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

| 01/27/15 10:01pm

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

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

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

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Brian Rhodes

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

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

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

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Jonathan Lawry

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

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

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

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

Undisclosed 1 Manufacturer

| 02/03/15 09:37pm

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Jonathan Lawry

In reply to Undisclosed 1 Manufacturer | 02/03/15 10:08pm

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Undisclosed 1 Manufacturer

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

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Ethan Ace

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

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Paul Grefenstette

| 02/07/15 10:06pm

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