Favorite Access Control Reader Manufacturer 2018

Author: Brian Rhodes, Published on Sep 25, 2018

Favorite reader votes are in, and it is not close. A global access giant ran away with the votes in a one-sided contest.

*** *** ****, *** ****** *** *** **********. *** ** the *** ********** ********* ** ********* *******:

  • "* ***'* **** ** *** *** **** *********** ***'* *** [them], *** **** **** *******" *******.

** **** ***** **** **** **** * ****** ********? ** they *** **** ****, **** *** *** **** ** *** comments ****** ******* ********, ******** ********* ****** ********, *** ******* part ****** ********** **** ************?

** ******* *** ******* ******.

82% **** *** ********, ** ***** ******

****'* *** **************** ********** ******** *** ***-***** ** ********. ***** ******** ******** 19 ***** ******, **** ** ***** ****** ***** ******* **** with ********* *******.

******, **** **** ***-*** ****** **** *********, ** ***** *** a **** *** ********* ** ******* ******* *** ******* ***** resold ** ****** ********, *.*.:

  • "* **** **** * ********* *** *** ***** ** * use ****** ****** ** * **** ** ********** **** ***** readers. * **** **** *** ********* ***."

*** *** ***** ******** **** *****, **** ***** ******** ****** generally ******** ***********:

  • "*** ***% - *************, ********** *** ***********. ** ****** ******* these ** **** **** ** **** *******."
  • "* **** **** **** ***** ******* **** *** ***** *** find *** *** ******* ** ** ********* ********, ****** **** to **** ** (********* *** *** *****) *** ****** **** effective...... ** ** ***'* ***** ***'* *** **!"
  • "***** **** *** *** ** ******* *** **** ** *** HID **** ** **** ** * ****** ** ********. **'* a **** **** ******, **** ** *** *** *** **** across * ***** *****, ******/******* *****, ****** **** *****, ******* multiple ************ *** ********* ****** ** ********** **** **** ** iClass. ******** ********. ****'* *** ** ****?"
  • "*** **** - ******** ******, **** ** *** *** *************."
  • "*** ****** ***** **** ********** *******. *** ****** ** ****** and **********, *** *** ********** ****** ** ** *********** ******* cards ** ** **** **. ** ******'* ****** ****** ** save *****, ******* *** **** ***'* **** **** ****. ** wouldn't ****** ** *** ********, ******* *** ***'* *** **** much. ****** *******? *** ******* **** * ******** ********. ******* availability? **'* *** *** ***** **** ***** *********** *****, ** there's * *********** ****** **** ******** ******* ********* ** *****."
  • "*** ** ********** - ** **** *** ** ****** ** we ***** *** **** ******* *******."
  • "** *********** ** *** ****** ** ******* *** ***********. **** are ********* ****** ****** *** *** ******* ******* *****. ** someone *** **** ******** ******** ** **** ** ****. **** cannot ** ********** **** ******* ***** ***** ** **** ****** to *****. ** **** ********* *** *** ****** ** *** format ******* ***** ** **** *** ** **** **** ********. No **** ** **** ** **** ******** ***** *** ********* or ******* ** ********* ***** ***** *******."
  • "*** ****** *** ********** *******. ***** *** *** ******* ** typically ****. **** ***** *** ******** ************."
  • "***. ******** ******** *** ********** **** ** *** ****** * longstanding, ******** ******** **** *** ** ******** *** ********** ** any **********."
  • ''*** ******. **** ** ***** **** ***."
  • "** *** ***. **** ** *** ********* *** **** **** term *************, ** '***' ******** ***** ***** ********** ** ******** standards. *** ********* **** **** *** ***, *****-****, ****** *** 13.56Mhz-capable *** ******-********, ** ** ******* *** ***-***."
  • "*** *** ***** ********** *** ***** ********* ************, **** ***** of ********, **** ****-*****, ********* ************."
  • "*** ******. ** ** ********* ** ** ***** **** ** read * ***** ******** ** *****."

HID's ******* *** ** ****** *********

*** ** *** ******* ******* ** *** ***** **** * one-sided ******** ** *** ******* ** *** ***** *** ******** of ******* **.** *** ****** ********** *******. ******, * ******* sizable ******** ** ****** *********** *** *** ***********, *** *** according ******* **** ** **********.

