HID Releases VertX Replacement Aero

Published Aug 10, 2020 17:02 PM

HID is replacing two established and broadly supported types of access controllers with a new line, Aero, requiring new integrations from partners.

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In this note, based on answers from HID, we examine:

  • Aero replaces two HID controller lines
  • Why it is not compatible with Mercury integrations
  • Which features are limited compared to Mercury hardware
  • The advantages of Aero's similar architecture and size vs. VertX
  • Why Aero can disrupt partners by requiring new integrations
  • The competitive impact of HID Aero in the access market

Aero ******** ***** *** **** ***

*** *** ********* ** **** ***** 'two **** ********** ***** ***** *******' - ******* ******** *** **** *** Aero ********.

**** ** ********* *** ********* *** controller *****: ***** *** ****. ** terms ** **** ****** ************, ***** is ******** **** *** *****/****** ********** platforms ** *** '*** ****, ****, and *** ****** **** ******** *** platform ** **** ********** **** ****** western ************ **** ********, *******, *** *******.

*** '** ** *** ****' **** controller ** **** ***** **** *** small ** **** ****** **** ****** deployments, **** * ***** **** ******/********** model ******** ** ******** ******-**** ****** management ****** ******'****' (*** *** ******).

Aero **** ***, ******** *** *** ******** **. ******* ********

*** ***** **** '******** ******* ********, VertX, *** ****', *** *** *********** does *** *** *** ******* ******* 'Authentic *******' ******** *** ** *** compatible **** ******** ******* ********** ****** systems ** *******.

*** ******* **** **** ***** **** firmware **** ****** ******** ** ******* firmware, *** *** ****** ** * forked/different ******** **** ** *** ********** with ******** ******* ********. *** ********* to ****:

******* ********** ********* *** *********** ** not ********* **** **** *** **** versa.

** ***** ** *** **********, *** further *********:

*** ********** ****** *** *** ******** platforms **** *** *********** ** **** other *** ***** ****** **** **********. While **** ** ***** ** ******* Mercury **********, **** ***** ******** * unique *** *** ******* *** ********* for *** ******** ****** ******* *** target ******** *****. ***** *** ******** partner ******** ***** **** ******** ********* with **** ***** ******* ******** ******** to ******* ********* **** *** ******* brand.

***** **** ********* **** ******* **** Mercury *** **** ***********, ***'* ******* strategy ** ** ****** ******* ******** products *** '****-***', ***** ******* *** promote **** *** *******, **** ***** systems.

Uses ***** **** ******* *** ************

**** ******* ******** ******* ** *****, adopting *** '**** *** *** **** factors' *** **** ********* *********, *** with ********* ********* *** *** *******.

** ***** ** ************, **** ****** the **** * ***** *******, * door ********** ****** *****, * ****/****** expansion ****** ****** ****, *** ***** and ****** ********* ************ ****** **** and ****:

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*** ******* ****** ** **** *** similar ** ***** *** **** **** capacity **** ****, ******** ******* *** any *********** ** ** '*********' ******. The ********** *** ********* ******** *** LAN ******** ******* ** ****** **-*** connections.

No *** *******

*** **** ***** ** ****** ** or ** *** ** *.** *** and ** *** *** *******.

Aero ******** ******* **. *******

** ***** ** ******* ******** **** from ******* ************, *** **** ******* hardware ******** *** *** ********* ** Aero. ***** *********** ******* ** ***** support *** '**** ********' (***** **********) customers *** *********** ******* ** ******** platforms *** ***** ******* *** ** constrained ** ***** ******** ****.

** ***** **** ********, ****** ******** options *** ******, *** ****** ********* toward **** ********* ******* ******** *********.

OSDP, ******** ************ **** *****

*******, **** ****** ******* *** ********** security ******** *** ********* ** *****, including **** ****** *******, ********* **** (SNMP **), *** ***.** ******* ****** verification.

*** ******** **'****** *******' ******** ******* ** ****** ** ** the **** ********* *********** *** **** Aero *********.

Pricing *******

*** *** *** ******* ******** **** pricing, ****** ** ** ********* *********** for *** ****** *******, *** **** it ***** ** '************* ******':

*** **** ******* ****** ** ************* priced *** *** ******** ****** ****** segments *** ********** *******. ***-******* ********** solutions ** ** ****** ******* *** partnerships ***** ****** ******* ************* ****** their ******** **** *** ******** *** SDK ** ****** ******* ***** ********** brand *** *******. *** *** *** pricing ******* ****** **** **** *** Aero ******* *******.

*******, ********* ** ** ******* ** VertX, *** ***** *** * ****** price ** ~$***, **** '**********' ******* ranging **** * ***-**** ********* (****) ~$450 ******* ** *****/****** (****/****) ********** costing ~$***.

