Keep existing systems
The existing access control infrastructure stays in operation. Consistent processes and central data management are added, even with several manufacturers.
One identity. All access control systems in sync.
AIM, the Advanced Identity Manager by Advancis, connects identities and access rights from several access control and IT systems. E&S Rose plans and implements AIM for you. Scroll through a day in the life of an identity.01 Simply explained
What is AIM?
A product by Advancis
AIM (Advanced Identity Manager) is software from Advancis for access and identity management. It integrates several access control, identity and biometric systems into one platform and keeps every person’s rights in sync everywhere.Technical term: PIAM, Physical Identity and Access Management.
Often every access control system keeps its own list of people. New starters are entered several times. Leavers have to be removed from each system individually. That costs time and opens gaps.
AIM takes people and groups from one authoritative data source, such as Active Directory or Microsoft Entra ID, an HR or ERP system, visitor management, an access control system or AIM itself, and distributes them with card formats and card IDs to all connected systems. A change is made once and applies everywhere.
A leaver, recorded once, applies in all connected systems.
02 Positioning
Two products. Two tasks.
AIM and WinGuard both come from Advancis, but solve different problems. We assess them by their tasks and show where they complement each other.
AIM · Identities
Who may go where?
The focus is on people and their identity data across systems. Authoritative data sources, data quality and responsibilities are part of the planning.
PeopleGroup rightsBadgesMobile credentials
WinGuard · Events
What is happening right now?
WinGuard brings events and technical context together for handling in the control room. Together with AIM, the control room can block a badge directly during an event.
MessagesFloor plansProceduresCard blocking
03 What AIM does
Less upkeep. More visibility.
Six reasons why companies with several access control systems consider AIM. Summarised from Advancis documentation.
Change once
User and group data, card formats and card IDs are synchronised. Changes happen in one system instead of many.
Better overview
The web interface shows the synchronisation status of all systems. Have former employees’ rights really been removed everywhere? The answer is there.
One card for several systems
When card data and formats are in sync, one badge is enough for all connected systems, provided cards and readers support it.
Mobile credentials
With the AIM app, mobile access credentials from different manufacturers can be used and managed consistently.
Check and block with precision
Filter centrally by permission groups, for example to check rights for high-security areas proactively, and block a card directly.
Rights follow the person
Joiner, mover, leaver
AIM grants rights when someone joins, adjusts them when their role changes and removes them when they leave. Nobody has to update each system individually.
Rules, requests, approvals
Rights based on roles, attributes and policies. Plus approval processes, access requests by employees themselves and regular recertifications.
Fully logged
Every grant and every removal is recorded. That keeps every decision traceable and policy-compliant.
Cards and badgesMobile badgesBiometricsLicence platesKey managementApplications and cloud servicesServers and drives
Credentials, systems and functions according to the AIM product flyer by Advancis (retrieved 10/2026). What can be used in your case depends on the connected systems.
04 AIM app
The badge in your pocket.
For cardholders, there is the AIM app for iOS and Android. Scroll through the four things it does in everyday use.
05 Connection & licensing
Openly connected.
AIM supports open protocols such as PLAI and a RESTful API as well as manufacturer-specific interfaces. This allows access control, biometric, identity and visitor management systems from different manufacturers to be connected.
Adapters according to the Advancis presentation 2023
C-Cure 9000GenetecMilleniumAMAGSiPassNedapHIDEntrapassProWatch (HSDK)PLAI supportmore on request
Spelling as in the source. Which version and which functions are available for your system, we clarify with Advancis before the project.
| Express | Basic | Professional | Enterprise | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interfaces | up to 3 | up to 5 | up to 10 | unlimited |
| Users | up to 3,000 | up to 5,000 | up to 25,000 | unlimited |
| In every licence | Web interface · monitoring of the system environment · cardholder management | |||
| Licence type | Subscription or perpetual licence | |||
| Technology | Windows · MS SQL database · operation in the browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox) | |||
Licence model, licence type and technology according to the AIM data sheet by Advancis (version 1, 02/2025); scope of each licence according to the AIM brochure (2022). The manufacturer’s current information is binding.
06 Project start
What we clarify first.
An AIM project does not start with the software, but with your data and responsibilities. Then we implement AIM: adapters, synchronisation, tests and handover.
Discuss an AIM project →01
Where does the data come from?
Which source is authoritative for an identity? How are changes, leavers and duplicate entries detected?
Active DirectoryAccess control systemHR
02
Which systems are involved?
Manufacturers, versions, card technology and readers. Which systems should receive data, which supply it?
ManufacturersCard formatsReaders
03
What needs to be agreed?
Which access rights apply where, and who may approve changes? IT, security and HR around one table.
RightsApprovalsRoles
04
How does it tie into the control room?
Should WinGuard be able to block badges? Which events should become visible in the control room?
WinGuardCard blockingEvents
Questions
Questions about AIM.
What is AIM?
AIM, the Advanced Identity Manager by Advancis, integrates several access control, identity and biometric systems into one platform. Its main task: the logical and physical access rights that belong to a person’s role stay in sync across all systems.
Do we have to replace our access control systems?
No. AIM is designed to keep using the existing access control infrastructure and to connect it via adapters and open interfaces.
What is an authoritative data source?
The system that is binding for an identity. That can be Active Directory or Microsoft Entra ID, an HR or ERP system, visitor management, an access control system or AIM itself. From there, people and groups are distributed to all other systems.
Does one card really work for all systems?
If card data and formats are synchronised and the cards and readers in use support it, yes. We check this for your specific card technology.
Does AIM also manage rights in IT systems?
According to Advancis, yes. Besides buildings and security areas, AIM also manages logical groups such as applications, cloud services, servers and drives. Which IT systems can be connected in your case, we clarify before the project.
How are AIM and WinGuard related?
They are two independent products from Advancis. AIM manages identities and access rights, WinGuard handles events in the control room. Used together, a badge can be blocked directly from WinGuard.
The next step
How are your identities organised today?
Briefly describe which access control and IT systems manage people and access rights. We will prepare the conversation technically.
Sources: Advancis, AIM data sheet (version 1, 02/2025), AIM product flyer (retrieved 10/2026), AIM brochure (2022), AIM presentation (2023), AIM Mobile Application User Guide (2022). Illustrations are our own schematic drawings, not original interfaces. AIM and WinGuard are products of Advancis Software & Services GmbH.