Favorite Request-to-Exit (RTE) Manufacturers 2018
Request To Exit devices like motion sensors and lock releasing push-buttons are a part of almost every access install, but who makes the equipment integrators most prefer? Big brands like (alphabetically) Assa, Bosch, Honeywell and Tyco are common choices but who is the favorite?
RTE devices address the problem of exiting since The Codes Behind Access Control often mandate egress with 'no special effort' or additional steps like scanning badges. To maintain compliance, devices like RTE REX (motion sensors), 'Push to Exit' push-buttons, glassbreak sensors, and even pressure-sensitive pads are used to automatically drop power to maglocks and electronic latches, strikes, and bolts when users approach exit doors from the inside.
148 integrators told us who their favorite RTE manufacturer was and why. We detail the top 5 finishers and share dozens of integrator comments on why they chose what they did.
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Rankings ********
***** *** *** ***** ****** **** over **% ** ********, ******** ** 3 ***** ******** ******, *** * 'generic' ******** ***** *********** ******** **** do *** ***** *** *** *****:
*** ********* **% ** ***** **** distributed **** **** ****** *********** ****** to **** ********** ********.
Bosch ********
***** *** *** ***** ****** **** many ****** ******** *** ** ***** PIR *** *******, **** ************ ******* distribution *** *** ******* *****:
- "***** ***** *** ******** ** *** time *** ** ***********, **** **** fail-safe **** *** ******** ***** *************."
- "*** ***** *****/*** ****** ** *** standard. ** ** **** ********* *** extremely ********."
- "***** *****. ** *** **** ******* they *** ****** ** *******, * have ****** ****** **** ****, *** they ** *** ***** *** ** make * ****** ** *** **** frame **** ** *** ****** *** request ** ****."
- "***** ***** **-*** ** **-****. **** of *******, *** ******* ****."
- "*****. **** ** *** *** ************."
- "***** - **** **** *** *****, THE ********** **** **** *** *** CAN ****** *** ***** ** *** IR"
- "******* **'* * ***** ****** ***. We've **** ***** **** *** * while *** **** **** ** **** great."
- "***** *****. **** ***** *** **** years **** ** *** *****. ***** great. **** ******** ****** ****."
- "***** ************. * **** ****** ** this *** *** ** *****. ** has ************ *********."
- "***** *****. **** ** *** ******* standard ** *** ********. ***** ** a ******** ************"
DS160 **** **** *****
*************,***** ****** *** ****** ** *** RTEs, *** ~$** ***** ** ~$** DS160. **** ******* *** ******* ** size *** *****, *** *** ***** supports * ******** ****** ***** ****** (15' *** *** ***** ** **' max *** *****), *** ******** ******** like ** ********** ******, **** *******, and ************ *** ** **** ** the ******.
** * ******,*** ***** *** ********* 'favorite' ****** *:* **** *** ******* and **** ********* *****. ******** ***** cited *** ********** ******** ** *** reason ***:
- "***** *****. **** ******* ********* * local ******."
- "***** ***** * **** *** ***** in ******* *** ****** *** ******** relay *******. ****, **** **** ***'* seem ** ****."
- "***** *****. **** *** ******* ***** with ***** *** **** *** ***** seems ** ** **** **********. * also **** *** ***** *** **** plate *******, ****** ****** ******."
- "*****, ****** *** ***** *******, ***** Tech ********** **** ** ************."
- "***** ***** ** **** *** ***** for ***** **** ******** ** *** 160 **** ** *** ******** * few ***** ***. * ** *** sure * *** ******** * ******* issue ***** *** ** ****** ******. They **** ****."
Tyco ******
*** ** ********'* ******* ********* *** mentioned ****** * ****** ** ********** brands. ****, ********** *****************, *** * ****** ********, ************ ~$65 *-*** *** ****** *******:
- "******* *-*** **** ** *** *****, but *** *-*** ** **** ** configure *** ****** ******** ******** *********."