******, ** ***** ** *********** ****** ******* *********** **************, ******* **.** *** ******* ********* ******-*********** *** ****** ********* to **** ** **********, *** *********** **** **% ** ********* formats:

*** *******, *** **** * ****** **** **** ****** **** must ** ******** ** *********** *** ***, *********** ******* *********** at * **** ************ ***********.

***** ******* *** *******-****, ** ******* ******** ******* ******* *************'******* *** ******* ***/ ***, *** ******** ** ****** ** **** ***** ** *** globe, *** ** **** ***** *** ******* ******* ******* *** those ******* ** **** ** ** ********** ****.

Favorites *********

******* ********* ******* ********** *** ***'* ****** ***** ** ** strong. ******* ******* **** ******** ** ********* ***** **********, *********** credential ****** **********, **** ******* ***********, *** ********** ***** *********** by *** ***** *** *********** *** ******* *** * *********** lead ** ******** ******:

  • "*** *** *** ****** ** ********* **'* ********* ** **** a ********* ****** ******* ********* *** ******** ***********."
  • "** ******* *** ******* *** *** ******** ** *** ***********, though ** **** ******* ********* **** ** *** ******* ******* as ****. *** ******** ******** ** *** *** ******* *** a **** ****** *** ** ******** ****, *** ***** ****** dominance ***** ** **** ** ****** ***** ******* *** **** architects/specifiers ******* ** ******* * ****** ****."
  • "***. *** **** *** ****** **, "** *** **** ***** for ****** *****." ***** *** ****, *** *** ****** ** yet, ** ****** ** ******. ***** **** **** ****** **** come ** ***** ***** *****, *** ***** *** ***** **** a *** ********* *** **, ********** ** * ********* *********."
  • "***. ** ** *** ******** ********. **** **** ***** **** specified, *** *** ** *** ** **."
  • "***. ******** *** ***********."
  • "***. ******** *** **** **** ****** *** ****** ******* *******. Also **** *** ****** *********** ******** ** *********** *** ******."

HID **********

*******, **** ********* **** **** ****** **** ***. ******* ******* up **** ******* ***** ** ***'* ********* (***) ******* ** *******, ****** ******* ******* ***, *** ******* complexity ** **** ******** *******:

  • "*** - **** ** ******* **** **** ** ***** ********** I ***'* **** *** ***** **** ****** ****** ******..."
  • "** *** ********* ***** *** ********* *******. * ** **** the *** *** ** *** ********* **** *** *** ***/**** as *** *** ******* **** ** **** ***."
  • "***. ******** ** **** **** ****** * *** ** ****** with *** *** ********* ******* ******* ** *** *****. ********* they **** * ******** *** **** ** ******* * *** of ****** *** *** *********."
  • "**** ** ***. *** *** ****** ** ********* *** ****** quality ******, * **** **** **** *** ** ********** ** our ********."
  • "**** ****** ** ********** **** ******* ***** ***** ** **** moving ** *****."
  • "******* *** ** *********** ** ***, *** ** **** **** failure ***** **** ************* **** *** **** *** *****."
  • "** *** *** ********** ** ** *** ******** ****** ** is * ***** *** ****** **** ** ** **** ******** iClass **. ***** ******* *** ********* **** ******** *** **** a **** ********. *****’* ******* ******* *** ********* *** ** we **** *** ********* ** *** **** ***** *** ********* it ***** *** ********* ** *****’*. * ***’* **** ******* the ******* ***** **** * ********."

Some ******* *** *******

*************, ******* ***** **** ***** **** **** **** ** *** predominantly ***, **** *** ******** ******* ** ************ ** **** their ********* *** ******** *** ****** *** ********** *******:

  • "*** ****** ********* ** *** **** ******* ** *** ******* but ******* *** **.***** ****** ** **** **** *** **** requested ** *** *** *****."
  • "****** *** **** ** ******** ** ******. ****** *** ** improvement **** **** ******* *** *********** *** *** ****** ****** the ***** ** ********** ** ***** **********."
  • "** *** **% *** *** ** *** ******** ****, *** Allegion ** ******* ** ****."