Aero ******** *** ************

*** ** *** ******* ********* ******** with **** ** **** ******** ***** platforms ****** *** ** ****** * new *********** ** *********.

***** ***'* ********** ***** **** *** past ******* ** ********** ****** ******* access ****, ** ** *** ****** vendors ** *** ********* ** ****, but ***** ** *** **** ****.

*** ********* **** **** ******** ***** platforms **** ****** *** ***** ******** Mercury ************ ******* ** ****, *** non-Mercury ******** ** *** *******, **** basic *** ** *** ****** ****** will ****** **** (** **** ********) developed *** *********** **** ************:

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VertX ********* ******* ********* ** ****

*************, ***** ********* ******* *** ********** with *** **** ***** ******* *******, and ***/******** ** ***** ******* *** also *********, ******* **** ********* *** retrofit ******* *** *********** ***** *** installed *******. *** *********:

*** ***** *** *** */* ****** RS-485 *****. **** *** *** ****** support ***** ** **** */* *******. One ***** *** ******** *** */* module *** ** ***** *** *** other ** ****, **** ** *****, or **** ** ****.

*******, *** ************* ** ******* ** Aero/VertX *** *** *******:

** **** ******* ****** *********** **** Mercury ** ******* *** * ******* partner ****** *********** **** **** ** modules

VertX ***** **** ****: ******** **, ****

***** *** *** ********* **** *** sale ***, ***** **** ****** ** distribution ***** ***-**-****, *** ******* **** remain ** ***** ***** *** *** of ****.

*** *******'* ********* *****:

******** ** ************** • *** ** Sale – ******** **, ****• ***** Scheduled **** **** – **** **, 2022• *** ** **** – ******** 31, ****

Competitive ***********

** ** *** ********** **** ** open *** ******** ** *** ****** market ** ***, *** ***** *** new *********** ******** ** ******** ** use **, **** *** ******** ****** HID's ********* ****** ***** ** *** short ****.

*******, *** ** ********** *** *** offerings *** ******** ******** ***** *********** with ******* ** ********* ****.

*** ******* *** ******* *** ***** the ********* *****-******, ****-******** ************ ** Mercury ******** ******** *** ** ******** Aero **** ******* ***** *********. ********, Aero's ************ ***** ** ******** **** Mercury ******** ****** ******** ***** ** the ***** ****** **** ** *** market.

Comments (19)
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Tony Warren
Aug 10, 2020

**** **** **** **** ******** ***** deployments **** *** ** ********** **** the *** **** ***********/******, ** **** it **** **** **** ******* **** need ** ******** ************ ** *** new **** ********. * ***** ** mostly ****** ***** ********* ************* ** the *** **** ***********/******.

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Brian Rhodes
Aug 10, 2020
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*** ***** ********* *****/****** ***** ******* are ********** **** *** *** **** X1100.

**** ** **** **** **** ******* will **** ** ******** ************ ** the *** **** ********.

**** ** *******. ******** ***** *****/**** support ** *** ***** *** **** X1100 *** ******** **** **** ** develop *** ************ ** ******* ****.

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Undisclosed #1
Aug 10, 2020

******* ** ** *** **-*** ** the ***** ******* ** **-***, ** you **** **** *** **** ** buy *** *** **-*** ****** *** have ** ******* *.* ** *******. At ***** **** *** *** **** when *** **** ****** *** ********** S2-ACM-MP. ********* **** **** *********** **** compatibility *** *** ******** *******.

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

**** *** **** **** ****** *** here ** ********* **** ****** ******.

* ****** **** ***** *** ******** controller ******* ********* **** **** **********. So ******, *****, **, ******** *****, Paxton, **** ***.

******* ******** ***** ** ***/**/**/**/*/*/*/* ****** hardware ***** ***** **** * ******** column *** *** ***, ******** ******** or ****** ********. *** **** ***** be ****.

**** ***** *** *** ***** *** manufacturers ***** ** **** ****** ********.

***? **? $$$

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Eb Scroggins
Aug 10, 2020
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**** ** **** ** **** ** take *** **** ** * **** in *** ****** ** * ***** of ****'* ** ** **** *** in * ******* ******** ********* ***, or ** * **** **** ***, will ***** **** **** ** ** replaced **** ** ****? 👀🤷‍♂️

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Tony Warren
Aug 10, 2020

***** ********

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Brian Rhodes
Aug 10, 2020
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***********. *'** *** *******.