- "**** ***** ***** ***** *******, *** great ********** ***. ********** **** *******. Great *******."
- "*******. ********* *** **********."
- "** ****** *** *** **-***** ******** from ***, ******* *** *** **** because ** *****."
- "*******, *** ** *** ****** *** convenient *** ***** **** **** ** calling ** ** **** ******** *********."
- "******* *-*** - ** ****** ***, we **** ****** ******* **** *** never ****** *********."
- "********* ** ***** ** *** **** from ******* ******* ** **** ********* contact ********* **********."
Assa's ***** ********
**** ******** *** ****** ******* ********* *************** * ****** ** ***** ***** the***** ******** *****. ************, ***** ****** ****-*********** ********* ** ************ ******* ******** of *** *****'* *** *********:
- "***** ******** *** *******. ****** *** to ** ******** *** ** **** while * ***** **********."
- "*** ***** ******** ***** **** **** very ********."
- "**** ***** **** ** **** ****** for **** *** ********** *****. ** are ******* **** ********* ********."
- "***** ******** ********* *******"
- "***** ********, ***-*. ***** *** **** dual ***** ********* *** (*) ****** when ******."
- "***** ******** **** **-*-** **** ****** with *****."
- "**-*, **-*-*, **-*, **-*-* ** ***** Controls *** *** *******. ** *** these *** ** ****** ***********."
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******* ******** '*** ****' ** ********, Honeywell **** *** ***** *** *********. Specifically, ***~$** ***** *** *** ******** ***** ** ******* **** *** RTE:
- "*** *** ******* ** **** ******* Honeywell. ***** ****, ***** *** ***** models ***** **** **** ***** *** decor. ****** ***** ***** *********. **** have **** ****** ****** ********."
- "********* ***** ** *****, **** *** all ***** *** **** ** ******* and ****."
- "** **** **** ******* ********* ** application. *** ********* ***** ** ******** the **** ****. ****** ***** **** to **** *** ***********."
- "** ***'* ****** *** *** ******* much, *** **** ** **, ** use *** ********* *** ****. ****'* simply ******* ** *** *** ****** controllers, ** **** ** *******..."
- "***** ** *********. **** *** *** about *** ****."
Generic/ ** ***** **********
******** *** *** *** * *******, votes *** '** ***** **********' *** specifically '*** **** ****' ********* **** for **** ***********, *** ** ***** a ********* **** *********** **** *** be ********** ** **** ******* ********:
- "** ******** ******** ** ** ****"
- "*******. **'* * ******. ** ** looks **** ** * ****, **** I'll *** **."
- "** ***** ********** *** ***** ******* such ** **** ****** , *****, Glass *****"
- "** *** ****** ******* ******* *** all ***. ** ** *** **** any ******** ******."
- "******** ***** ** ** ******* ******* works."
Distributors **** *********
** ****, ******* *********** ********* ***** distributor ***** * *** **** ** whatever *** **** ********, **** ******* citing ******* ******* ** *************** **** their **********:
- "**'** **** ***** *** ***** ******** units *** *****, *** ********* ****** gets ** ***** *** ***** *******, like ** *** *******. "
- "*****, *********** ** ***."
- "***** ********-********** *********** *** ******* ** ADI."
Other ******
** ***, **** **** ** ***** RTE ****** **** ********* ** ***********, with ******* ***** ********-******** ************* *********** some, *** *** ****, *****:
- "*** **** ****** ** *****. **'* not * *********** ** ***** ******** as *** ***** ***** *** ** is * ***** **** ***** *** cover **, *** * ****. ******* the ***** *** ** * ***** while ** ** ******* ** * ceiling **** *** ** * *********."
- "** ******** *** ******* *** ***** to ** *** **** *** ********** into *** ********, ** ****** *** manufacturer. ** ****** ** **** ****** monitor ******** *** ****** *."
- "******, **’* * ******** ***** ****** which **** **** *********** *** ******."
