README.txt

This project was designed to control access to enter a site using RFID technology, keep history of employees entrance in a database (login & logout), email report and camera surveillance.

Communication from server to microcontroller (in charge of control of electrical lock, RFID reads, human selectable interface) is done via Xbee wireless communication.

Collected information can be analyzed in web application (PHP & MySQL)

System Features:

* Management:
	- Create employee
	- Create and assign RFID card to employee
	- Change employee password
	- View Employees Entrance Logs Locally and Remotely
	- Send Email report of entrance logs (autogenerated excel file)
	- Remote Surveillance (webcam)
	- Web based door opening

* Employees:
	Web:
		- Login and logout record, only locally (connected to server LAN)
		- Change account password
		- View Entrance Logs

	RFID:
		- Login and Logout record
		- Door opening


The following technologies are used:

	* PHP
	* Python
	* Javascript
	* jQuery
	* HTML
	* CSS
	* MySQL
	* Arduino 
	* Xbee Pro Wireless Communication
	* RFID 
	* Linux