Other ****** ************* *****

******** *** ***** ****** **** ******** *** ** '*****' *** mentioned **** ****** ********* ** ******** **** *** ****. ***** comments ********:

  • "****** ******* *** ***** ********** ******."
  • "******** (*******) *****. ** ** * **** **** ************ **** iClass *** ***** ******* *** **** *********."
  • "*** ******* ******* **** **** ****."
  • "****** *** ******* ** ************ ** ** *** ** ** readily *********."
  • "** ***** ** *** ***% ****** **** ***** ******* ******* we **** *** ****** *********** *** / ******* ******."
  • "******* *** ******* *** ***********. **'* *********** *** **** **** II ** ****. **** **** ** **** ****** **** *** readers. *** **** ********** ***."
  • "*** **-*** ******/****** *******. **** ******* *** **** **** ** look **."
  • "*** *** ***** *********** ********* ******** *** **********."
  • "* **** *** *** ******** *******. *** ********* *******/***** - good **** **** ****."
  • "***** ******* *** ******* ** ** *******- *** ********** ** customisable- ******* **** ** **** **** (**** ***** ** * custom *** ****** **** ********* * **** ** *********). ****** for *** ********* ****** *******- ***** **** **** ******** *************."

Comments (15)

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Tre Brickley

INNOVA | 09/25/18 09:48pm

*'** *** ** ******** *** *** ******* ********/******* ***** ** me, ****** *** ** *** ***. **** ** *** **** think?

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to Tre Brickley | 09/26/18 02:34pm

** **** *** **** ******** ** *** ***** ** ***** readers. ** **** **, **** ***'* **** *** ** ** return *** ****** ********. **** ***'* **** ******** ** *** send *** *** ************. ** ** **** **** **** ******** are **** ****** *** ****. ** *****'* ****** ** ** that **** ******* **** *** ****. ********** ******* *** ******** for *** ******** ** *** ****. ** *** ** ****** with **** **** **** **** *******. *** **** **** ******* to *** (**** ****** *******) ***** ******, ** ******* ****** many ********. ** ****. *** *** ********* *** ** *** getting ****** ** *** **** *****.

Undisclosed Integrator #4

In reply to Tre Brickley | 09/30/18 04:11am

** ***** ***** *** * ***** *** ******* ***** **** because *** **** ***** *** ********. **** **** **** ******* several ***** ****** ** *** *** ********** **** ***** ******* but ** ***** ****** ***. *** ********* *** *** **** for ****. **** **** ****** ** ******* ***** **** ** a ********** ******** *** **** ***** ****** ** *** *** card ** *** **** ** *** ****** ** *** * response.

*** ******* ****** *** * ****** **** ***** *** ****** more ********** **** ********* **** * **********.

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Campbell Chang

09/25/18 11:25pm

"***** ******* *** ******* ** ** *******- *** ********** ** customisable- ******* **** ** **** **** (**** ***** ** * custom *** ****** **** ********* * **** ** *********).

*'** *** ***** * *** **** ****** **** ** ******* and **** **** ***** **** ** ****** *** ***** (***** Range) ******* ** *** *** **** ******* ** ***** ********* football ****.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

09/27/18 07:47pm

******* ** * ********** *** ************ ****** ** *** **-********* from *** ******* ****. ** *** ** **** ** ***********.

***** *** * >**% ******* **** ** ***** ******* ** date. ****** ** *** ***** ***** ** ******** *** **** hardware ***** ** ***** **** **** **** **** ** ** can ***** *** *** ********.

***** *** ******* *** ******* ******* **** **** ** ***** offerings. ****, *** *******, *** * **** ********** ****** ********** format ******** ** ***** *******.

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Scott Napier

09/28/18 01:58pm

** **** *** *** *** ******* **** ** *** ***** them, *** ********* ******* *** *******. **** **** **** **** solid **** **** ****** ** *********** ******* ************. *** *** readers ** ***** *** ****** ****** ** ****, *** **** is ******* ***** ****** ********, *** **** *** ** ***.

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Sean Patton

IPVM | In reply to Scott Napier | 09/28/18 02:13pm

* ** ******* **** *** *********** ******* ************ ***** **** in **** ****. ********** ** *** ********* **, **** ***-**** temps, ****, *** ** ***** ** **** ** *****, *** I *****'* *********** **** **** ** ***** (*** ** ********* of *** ******* *********) **** ******* ** ******* ************* **********, usually *** ** ************ ****** *** ******* ** *** ****** (water ** *** ******* *** *********** *****'* **** ****** ** taped ********). *'* ********* ** ***'** ********** ** ****** (***** air) ** ***** **** ******** (****, ******* ****, ***)? * wouldn't **** ** ******** ***** ********* ** ** ******.