- "****-****, ****** ******* ** **** ** buy *** ** *** ****** ** for **"
- "* **** *** ****** ********* ****** as ****."
- "******* - **'** * ****** *** they ****."
- "**********. **** ** ******* *** ************* pleasing."
- "*** - *** ****** **** ******** and *** **** ************ ****** **** anywhere."
**** ** ****'* *** *** **** reason *'** **** *****...
- "******* *-*** - ** ****** ***, we **** ****** ******* **** *** never ****** *********."
:)
** ********, * ***** **** ****** designers ****** **** ********* **** ********** why **** **** **** **** **!
**** ****** ******* ****** ***** ***** integration *********... :) *** * ***** that's **** *** ********* ** ***.
* **** * *** ** ********* and ****** ******* ********* ****** ** use * ***** ** ******* **** know ******** ******** *** ** **** as ********.
************-***** ********* *** **** **** ** experimentation ** **********, ******** ******* ************ products **** ** ** ************ *** replaced **** ****** **** ********* ** access ********, ** ****'** **** ** keeping ** **** **** ***** *** technology.
**** ** ** *********** ***********. * would ***** ******, ** **'** * surveillance-first ******* *** ** *** **** open ** ****** **** ** **** the ***** *******. *** ******* * came **** **** ******** *** ** special.
** *** *** ***-*** **** ********** because ** *** * **** **** sensor. ***** *** ** **** *** ds-150 *** ***'* *** ****'** **** to **** **** *** ****** **** with * *** ** *** ** even * ***** ** ***** **** under *** ****.
**** * ***** ** ***** **** under *** ****.
** ******* ** ** ****: ****** ******* ********: ***** ****?
** *** **** ******* *** *** use *** **** ****-**** ***** ********** is *** ** ********?
* *** **** ******** ********* ** I *** ********* **** ********* *** writing ** *** ************ ***** ****** specs, **** ****** ** **** ********* device ***********/*******.
****! **'* ****** **** ** *** other ************ ** ******* **** ****. Would ** ***** ** *** ****. I'm **** **'* **** ******* **** camera ********* ***.
******!
******* **** *********. * ****** ******* with ********* ** *******. **** **** been ********, *** *********** ** *****.
**** ** ***** *** **** ********** post * **** **** **** **** IPVM - *** *** *** ********* an ********, ******** (****** *** **** required *** **** ************) *********** **** as * ****** ***? ******* / spec / ******* ** ********** *** in **** ******. ****** **** *** of ****.
** ****** *********** ** *** **** they *** *****. ** ***** * factual ***** *** ************* *** ******. This **** *** **** *** ** I ** ****** ***** ** ***** with **** ** ***** ****.
*'** **** **** *** ***** * began ******** **** ********** ********** ***** to ******** ******** ******. ** ***** like **** ******** ** ********** **-** years ****** **** ******** *** ********** standards. * ********** *** *********** **** for ******** ****, *** ***, ***** are * *** ** ***** **** current **** *** *** **** ***** a *** ** ***** ******.
***** *** * *** ** ***** that ******* **** *** *** **** solve * *** ** ***** ******.
**** '******* ****' ** *** ****? Dual **** *******? *********?
*********** #*,
****** ****** ********** ***.
** *** **** ********** ** *** door ******** ** *** **** ***?
**** ** ** *** * ******. This ** * ****** ***** ** members. *** ** *** *********, ***** was *** ******* ** ***** * lock ********** ***.
*** ******** ***** ***** *** ** general, *** **** ***.
***** ** *** ****, *'** ***** install ******* ****** *** ***** ** my ****** ** * *** **** it. ***? *** **** ***** ****** on **** ******. ** ****** '***' the **** *** **** **** *** go *** ** *** ****, **** can *** *** ******* *** *** hitting ****. ** ***** ** **** forced ****** *** **** **** ******** pretty **** *********. ********** *** **** here ** ***.
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