these two groundbreaking solutions by VingCard and Orion at the new Aloft Brooklyn represents Starwood's commitment to providing both maximum guest convenience and increased property efficiency through the most advanced guest-facing and operational technologies, particularly through the Aloft brand,' said George Winker, vice president of sales for VingCard Elsafe, Americas. 'That commitment to technological innovation is mirrored throughout our organization, as we work toward to future of technology.'

Featuring 176 loft-like guestrooms, Aloft Brooklyn occupies a prime spot in the heart of the borough, located next to the bustling Fulton Mall and minutes from the renowned Brooklyn Academy of Music, the iconic Brooklyn Bridge, the newly-opened Brooklyn Bridge Park, nightlife, restaurants and hip boutiques. Aloft Brooklyn features a stunning two-story lobby atrium with the brand's signature w xyz bar and an expansive roof terrace bar with panoramic views of the Manhattan and Brooklyn skylines.

VingCard Elsafe is the world leader in developing locking systems and electronic in-room safes for the hospitality industry, offering user-friendly security systems that meet the unique operational needs of hotels and resorts. For more information, please visit www.vingcardelsafe.com.

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About VingCard Elsafe The world leader in hotel security technology, ASSA ABLOY Hospitality has products installed in more than 39,000 properties worldwide, securing in excess of 6.5 million hotel rooms and is part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, a publicly listed company. VingCard provides numerous electronic locking system solutions, including traditional magnetic-stripe, smartcard systems and the latest RFID electronic locks compatible with the main ISO standards: ISO 14.443A (MIFARE), ISO 14.443B, ISO15.693 and NFC-compatible (Near Field Communication), fully integrated PMS interface software solutions, as well as the world leader in wireless online locking solutions for hotels based on ZigBee secured open platform. VingCard has worldwide service and support in more than 166 countries. Elsafe provides the only UL-listed (1037) hotel safe series on the market today in keypad and card-based models. Elsafe Safes include a UL-listed internal power outlet to support recharging of laptops and camcorders, full wireless online capabilities and RFID versions compatible with VingCard system. Elsafe customers also enjoy the same worldwide service and support. Orion by VingCard Elsafe is the new Energy Management Solution that reduces energy consumption, ensures guest comfort and contributes to improve hotels green initiatives. The ASSA ABLOY Hospitality Group is dedicated to the hospitality industry. For more information on VingCard Elsafe, visit www.vingcard.com, www.elsafe.com, www.orionbyvingcardelsafe.com.

About Aloft Hotels Created to shake up the staid, traditional select service segment of the hotel industry, the Aloft brand delivers style at a steal with urban-influenced, modern, open and vibrant design - and a social guest experience - at an affordable price point. In the same way that W Hotels broke through the clutter of conformity in the upscale hotel arena more than a decade ago, Aloft is shaking up the industry for the next generation of traveler. Aloft hotels are geared toward savvy, design-conscious consumers who grew up with the democratization of design. Building on its tech-savvy DNA, the brand recently pioneered the industry's first 'keyless entry' automatic check-in program at Aloft Lexington in Massachusetts. With nearly 50 hotels open in the two years since Aloft first arrived on the scene and nine more opening in 2011, Aloft can be found everywhere from Abu Dhabi and Baltimore to Dallas and Beijing and everywhere in between. For more information, please visit www.alofthotels.com.

Aloft Hotels, like all brands within Starwood's portfolio, is proud to offer the Starwood Preferred Guest® program, which offers a breakthrough policy of no blackout dates on Free Night Awards. To learn more, please visit .

About Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 1051 properties in 100 countries and territories with 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels, resorts and residences with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, W®, Westin®, Le Méridien®, Sheraton®, Four Points® by Sheraton, and the recently launched Aloft®, and Element SM. The company boasts one of the industry’s leading loyalty programs, Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG), allowing members to earn and redeem points for room stays, room upgrades and flights, with no blackout dates. Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit .

VingCard Elsafe, whose origin was in Moss, Norway, is an international producer of hotel locking systems, electronic in-room safes and energy management systems. After inventing the first mechanical hole card operated lock in 1976, VingCard was acquired in 1994 by ASSA ABLOY, and merged with the electronic safe producer Elsafe^[2] to form VingCard Elsafe in 2006. Since 2 June 2015 VingCard Elsafe is not an operating company, but a product brand within ASSA ABLOY Hospitality.^[3]

• 1History
• 3Products

History[edit]

Founding of VingCard[edit]

The original VingCard lock was invented by Tor Sørnes, a Norwegian author, politician, and engineer.^[4] In 1950 Sørnes worked as a production planner at Christiania Staal & Jernvarefabrikk in Moss, Norway, a factory which made locks and ice skates under the brandname Ving. In 1955 he became the factory's machine constructor and when the factory in 1960—as one of the first in the country—established a department of research and development, he became its director.^[5]

