A distributed networked physical security access control system for controlling a plurality of security access devices comprises a plurality of access server appliances in communication with a primary network. Each access server appliance includes an appliance management module being accessible through a web browser in communication with the primary network. The appliance management module configures the access server appliances to a user specified security configuration. The plurality of access server appliances are in peer-to-peer communication on the primary network to bridge the access server appliances for providing consistency in each of the access server appliances.