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Despina Stamatelos
Aug 10, 2020
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*****,

**** ** ******* **********, ******* ********* Manager ** *******. ********* *** ***** question, *** **** **** *** ******* the **** ** *** *********, ** they **** *** * ********* ********. The **** *** **** ** ******* by *** *****, ** ****, ** won't ** **** ** ********* ** directly ******* *** ******** ***** ****.

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Eb Scroggins
Aug 11, 2020
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* ***, * ********** *** ***********. Is ***** * **** *** *** Cloudlinks ** *** ***** *** ****** out **** ***?

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Despina Stamatelos
Aug 11, 2020
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*** ** **** * **** *** are ********* ** ********** *** ********* with **** ************, *** ** *** not *** ***** ** **** ** official ************.

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Eb Scroggins
Aug 11, 2020
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****** ****, ********** ********** **** ****!

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Despina Stamatelos
Aug 11, 2020
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**********! *** ****.

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Eb Scroggins
Aug 10, 2020
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** *** *** ***** ***** **** went ******* ** **** **** * read *** *******, ********* **** *** compatible.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
Aug 11, 2020

*** *** **** ******** ** * standalone ********** **** *** **** **** can (************ ******* *** ******** ******** to *** ** *** ** **) ?

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Brian Rhodes
Aug 11, 2020
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*'** *** *** ** *** *************** of **** *** ** *** *** of '****' *** ****** ****. ******!

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Brian Rhodes
Aug 12, 2020
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*** *********. ** *******: **** ** not **** ***.

'**** ** * ***** ******** *** we *** ***** ********* *** *******. We **** ******* ******* ******* ** the *** *********** **** *** *********** portfolio ** ** ******** *** ****** of **** *******. ***-**-**** *********** ******** to **** *** **** ** ******** to ********* ********* ** *** ******* lifecycle ************** ******* ** *********** **** or **** ********* *** ****** ************.'

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Jim FitzGibbon
Aug 12, 2020

** **** ** * ****** ** access ******* *******. **** ** ***** support **** *** *** ***** *** Mercury ******. ** **** ***** **** an *** ***** ***** *** ** always *** *******. * ***** *** the ***** ** *** *** ***** line *** * ***** **** *** same ***. *** *** **** ******* and **** ** **** ****** ******* manufacturers ** ****** ****.

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Undisclosed #3
Aug 13, 2020

*** **** ****** ** *******, ******* the ******** *** *****'* ****** **** the ***** ** ******. *** **** allows ****** ******** **** ***** *********** to *** *** ******* ********. **** push *** ****** ** *****/****. ******* the ** ***** *** **** **** partners ** *****, *** ***** ***** tends ** ** * *** ******** so *********** ******* (*** *** *** users) *** ***** *******, ***** ** probably ******* **** *** *****.

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Amaldeep Pradeep
Aug 12, 2020

** * ************* **** ********* ? maybe ? ***** *** ? *********** what **** ******* ** ******* ** try ** ** *** ********** ***** of ****** *** *** *** ***** to ****** **** ****** ******* ******** partners ? ** ***** ******** **** segment ( ******** ***** ) ? i *** *** ****** ******* ******* if **** ** *** ******** *** would **** *** ****** ********** ** use ***** *** ( *********** *********** mostly ) , ***** *** ***** enterprise ***** ******* *** ***** ** 32 ***** *** ***** ** ** lets *** ********* *** ****** **** of ******** *** ******** *** ****** uses ******* ** ** **** **** proprietary ***** ** **** ** **** other **** ***** ** *** **** aero ********** ** ***** ******** **** isn't **** * *********** *** ******* ? * *** **** ******* **** to **** **** ** ***** ********* and ******* **** *** ****** ********* compatible **** **** ** ********* ****** an ********** ***** ****** ********** **** AERO ***'* ? ***'* **** ******** for ******* ******* ? * ***** the *************** ** ***** ******* ** not ********* * ******** ************ ** controller ************ *** ****** * ***** if **** ** **** ********** ** systems **** ******* ** *** ****** access ( ***** *** ********* **** ) **** ***'* **** * ***** where ******* ** ****** ** ******* ? *** **** **** *** **** two ********** ******. ? ******* *** AERO ? ** **** ******** ** negativity ********

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Undisclosed #1
Aug 12, 2020

*** ************* **** ** ********* *** MSRP *******, *** *** ***** **** where **** ***. ***** ** **** hidden ******. ***** ** $** *** month. ***** ** ******** *********. ***** of *** *** ******** ** ****** systems **** ** ******** ****. ***** of ******* *** ******* *** **** 1980ish ******* ******* ***** *** **** thing **** ** **** ** *** OLD *** ***.

*** ** * ******* **** *** change, **** ** ** ***** *** (YES, ******* ***) ** *** * out ** ********.

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