In the late 1960s and through the 1970s, there were efforts in the security industry to create a room access system that would improve the security by replacing older keys.^[6]

In 1975 Tor Sørnes invented the VingCard lock, the first known mechanical hole card operated lock.^[4] Operated by a plastic key card with a pattern of holes, there were 32 possible hole locations, giving up to ${\displaystyle 2^{32}\approx 4.3\times {10}^9}$ different keys.^[7] The 32 holes in the key gave 4.3 billion combinations, the same number as the population of the earth at that time.^[8] The key could easily be changed for each new guest by inserting a new key template in the lock that matched the new key.^[7][9]

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In 1979 Sørnes was working for TrioVing as an engineer in the R&D Department when a sister company of TrioVing was established – VingCard.^[8] This became the start of the company VingCard. Export of the original invention was initiated in 1978 when it was installed in the Peachtree Plaza Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia which was the world's tallest hotel at the time. The hotel had been troubled by burglaries and was eager to test the new security innovations.^[10][11] This original system was patented in 29 countries,^[8] and was a mechanical key card predecessor to the contemporary electronic room access card.^[6] The invention is still in worldwide hotel security use under the brand VingCard.^[8]

Founding of Elsafe[edit]

1979 was also the year that Elsafe (then a separate company) invented the world's first electronic in-room safe, introducing it to the hotel market. The new product was named Elsafe, and the company's first factory was placed in Mosvik, Norway. In 1980, Elsafe installed its first safe installation at a property in the Canary Islands, and it later began selling to hotels on all seven continents. Bjørn Lyng, Elsafe's founder, wanted to create a security vault that opened and closed electronically, and new electronic safes soon led to an industry-wide shift, where safes requiring metal keys increasingly became obsolete.^[10]

Dual acquisition by ASSA ABLOY[edit]

In 1992-93 VingCard launched the electronic magnetic stripe card lock to a positive market reception. Tor Sørnes continued as a vice president and director of R&D at VingCard, retiring in 1992. Following the merger in November 1994 between VingCard's former owners, Abloy Security, and the Swedish Securitas AB, VingCard became part of ASSA ABLOY, a Swedish lock manufacturer.^[12]

Elsafe also became part of the ASSA ABLOY Group in 1994, currently the world's largest independent lock group company, which is composed of more than 100 subsidiary international companies.^[11] Aside from VingCard Elsafe, ASSA ABLOY also owns Yale lock, Sargent and the high-security lock firms of Medeco in the U.S., Mul-T-Lock in Israel, Fichet-Bauche in France. It is controlled by Gustaf Douglas through his company Latour. It has distributors located in over 167 countries.

Merger[edit]

In 1997, VingCard and Elsafe joined marketing and sales forces and then finally merged to form VingCard Elsafe in 2006. As a single entity, the company counts more than 166 sales offices worldwide.^[11] Among its current product focuses are RFID technology^[13] and energy management systems.^[14]

Executives[edit]

Tim Shea operated as the global president of VingCard Elsafe from 2004 and later ASSA ABLOY Hospitality until 2015.^[15] Since 2016 the global president of Assa Abloy Hospitality is Christophe Sut, also Executive Vice President of Assa Abloy. In North America, VingCard Elsafe operated under Tim Shea as acting president from the departure of Bill Oliver in October 2014. As of March 2015 Lihong Wu took over responsibilities as president of Assa Abloy Hospitality North America.^[15]

Marc Tobias has been granted several patents regarding bypass tools and techniques for opening or protecting locks, including 5,355,701 VINGCARD.^[16]

Products[edit]

VingCard locking systems[edit]

• Original - this lock series has the same physical design as VingCard's more advanced locks, and requires no front desk equipment, batteries or software.^[9]
• Classic - user-friendly easy to operate, available with either a magnetic strip (magstripe) card reader, or with optional dual magnetic lock/smart card ability.
• Classic RFID - if a facility already has VingCard classic locks installed, Classic RFID adds the ability to go 'contactless.' Marketed as particularly flexible in regard to future developments.
• Signature - blends with a hotel's particular interior, for interior design needs. Signature is available in two design formats: Signature Trend, for modern hotels, and Signature Décor, for hotels with a classic style.
• Signature RFID - their most recent system, marketed as utilizing the most recent RFID technology.
• Essence - Essence houses all locking components within a door, allowing for minimalistic interior design.
• Allure - Allure places all hardware inside the walls, and the system's panels are fully customizable in order to match the surrounding design.

