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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HID ******* ***** ****** *** **** *****

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****, *** *******, **** picture ** ***** ********** *** ***** found ******:

**** **** ****** ** invalid ********* ** **** the **** *** *** Product ************:

*******, *** **** ****** is *********** ** ************ **** ADI:

 

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*** *** ******** *******, 2002HPGGMN ** ***** * valid, **-********** **** ******. Per *** ********* **** HID Marketing, *** **** ****** is **** ********* ** those *** **** ******* it ********** *** *** reordering.

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New **** ****** ****

********** ****************** *** *******: ******* Build ***! ** *********** Build ***! ********* *** Readers ****** ****** *** user ** *** **** choices: ***** **** * part ****** *** **** what *** ******** *** or ***** **** **** you ****, ***** ** select *** ******* *** build *** ***:

*********** *** ***** *** same ***. 

*** ******* ************ ***** users ******* ******/********** ****** or ******* *********** *** part ****** *** *** to **** **** **** feature *** *** **** number *********.

Legacy **** ****** ****

** ***** ***, *********** used ****** ** ***** ****** (****) **** ********* ****** for******* *** ***********, ******* ******,********* ******,********,******** ********** *********, ************. 

*** ******* *** *********** HTOG ** * ******** ordering ******** *** ****** who *** ******** ** HID ****** ******* *****. It ** *** ***** long *** ** ***** comprehensive *** *** ***********. Using *** **** ** start **** ******* *** generate * *** **** number ** ** ******* process. ******* *********** * part ****** ** **** time-consuming ***** ** ******** taking **** ******* ***** SKU *** **** ******* the ******* **** ******* the ****** ** **** the ******* *** ****** or ****** *********.

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

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

*** **** **** ***** is ***************. *******, *** automated ****** ** *** Product ************ **** **** it ****** ** *** than *** ****. ***** it ** *** ***** years ***** ** *** predecessor, ******** ********** ***** ** takes **** **** *** automates * *** ** the ******* ** ********* a **** ******.

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

*** **** **** *** Product ************ *** ***** new *** ***** **** ongoing *********** *** ***********:

*** ** ** **'* infancy ***** ***. ** see **** ***** ** a ******* ********** **** the ******** *** ** have * ****** ** a ******* ******** ********** that **** ***** *** customer **** *** **** of *** ***** ********** to ***. **'** ***** to ******** ** ******* and ***** ** *** and ******* *** ***********.

*******, ***** *** ******* Configurator ** *******, ***** should ** **** *** rare, ************, ** ****** part ******* *** * mechanism ** ******** *** user ** ** *********** replacement. *** **** **** will ****** **********:

** *** ***** ***** the ***** **** ** showing ****** **** ***** options ***, *** **** them **********. *** **** would ****** ** *** overwhelming. ***** *** * lot ** ********-******** ***** that **** ********-******** **** associated **** ****. ** had ** *** ***** out. ** ***** **, we **** ** ***** up ******* *** **********. But *****'* * ****** ground **** ** **** to ******* ***** ** can *** ** ***** part ******* **** **** value *** **************.

Comments (3)

Shannon Davis

11/29/18 08:43pm

* ***** **** ********* and ** ****** ** for *** **** ****. Some ** *** ******** are * ****** ********* but ******* ***** **** work ** ******** * credential ** ******** *** a ******. **** ****** Dan.

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Dan Gelinas

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

****** *******! **** ** was *******. * **** thought ** *** ****** helpful *** ** *********** over *** ****, ***** I'd **** **** ***** in ** ****** **** as * ******* **********.

Shannon Davis

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

**** *** **** ** one ** ***** ********** documents ** ***'* ******* that *** ***** ***** when *** ****** ** but *** **** *** didn't. ***** ******* ** like ****** *******, *** shining *** *** *** day *** * ******** the ****, ***'* **** a ******** **** **** back ******** *** ** will ** ** *** exact **** **** *** were *** *** ******.

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