HID Product Configurator Examined

By: Dan Gelinas, Published on Nov 26, 2018

HID is widely used. However, figuring out all the different configurations of features for a final credential or reader part number can be a real headache, with around 75,000 different configurations available.

HID has created a solution called Product Configurator that they say will "demystify" the whole process.

In this note, we examine:

  • Benefits of It
  • Drawbacks and Limitations
  • New vs Old Way of Configuring
  • How It Works
  • Future Development

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*********** *** ***** *** same ***. 

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Comparison/How **** ** ****

*** ******* ************ ** really **** *** **** with ********* ********. *** HTOG ******** * ********* flowchart ** **** *, under "********* *** ***** Reader." ** ******** *** to *** *** *****:

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Future ***********

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Comments (3)

Shannon Davis

TED Systems | 11/29/18 08:43pm

* ***** **** ********* *** ** ****** ** *** *** most ****. **** ** *** ******** *** * ****** ********* but ******* ***** **** **** ** ******** * ********** ** figuring *** * ******. **** ****** ***.

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Dan Gelinas

IPVM | In reply to Shannon Davis | 11/29/18 08:46pm

****** *******! **** ** *** *******. * **** ******* ** was ****** ******* *** ** *********** **** *** ****, ***** I'd **** **** ***** ** ** ****** **** ** * systems **********.

Shannon Davis

TED Systems | In reply to Dan Gelinas | 11/29/18 09:06pm

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