AMAG Access Control Company Profile 2016
In our 12th access control company profile, we examine AMAG Symmetry access control platform:
- Comparing AMAG to their competition
- Examining their management and client software
- Reviewing their product and support costs
- Covering their hardware and wireless support
- Explaining their video integration
- Detailing competitive weaknesses
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****** ***** ** ******** ******************* ~$* ******* **** ******** *** 600,000+ *********. ** ***** *******, *** has * ********* ******** ***** ************ in ******** ******, ******* ***********, *****-*****, corporate ********, **************, *** **** **********. AMAG ** *** **** ******* *** Symmetry ** *** **** ******** ******** for **** *** ********* [**** ** longer *********].
Comparison *****
*** ***** ***** ********* ******** ****** relative *********** ***** ** ****** *************** factors **** ****** ****, ******** '********', ease ** ***** ***********, *** *** the ******* ** **** ** *********:
Management ********
******** **** *** **** ***** ********** software ** **** ********. *** *** compatible **** *** **** *********** *** support *** **** ****** ******* ********, but ****** ** ******** *******, *****-**** scalability, ****-****/********** *******. *** ******** ******** core ****** ******** **** ********** **********, door ********, *******, *** ***** ********. Integration ******* ** ***** ************ *** intrusion ******* *** *********, *** ********* require ********** *******. *** **** ******** is ********* ** **** ********* ********:
- ******** [**** ** ****** *********]:******** * ****** ******* ** ******* and * ********** *******, ***** ********** as *** ****** ********.
- ************ [**** ** ****** *********]:******** * *** ** *** ******* and ******** ******** *** ********, ***** SQLExpress ** *** ****** ********.
- **********: [**** ** ****** *********] ******** 'Unlimited' *******, **** ******* ** ******** design, ***** * **** ********* ******** instead ** **********. **** ******* **** supports ****** ******** ************* ******* ****** (****)** *********.
- ****** [**** ** ****** *********]:********** ** ********** *******, *** **** Federation ******* ** ****** ************ ** Enterprise ********.
Central ****** *********
**** **** * ******* ****** ** host ********** ******** *** ****** *************. All **** ******* *********** **** **** server ** **** **** / ************* changes ** ******* ***********, ** ******* current ****** ***********. ** ********** ******** is *** ** ********** ******, ******* using * ******* ** ***** ****** to **** *** ********.
Platform ****
******** ** ****** **** **** * 8 **** ***** ***** *** ****** about $***- $*** *** ****. ****** systems ***** '*** ****' **** ***** as **** ***** *********.
*** *******, ** * ****** ****** with ** ** ***** ******** ***** 8DBC ********** [**** ** ****** *********], power ********, ** *********, * ******** S870 **** ******* [**** ** ****** available] *** * ******** ****** ******* [link ** ****** *********] ***** ~$****, or ~$*** *** *******. ******* **** controller ******** ***** ****** ******* $*** - $*** ********* ** *** ****** of ******* ******, *** ***** **** bigger *******.
** ****, ********** ***********, *** ********, or ***** *** *** ******** ***** can *** $*** - $*** *** opening *** *** ****** ******** ********** in *********** *** *********. ******* ****** 'base' ***** ***** **** ********** ******* modules *** *****. ********** ******** **** locks, ***********, *** *******/************ *** *** included *** ******** ** *** ******. These ***** *** ** *** ***** system **** ** *** ********* *********.
**** ******** ** * ****** *******, with ** ****** ****** *********. ******* pricing ** *** ******** *********, *** can ** ***** ******** ** *** schedules *** ******* ********** ********.
Ongoing *********** *****
**** **** ******* ********** (****) *** not *********, *** *** ***** **** is ******** **** *** ******* ********. After **** ***, ******** *** ********** to ***** ******* *******/********* *** ** update ******* *** *** *** ***** devices **** ******* ** *******.
*** **** ** *** *** ** figured ** * ********** ** *** MSRP ***** ** *** **** ******** installed ** * ******, ******* ** 20% ** *** ****** ***** [**** no ****** *********]. **** ******* ******* an *** ** ********* ** *** discretion ** *** ********** ****** *** will ** ******* ******** *******.
