Hikvision Access Control 2.0 Examined

JP
Jack Parkin
•Published Mar 05, 2024 17:22 PM

Hikvision has offered access control for many years, but it has been a niche for the mega-manufacturer as it lagged in capabilities (see our 2017 test).

IPVM Image

Now, Hikvision has released its next generation, 2.0, of access control. What does it improve, and what limitations still remain?

This note answers those questions and shows how this changes Hikvision's position in access control.

Executive *******

**** ******* ** *******, **** *********** improvements ** ***** ** ** ***** manufacturers *** ******* ************ ** ******** regions. ******* ******** **** **** *******, only ** *** ******* ******** ******* them, **** *** ** ****** **** are *** ******* ** *********.

*** ********* ******* *** ******** ********* customers ** ********* *******, ***** ******* and ******* *** ********, **** ** the ******** *** ************* ******** ** the *** *** ****** ********** **** eliminates *** **** *** ** **-**** server *** *** ******'* ***** *** configuration. ************, ********* ** ************* ***-**** compared ** ***********, *** ***** ********* did *** ******** *** ******* ** the *** *** ****** ***********, ***** new ***** ****** ***** ~$*** ***, which ** *** *** **** *******.

*******, ** *** **** ** * limited ****** ** *********'* ********, ****** features **** *********** ******* ****, **** as *** *******, **** *************, *** mobile *********** (*** *** ***** ** Google ******).

Key *******

********* *** ************ *** ****** ******* offerings **** *** ****** *.* ****** Control ********. ***** **** ******* *** incremental ******* ************, ***** ** ********* the *** ******* ********* **** **** their ********:

  • ******** ***-***** ************* *** **********: ********* has ***** **** ******-***** *************, ********* the ************* ******** ******** ** *** controller.
  • ******** ************** *******: ********* ******** (********* proprietary) ****** ***********, ********* ***, ***, and ** *****.
  • *** **** **.* ******* (******** ****** Channel)
  • ***-**-*** ****** *********** **** ********* ***** Security, ***** *********, *** ***** *******.

Hikvision *********

********* ******** *** *.* ****** ******* System ** * ***-******** ~**-****** *******, which *** ** ******* *****:

*************, *********'* ***** ******* ******** *** launch *** ** ********.

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

*** *.* ****** ***** ********* **** products ** *********'* ****** ******* ******. Hikvision ********* ***** *** *** ****** Door ***********, *** **-*** ****** ******* Terminals, *** *** **-***** ****** *******. IPVM ******** ***** ********, *** *****, we ***** *** *** ******* *** improvements ********* ****, ***** **** *** they ******* ** ***********:

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

IPVM Image*** **** *** *********** *** ******* in***-,***-, ******-**********, ******* ** ***** ******** *** series, *** *** ********** ** ** 128 ***** *************'* **-**********-**** ********* *******.

********* ********* *** *** ****** ******* Terminals (***** ******** + ******), *** Pro ****** **-****** *** *** ***** Series **-******, ****** ** ***** ** all-in-one ********** ****** **** ***** *** controller.

**-****** ****** ******* ********

IPVM Image*********** *********'* *** ****** ****** ******* Terminal, *********** ***** ******** *** ******** authentication ******* **** *** ******. *** K1T502 ** * ***-**** ***** ******** offering ******** ************** *******, ********* **** credentials, *** *****, *********** **********, *** Hikvision *********** ****** ***********. ********* * low **** ** ~$*** *** ************** options ****** *** ***** ** ********** Access ******** ******** ** ***** ***** intercoms **** ******,********, ****, ***** ****** ~$*** - $*,*** with ******* ********.

**-****** ****** ******* ********

IPVM Image*****-******** *********'* ***** ****** ****** ******* Terminal (******, ****** *** ** ***** intercom). ** ******** ******** ************** ******* such ** **** ***********, *** *****, fingerprint **********, *** ********* *********** ****** credentials. ***** ******* ** *** ********* for *** ******, **** ******** ** will **** ******* ** ** **** than *** ****** *** ** ***** features *** ***** ** *********'* *****-**** Value ******.

**-***** ****** *******

IPVM Image*****-*********** ******* ***** *********** ************ ** Hikvision's ****** *********. ********* *** ****** a ****** **** ******** ************** *******, aiming ** ******* ***** ****** ********** capabilities. *** ***** ****** ** *********'* first ****** ** ***** ****** ***********, with *** ****** ********* ******* *** NFC, ***, *** ** ***** ** authentication *******. ***** **** ** ** upgrade **** *********'* *** ********** ****** control, *********** **** ** *** *** Schlage, ***** ********** *** *******, ***** NFC *** *** *********** ** ***** products.

