Axis Releases Card Reader
Author: Brian Rhodes, Published on Sep 25, 2014
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Comments (4)
Jonathan Lawry
If the reader is OSDP 2.0 compliant, then how is it "Axis Locked"?
A controller can decide not to talk to a reader based on its identity, but it is much stranger for an OSDP reader not to talk to certain controllers. Do you know how they are enforcing this? I suppose they could swing this through the use of manufacturer-specific commands, but I think that would make them non-compliant.
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Undisclosed #1
Honest question, "why"?
It doesn't seem that existing readers are too expense, too flaky, or otherwise limited in some way that this reader overcomes.
This kind of comes off as a desperate attempt on Axis' part to grab a small additional bit of revenue to prop up growth numbers. Also, maybe it's just me, but the multi-color Axis logo on the front is just jarring. The overall industrial design of this really looks kind of dated and strange, it says "keypad" more than it says "badge" reader, which could lead to some small confusion as well.
I just can't figure out why Axis would bother doing this unless the unit is just a direct OEM from some other company.
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