Favorite Request-to-Exit (RTE) Manufacturers 2018

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Brian Rhodes
•Published Sep 19, 2018 12:39 PM

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."
Comments (19)
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Dwayne Cooney
•Sep 19, 2018

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

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Michael Cain
•Sep 19, 2018
IPVMU Certified

**** ** ****'* *** *** **** reason *'** **** *****... 

  • "******* *-*** - ** ****** ***, we **** ****** ******* **** *** never ****** *********."

 

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Brian Rhodes
•Sep 19, 2018
IPVMU Certified
In reply to Michael Cain

:)

** ********, * ***** **** ****** designers ****** **** ********* **** ********** why **** **** **** **** **!

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Michael Cain
•Sep 19, 2018
IPVMU Certified
In reply to Brian Rhodes

**** ****** ******* ****** ***** ***** integration *********... :) *** * ***** that's **** *** ********* ** ***. 

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Ari Erenthal
•Sep 20, 2018
Chesapeake & Midlantic
In reply to Michael Cain

* **** * *** ** ********* and ****** ******* ********* ****** ** use * ***** ** ******* **** know ******** ******** *** ** **** as ********. 

************-***** ********* *** **** **** ** experimentation ** **********, ******** ******* ************ products **** ** ** ************ *** replaced **** ****** **** ********* ** access ********, ** ****'** **** ** keeping ** **** **** ***** *** technology. 

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Undisclosed Integrator #3
•Sep 23, 2018
In reply to Ari Erenthal

**** ** ** *********** ***********. * would ***** ******, ** **'** * surveillance-first ******* *** ** *** **** open ** ****** **** ** **** the ***** *******. *** ******* * came **** **** ******** *** ** special.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #1
•Sep 19, 2018

** *** *** ***-*** **** ********** because ** *** * **** **** sensor. ***** *** ** **** *** ds-150 *** ***'* *** ****'** **** to **** **** *** ****** **** with * *** ** *** ** even * ***** ** ***** **** under *** ****.

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Brian Rhodes
•Sep 19, 2018
IPVMU Certified
In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1

**** * ***** ** ***** **** under *** ****.

** ******* ** ** ****: ****** ******* ********: ***** ****?

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Brian Anderson, CPP®
•Feb 02, 2020
IPVMU Certified
In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1

** *** **** ******* *** *** use *** **** ****-**** ***** ********** is *** ** ********?

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Undisclosed #2
•Sep 19, 2018

* *** **** ******** ********* ** I *** ********* **** ********* *** writing ** *** ************ ***** ****** specs, **** ****** ** **** ********* device ***********/*******.

****! **'* ****** **** ** *** other ************ ** ******* **** ****. Would ** ***** ** *** ****. I'm **** **'* **** ******* **** camera ********* ***.

******!

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Brian Rhodes
•Sep 19, 2018
IPVMU Certified
In reply to Undisclosed #2

****'* **** ********.  ******!

JF
Jim FitzGibbon
•Sep 20, 2018

******* **** *********. * ****** ******* with ********* ** *******. **** **** been ********, *** *********** ** *****.

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Undisclosed #4
•Sep 25, 2018

**** ** ***** *** **** ********** post * **** **** **** **** IPVM - *** *** *** ********* an ********, ******** (****** *** **** required *** **** ************) *********** **** as * ****** ***?  ******* / spec / ******* ** ********** *** in **** ******.  ****** **** *** of ****. 

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John Honovich
•Sep 25, 2018
IPVM
In reply to Undisclosed #4

** ****** *********** ** *** **** they *** *****. ** ***** * factual ***** *** ************* *** ******. This **** *** **** *** ** I ** ****** ***** ** ***** with **** ** ***** ****.

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Michael Cain
•Sep 25, 2018
IPVMU Certified
In reply to Undisclosed #4

*'** **** **** *** ***** * began ******** **** ********** ********** ***** to ******** ******** ******. ** ***** like **** ******** ** ********** **-** years ****** **** ******** *** ********** standards. * ********** *** *********** **** for ******** ****, *** ***, ***** are * *** ** ***** **** current **** *** *** **** ***** a *** ** ***** ******. 

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Brian Rhodes
•Sep 25, 2018
IPVMU Certified
In reply to Michael Cain

***** *** * *** ** ***** that ******* **** *** *** **** solve * *** ** ***** ******.

**** '******* ****' ** *** ****?  Dual **** *******? *********?  

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Dwayne Cooney
•Sep 25, 2018
In reply to Undisclosed #4

*********** #*,

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

** *** **** ********** ** *** door ******** ** *** **** ***?

 

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Brian Rhodes
•Sep 25, 2018
IPVMU Certified
In reply to Undisclosed #4

**** ** ** *** * ******.  This ** * ****** ***** ** members.  *** ** *** *********, ***** was *** ******* ** ***** * lock ********** ***.

*** ******** ***** ***** *** ** general, *** **** ***.

UE
Undisclosed End User #5
•Sep 25, 2018

***** ** *** ****, *'** ***** install ******* ****** *** ***** ** my ****** ** * *** **** it.  ***?  *** **** ***** ****** on **** ******.  ** ****** '***' the **** *** **** **** *** go *** ** *** ****, **** can *** *** ******* *** *** hitting ****.  ** ***** ** **** forced ****** *** **** **** ******** pretty **** *********.  ********** *** **** here ** ***.