What Does "Touchless" Access Really Mean?

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Brian Rhodes
•Jan 03, 2023
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In our testing, we've noticed "Touchless" access means different things or at least operates in different ways - some materially better or worse:

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*) ** **** *********** **** *** device ** ****** ** ****** * door, *** **** **** **** * smartphone **** ** *** ***-*********. *******, an *** ** *** ***** **** in *** **********, **** ** *** phone ** ******, ** ****** **** a **** ********** ** ****** * door. *** *******, ******** *** *** TouchIO **** **** ****.

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*) ***** **** ****** ***** ****** and ******** * **** ****** ** the *** ** ****** * ****. They ** *** **** ** ***** a ****** ** **** *** ****, but **** ***** ** ***. *** example, ***** *** *** *** **** like ****. **** *** *** ***** interfaces ** ********, ** ***** ***** to "****** *** ****".

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*) ***** ** *** **** ***********, apps, ** *** ******* ** ****** a ****. ***** ********* *** **** rec ** **** * **** ** unlock * ****. *** *******, ******** and **** **** **** ****.

** ** ****, "*********" **** ******* matches #*, *** **** **** ** often ****** ****** **** * '** too!' ******* ** **** ** **** that ** *******/******** ******* * ******** phone ** ******.

*******, ***** **** ********* ***** **** handles ** **** ****! ** *** "touchless" ***** **** ***** ***** **********. (see:*** **** ********* ** ***** ************** *******.)

** ********* *** ******** ** *** in **** *******, **** **** "*********" mean? *** ***** ****** ***** ** use?

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Undisclosed #1
•Jan 03, 2023

* ******* * ********** ****** *** building **** **** ***** ***** ********* me ******* ********* *** ** **** up ***** ****** ** *** *****, over *** **** *****. ********, ****** areas, **********. ****, **** *** **** phone, ****** **, ** *** *****.

** ********, ***** **** *** ****** "touchless" *** ** *** ****** **** to ****** **** ***** ** ***** access ***** ** ***** ** ****** to ****** **** * ****?

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Shannon Davis
•Jan 03, 2023
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** ** "*********" ***** **** ****. I ***'* **** ** **** ** app, *** * **** ** ***, touch * ****** ** ***** * door ******. ** **** *** ******* customers **** ***** ** **** ** the **** *** ***** ** **** installed **** **** *********, *** **** for *** ******. *** **** ****** that **** ***** ***** ********* ** users ***** *** ** ******* * badge ** *** ** *** ******. IMO **** ** ** ***** ** touchless ** *** *** *** ***** you *** **** ******** **** ***** or ***.

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Brian Rhodes
•Jan 03, 2023
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*'** ******* **** *** "************" ** an *********** ** "*********."

*** *******, **** **** ******* "************" claim **** **** *** **** ****** as*** *******"*********" ********.

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Ross Vander Klok
•Jan 03, 2023
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* ***** **** *** *****, #* is *******.

** **, **** ********* ** **** having ** **** ** * ****** and **** *** **** **** *** you. **** ** ******** *********. ** you **** ** ***** * ****/*** OR ***** *** **** ** ** not ********* ****** ** **********. ** I ***** ********* ** ** ** longer *********.

#* ** ****** ***** *** *** still **** ** **** **** ***** on *** *** **** *** *** running.

#* ** *** **** ** ** as ***** ** ******/**** ***, *** as * ******** ***, *****.

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Chris Lanier
•Jan 03, 2023

***** ** **** *** ****** ********* sensors ******* ** ****** **** *** can '****' ** *** ****** *** also *** ******** **** ****** **** a ***** **** *** *******. ***** are ******** ** '*********'. *** *** one *****.***-***.****** ***** ******** *** **** * wired *** ******** **********.*************.***.

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Ross Vander Klok
•Jan 03, 2023
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In reply to Chris Lanier

***** *** ******* ****'* ****** ******** devices ** *** ****** *****? ****** can **** ***** **** ** ****. I *** ***** *********** ** ******* interlocking ***** ****** ***** ******, *** they ***'* **** *** ******** ********. They *** **** **** ********, ***** IMHO ** * ***** ********* ***** than ********* ****** *******. ** ** I *** ****?

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Chris Lanier
•Jan 03, 2023

******* ****- **'* ** *** ********* to **** ******. **** * **** button ***** *** **** ******* ** a ******* ** **** ******, ***** is **** ** ** ****** ******* system? *** ** *** ********** ***** Covid ** **** ********** ** ******** preference *** ***** **** ******** ********. Become ******* ** ********* **** ******** certain ******* ***** ** ****** ****** (but *** ******) ** **** **** fire *******.

***** '********' ******* ** ***** **** motion ******* ***** ** ***** *** relay ****** ** ******* ******* ******, lights, ***. ******* ****** ** *** market *** **** ****** ******** ** that ******.

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Ross Vander Klok
•Jan 04, 2023
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In reply to Chris Lanier

****** *****, **** ***** *****!

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