Elsafe safes[edit]

• Xtra II On-Wall - intended for hotels with limited space, the Xtra II On-Wall Safe is designed to fit on all cupboard, armoire or closet walls, or guestroom wall. It meets the same security standards and utilizes the same electronic platform as all Xtra II series safes.
• Xtra II Floor - intended to secure larger items including briefcases, laptops and other electronic equipment.
• Xtra II - The Xtra II series includes an audit trail system and Elsafe's handheld SafeLink controller. Constructed with solid steel, a proprietary quick-change battery system and anti-tamper mechanisms.
• Zenith - the Zenith safe requires minimal space, and can be placed in drawers or cabinets. Zenith has space for laptops and tablet devices, and also has an anti-tamper security switch and RF-online upgradeability.
• Sentinel II - UL-1037 certified safe with an interlocking deadbolt system, anti-tamper labyrinths, extended solid steel bolt hinges, and a one-piece cold-pressed steel door. Sentinel II RFID lets users open and secure their in-room safe with the Signature RFID hotel lock room key.
• Infinity II - with same security features as the Sentinel II, it has a sleek design and a backlit keypad (digital only).

Visionline by VingCard[edit]

Introduced in 2006, Visionline is wireless locking technology developed by VingCard Elsafe. It uses radio frequency (RF Online) to operate stand-alone electronic locks. The system's radio frequency is one of the first to be based on ZigBee technology, a secured wireless open platform.

Visionline eliminates the need for hotel staff to visit guestrooms when identifying locks with low batteries or reprogramming individual locks, and lets guests request a room change or extended stay without visiting the front desk.^[14] Visionline also gives live remote reports on which items in a room require maintenance.

Orion by VingCard Elsafe[edit]

Orion by VingCard Elsafe is an energy management system that tracks energy usage at a property, by combining digital thermostats, occupancy sensors, door position interfaces, remote server software and a dashboard reporting system.^[14] Orion is marketed for hotels, and the room control dashboard gives an overview of guestroom electronic systems, including occupancy status, locks, safes, lighting and total energy consumption.^[14]

Orion can control a room's ambient temperature when guestrooms are unoccupied, and automatically resume the preset when the guest returns. Orion also can interface with a hotel's property management system to pre-condition rooms when guests check in, and can automatically set the energy-saving mode when guests check out.^[14]

Orion won the Star Award from Top Hotel in 2012.^[17]

Affiliations[edit]

VingCard Elsafe and its executives are part of the following professional and industry organizations:

• AHLA
• Hospitality Technology Next Generation (HTNG)
• AAHOA - Founding Members
• American Resort Development Association (ARDA)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^'Hospitality Net'. Hospitality Net. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
2. ^'VingCard Elsafe locking systems keep UK students safe'. ASSA ABLOY. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
3. ^'Hospitality Net'
4. ^ ^abTor Sørnes (Olav Skjeggedal. Store norske leksikon)
5. ^Rasmus Sørnes (Store norske leksikon)
6. ^ ^abClinton Ellis Jr., Raymond (Jun 25, 2012). International Encyclopedia of Hospitality Management 2nd Edition. Routledge. ISBN9781136439025.
7. ^ ^ab'US patent 4,149,394: Lock arrangement employing mechanically acting code card and key card'. Google Patents. IFI CLAIMS Patent Services. April 17, 1979.
8. ^ ^abcdTor Sørnes (Fredrik Th. Bolin. Store norske leksikon)
9. ^ ^ab'Original by VingCard hotel lock - Stay Original'. Vingcard Elsafe. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
10. ^ ^ab'A brief history'. VingCard Elsafe.
11. ^ ^abc'About Us: History'. VingCard Elsafe. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
12. ^'Assa Abloy: Our Companies'. Assa Abloy. Archived from the original on 2011-08-08. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
13. ^'Sell it to me: Allure by Vingcard Elsafe'. Hotelier Middle East. Nov 6, 2013. Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
14. ^ ^abcde'Energy management solution Orion by VingCard reduces hotel's energy costs'. Assa Abloy. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
15. ^ ^ab'Tim Shea: Assa Abloy AB (ASSAb.ST)'. Reuters. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
16. ^US patent 5,355,701
17. ^'VingCard Elsafe's Orion Energy Management System Wins Prestigious Star Award From Top Hotel Magazine'. HospitalityUpgrade.com. March 30, 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-01.

External links[edit]

Further reading

• 'Marriott Brooklyn Fairfield Installs VingCard Elsafe RFID System As Contactless Locks Go Mainstream'. HospitalityNet.org. November 11, 2013.
• 'VingCard Elsafe's Orion Energy Management System Wins Prestigious Star Award From Top Hotel Magazine'. HospitalityUpgrade.com. March 30, 2012.