New Long Range Wireless Access Solution (Allegion)

Author: Brian Rhodes, Published on Jan 26, 2015

Delivering access control to parking lot gates or elevators usually means spending tens of thousands on special cables or trenching. However, Allegion is claiming it's new kit can do everything for a fraction of the historical price.

In this note, we examine how it works, which access platforms it works with, and see if it is really less expensive than other methods.

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Comments (8)

Dan Droker

LONG Building Technologies | 01/27/15 10:01pm

**** *******, *** * ***** ***** *** * *** ****** that **** ************* **** *** ****** ********* (* **** ****** to **** ******* ** ** ***** *** * ****** ** projects). ***** *** *** ******* *** ********* (* ******* *** kit **** *** ********* ** ******** ** *** ** ****, but **** ** *** ******* ** *** ******* **** ** pertain ** *** *****):

*** ******-*** **** ********* ** *** ****** ****, **** ******* relay, *** **** ****** ****** ** ** ****** ******* *****. There *** ** *********** ************* *********, **** *******/*&* **** *********** and *** ******* *******. ******* ** ****, ** *** ** used **** *** ******** ****** ******* *****, *** ** *** limited ** ******* ***** *******. *** ********** *** **** ** use *** ********* *************. *** ************* *** *** ******* ** needing * ****** **** *** **** ****** ****** *** *** limit ** * ******* *** ********.

*** ******-*** ***** **** * *** ******* ** *** ****** control ******. ******* ** ****, ** **** ******* ** *********** with *** ****** ******, *** ***** ***** *** * ***** number ** ****** ******* *** *** *** ******* ** ******* based *******. ************** ******* ****. ****** ** *** *** ****** ************ * *** **** integration ******* ***, *** **** ** **** **** **** *** cost ** ****** * ****** ****. **** ******** ************ ** to ** ****** *******. *** ********** *** * ****** ***** integration **** **** ******** *********, *** *** ********* *** ******* economy ** ***** ** ******* ****** ******* *** ****. *** disadvantages *** * **** *********** ***** *** ******* ** **** an ****** ****** *** ***** *** *********** ******.

** ** ********** ****, ****** ********* ******* *** ** ***** and ******* ** *** **** ********* **** ***** ******** ***** also ******* ******* * *** ***** ****** ******.

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Dan Droker | 01/27/15 10:28pm

**** ** ** ********* ******, *** * ********** *** ********** this! **** *******.

* **** ********* *** **** ** ***** *********. ***** *** for ******* ****** ******** ** *** ******-*** ** ******-***.

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Jonathan Lawry

Trecerdo, LLC | In reply to Brian Rhodes | 01/29/15 02:51am

* *** ***** ** *** **** ** *** **** ****** as *** ****. *** ** ***** **** ** ******* **** of **** ******:

*********-***** *********** * *********** "********" ******. *** ****** ******* ***** has ** **** **** ** **** ******. ** ** *** a "******* ******** ***** ******". *** ********* ** *** *** relays/dry ********. **'* **** * *******-**-******** ***** *** * *****.

*********-***** *** ***** ****, ** * ****-******* ********** ******. *** access ********** ******** ************ **** **** ******. ** *** ****, it ******** ** ** ** ******** *******. ***** *** ** AD-400 ********, ***-*** *******, ** ****** ******** ******* *******. ** a *******-***** ******, ** ** ********* ** ** ********* ****** supporting ** *******.

**** **** **** ***** ** * ******* ****** *** ******-****, which *********** ** * ***-******** ******* *** ******** ***** ***-***** in *** **** *********.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

02/03/15 09:37pm

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Jonathan Lawry

Trecerdo, LLC | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 02/03/15 10:08pm

***** * ***'* ******** **** **** ***** *** **** ********* getting ******** ** * ********** ***** ** *****, *** ***-**** scenario ***** ********* **** *** ******* * ****-** ********** ** the ****. ** *** **** ** ** ****, **** ***....*** have **** ** ******** **** ** *** ** ******** ********** at * ********.

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to Jonathan Lawry | 02/09/15 02:34pm

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 02/09/15 03:19pm

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Paul Grefenstette

02/07/15 10:06pm

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