************, ********* *** ***** *******, ********* their *** ********-***** *********** ************-***** **** *******, ***** **** ***** ***** ********-***** ********** ******* ********* *** *******, *** those *** *** ***.

New ***-***** *************

*********'* **** *********** ****** ** **** all ********** ******** ** ******** ** the *** ****** ********** *** ** upgrade **** ***** ******** *** ****** that **** ****-**** (*** ************) *** *************. **** ** ** advantage **** *********** **** ** ****, who ************ ***** ******** ********** ************* *******.

***** ********* *** ***** ** ******** configuration ********, **-******* *** ***** ********** of ***** *.* ****** ***** **** HikCentral *** ***-******* *. **** ***** negatively ****** *** ***** *** ***********, as ********* *** ***** ******** ******* ***/*** ************** ***********.

New *** *******

********* *** ****** * ********* *** power ****** *** ***** ***-**** *** controller. ***** **** ** ** ******* from *** ******** *** ******, *** support ** *** ** ******** ******* and ** ***** ** *********** **** as****. ************, *** ******* ** ******* to *********'* ***-**** *** *********** *** is ********* *********** ** ***** *** or ****-**** ***********.

OSDP ** *******

*** *** ****** *** ****** **** V2.X ************* *** **** *******, ** upgrade **** ***** *** ********** ****** control ******. *** *** ** **** is ** *** **** (***:**** ***** **********), ******** ********* ** ***** * product **** ** ***** ***** ** security. ***** **** ***** ******** ** an *********** *** *********, ** ** an *********** ******* ** ***********, **** as****, ******* ******* **** ************* ** their ****** ******* *******.

All-In-One ****** ********

**** ****** ****** ********* ** ***** an ****** ******* ******** **** ********** cameras, ***** *********, *** ***** ******* into *** ******** ***** *********'* ********. This ** ** ********* *** ******* and ********* *** *** ********* ********, offering * *********** ***-**** ******** ** those ******* ** ******* ** ******* their ****** ******* *******.

*******, ***** ********* ****** "******** *********** with ******** *************" ** *** ******, it ** ******* ** *** ****** will ******* ***-***** *******, *********** ******** its *** **** ******* ********* ****** control *******.

Low-Cost ******* *********

******* *********** ** ******* *** *********'* 2.0 ****** ********, **** ********* *** disclosing *** ****** *** ***** ******** to ****. ***** *** ******* *** any ** *********'* *** ****** ***********, K1T805 ********, ** ***** ****** ** unknown, *** ***** *** ****** ****** Terminal *** ~$***. **** ** ************* less **** *********** *** **** ********** products, **** **** ***** ********* / access ******* ********* ******* ~$***+ (******** ******** ********).

**** ****** ********* ** ****** *** users ******* *** * *********** ***-**** solution ** ******* ***** ****** ******* Systems. ** **** ****** **** ****** if ********* ******** **** ******* *********** for ***** ********.

Limited ****** ************

*********'* *** *.* ****** ******* ******** were ********* ******* ********* ** & Ireland, **** ******* *********** ** ***** these ******** *** ****. **** ******* out ** ******** ********* ****** ******** as **** ** *** ***** *********** for ********* ******, ***, *** ** & ******* ******** ** ******* **** out ***** *** ******* ** *******, and **** ******** ************ **** *** new *.* ****** ******* ******** *** not **** ** *** *** / North ******** ******. ************, *** ********* to **** **** **** ********* ****** sell ***** ******** *** **** ***** the **-****** ****** ******* ******** *** of *** ******** ********* ** *** launch *****.

******* ******** ******** **** *** *** products ********* ** *** ****** ***** are **** ****** ** ************ ** & ******* *******, *** ********* *** *** ******* on ***** ******* *** ******* ** available ** ** ******* * ******** for **** *** *** *.* ****** Control ******** **** ** ********* ** other *******.

No ******* **** *********

**** ********* *** ****** ******** ** Hikvision *** ****** ********* ******, ** & *******, *** ***** ******* ******* to *** **** *********** ** ****** availability *** *******. * ****** ******** at ********* ** *********, ******* **** could *** ******* *** *********** ***** this ****** ** **. ** ** receive *** *** ***********, ** **** update **** ******.

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