HID Product Configurator Examined
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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Legacy **** ****** ****
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Comparison/How **** ** ****
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Future ***********
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** *** ***** ***** *** ***** step ** ******* ****** **** ***** options ***, *** **** **** **********. But **** ***** ****** ** *** overwhelming. ***** *** * *** ** customer-specific ***** **** **** ********-******** **** associated **** ****. ** *** ** cut ***** ***. ** ***** **, we **** ** ***** ** ******* out **********. *** *****'* * ****** ground **** ** **** ** ******* where ** *** *** ** ***** part ******* **** **** ***** *** interpretation.
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**** *** **** ** *** ** those ********** ********* ** ***'* ******* that *** ***** ***** **** *** needed ** *** *** **** *** didn't. ***** ******* ** **** ****** weather, *** ******* *** *** *** day *** * ******** *** ****, can't **** * ******** **** **** back ******** *** ** **** ** on *** ***** **** **** *** were *** *** ******.
* ***** **** ********* *** ** worked ** *** *** **** ****. Some ** *** ******** *** * little ********* *** ******* ***** **** work ** ******** * ********** ** figuring *** * ******. **** ****** Dan.