Wireless **** *******
*********, ******** ******** *** ***** *****-***** wireless ******* ******: **** ******. ****** Symmetry ******** **** ********* *****, *** the ******* ******* (**) **** ***. The ******* ***** ** **** **** to ******* ******** ** ****** ***** later **** ****.
Controller *******
**** ************* *** ******** *** *** line ** *********** ********, *** ****** support *** *** ***** *********** **** HID *****, *** ****, ******* ******** products, *** **** ***** **** ***********.
**** ****** * **** ****** ** options **** ***** *** ***** ****** [link ** ****** *********], *********:
- **-**** **** **********: **** *** ****, *** ******* controller ***** **'* *** ******** *** provides *** ** ** **** ******* to ***** *******. ******* ** ~$***, similar ** ***** *** ***** ** an *** **** *** (******* ~$***) or **** ***** (******* ~$***).
- ***** **** **********: **** ***** ****** ******** ** to ** *****, *** ** ****** or ******* *********. ******* ****** **** ~$1000 - $**** ********* ** ****** of ******* ******, *** ** ******* equal ** *** *** ***** *****/**** (costing ~$**** - $****).
** *******, **** ****** **** ******** similarly ** *** ***** *******. *** biggest ******** *** ******** ** *** required '******** ***********' ** ***** ********** should * ****** ** ******* ***** limits '********' ******** ** **** ******* for *******, *** ** ******** *** satisfied **** ******** **** ** *** pay * ******* ***** *** ******/******** controller ********.
Reader *******
******** ********** ****** ******** ** *****. While **** ******** *** **** ******* protocol, *** ********** ** *** * proprietary ******** ***** ****. ******** **** not ***********.
****'* **** ******** ***** **** ******** Javelin ****** [**** ** ****** *********] readers, *** ****** ******* ******** *************, supervised ************* **** ****** ****** ******** not ******** **** ******* *****. ******* the **** ** *********** *******, ******** supports *** ****** ******* [**** ** longer *********] *** ****-***** ***** *** card ******* [**** ** ****** *********] as ****.
** ***** ** ***********, ****** ******* encompasses ****** *** ********** ***, ******, and *** ******* ** *** ***, 13.56 *** **********. **** **** ******** a ***** ** ********* ******* **** Safran, *** ******, *********/*******, *** ***.
Video ***********
******** ******** ~** *** ************ [**** no ****** *********], ********* ********* ****:
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****'* *** ***** ******* ******** ** OEM ** ******* ************ [**** ** longer *********], **** ****** ************* ******** many ******* ****** *** ******* ****** [link ** ****** *********] *** ** not***** ******* * **********.
** ***** ** *********, ***** ****** are ********** ** ******** ** *** access ******* ***** ******, ********* *********** details *** **** ******** ******. *** default *********** *********** ****** ********** ** be ******** ** ****** ****** (**: 'forced ****') ** ** ****** *** events (**: *********** ******** **** * specific ****) ** * ***** ****** not **** ** **** *********.
No ***** ********
**** **** *** ***** * ****** version ** ********, ******* ******* ** local *******. ***** ********** ***** *** opt ** ********* ***** *** ****** to ** ******** ********** ***** *** Symmetry *** ******, ***** ** ** factory ****** ****** ** ************* ******** available.
Remote *** *******
*** ******** ******** * ****** *** for *** *** ******* ***** **** Harmony **** ******** ***** ****** ******** like ********** **********, **** **** *******, and *****/***** *********, *** ******* **** video *********** **** - ** **********.
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*******, ****'* ******* ******** *** ***** in *********** ******** ******* *** ******* integration *******. ** *******, ****** **** existing ******* ** *** ** ****** for **** *******, ** ** ******** replacing ******** ******** *** **** ** significantly **** ********* **** ** ******* Security ** ***** *** ***** ******** is ****. ****, **** ***-***** *** be ****** ** ********** * *** proprietary ******** ******, ******* ******** *** opportunities *** **** *******.
** *******, ****'* ********** ** ****** based ********** ** * ******** *** the *** ******, ***** ********** ** embedded ********* *** ***** **** *********, like********* ******,******** ******** ***, ****** ***** *******.
*** ****** ** ****'* ********** ************ through ****** ******* ***** ** ** issue *** **** ********. ******** ****** options *** ****-********* ** **** *****, especially ** ***** *******, *** ***** may **** ******* ******* ******* ** just * *** ***** *******.