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Clint Hays

Intelligent Security Systems - ISS | In reply to Sean Patton | 09/28/18 07:17pm

*'* ******* ** ** *** *********** ** ****. *'** ****** on **** *** ******* **** * *** *******, *** *'** replaced * *** ** ****** ******* *** * ****** *** recall **** **** * ***** **** ****** ****** ********* ** to ******* *******. **** ** ******* *****, **** ******, **** of * ****** ***, ** ***** ****** ******* ** ******* though.

David Fogle, CSEIP

In reply to Scott Napier | 10/03/18 08:18pm

* ***** **** ** *** **** ********** ** ****** **** regards ** *** *******. * **** ******* ******** *** **** I **** ********* **** *** ***** ********** **** *** ******* outside ** ******, ** ** -** ******* ** ******** ******* and * **** *** ** ********** ******** **** ***** **** me ***** *******. ** *** ** ******* **** ** *** have * ****** ****** **** ***** **** ***** ******* *** system *** *** ******* ********.

** **** **** ******** ********** ********** *** ********* *** ******* OR ** **** ******* ****** **** **** ******? * **** I ***** **** ***** *** ******* *** ********* **** *** security ********* ****** **, *** **** ***** ** ********* *******. Countless ***** ***** **** **** **** * **** ******* ******* into *** **** ***** *** ********* ** **** ***** ********* again *** ***** ** *** ******* ** *** ******.

* **** ****** ***** ******* ********* ******* ********* *** ***** product ***** *** ******* ******** *** *** ****** *** ********* the ********* ********** *** **** **** ***** *** **** ***** get ** *** **** ** *** ******* *** ********* **** is ** *********** ********** *** ****** *** ** ******* ** work ** *** ******.

****** ******* ** *** * ****** ******, *** *** *** of *** ** *** ********** ***** **** **** ******** ** a ******** *********** ********* ** *** *** ****** ******** ** the ******** ** ******** *** ****** ****** ********** **** **** to * *****.

Undisclosed Integrator #5

In reply to David Fogle, CSEIP | 10/03/18 08:47pm

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

09/28/18 02:50pm

******* ***** ******** ** ** *** ** ****. **** ****** have *****-**** ********** ********** ***** ** *** *****?

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 09/28/18 03:34pm

** ****, ******** *** *** *******, ***** ** *** ********** due ** *** ******** *** ******** *** ***** ********* *** company ****.

*** *******'* *** ******** **** ****** ************** ** **** ******** ** ****.

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Kevin Mundy

In reply to Brian Rhodes | 10/01/18 02:47pm

*** ***** **** ** ****, **** ***** **** **** ****. WaveLynx ** *** ** **** * ******* **** *** ***** do ****** ***** ************* *****. ** *** *** ***** ******* Wiegand * ***** *** *** **** ** *** **** ******* on **.

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Scott Napier

09/30/18 10:13am

*** **** *********** *********** ** **** **** *** ******* ** (with **** **** *******) ** ******. ********* ***** ***** **** many ***** ** ****** ******** ** *** *******. **** **** just **** *** ****** ** ****, ** *** ***** **** and ** **** **** **** ***** ******. ******* *** *** had ***** ******.

* **** **** *** * **** **** ******* **** ** HID ***-***** *******, *** *** ** ***** **** ** *** DC ****.

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Rick Caruthers

Galaxy Control Systems | 10/01/18 08:44pm

** ***** ***** ** *** ***** ********* ( ***, ********* and *****) ** *** ***+ ******* ********. ** **** ***** if * **** ** *** *********** ****** ***** * ***** say *** ********* ***** **:

********* = **%

*** = **%

***** = *%

** *** ****** * ***** ****** ** ******* ***** ******* to ******/******* *** ******/**** *** **** ***** **** ** ******** 125Mhz. * **** *** **** ********* *** *********** **********, ******** service *** ******* ************. ***** **** ******* *** ****** *** the ******* *** **** *********. *** ******* ********* ** *** dealers **** *** ** *** ********** ** *** ***** ****** (we **** ******** ** *** ***** **** *** ********* **** numbers ** ********) *** *** ******* ************ **** ** ***** to ****** *******. *** ***** ******* **** ** ** **** in ********** ***** ***** *** ******** ****** *********** ********* * more **** ****** ******. ** ** *** *** ******* ******* issues **** *** ** *** ***** **** ******* *********.

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