Wireless Access Lock Use Growing, Stats Show

Author: Brian Rhodes, Published on Aug 04, 2014

With more access companies supporting or producing wireless locks than ever before, are they disrupting traditional hardwired access doors? With everything combined into a single lockset, this access type often installs in minutes, and typically takes no special skills or experience.

In this note, we examine how integrators answered:

"What percentage of openings/doors are controlled with wireless/wifi locks? Has this percentage grown/declined in the last three years?"

**** **** ****** ********* ********** ** ********* ******** ***** **** ever ******, *** **** ********** *********** ********* ****** *****? **** everything ******** **** * ****** *******, **** ****** **** ***** installs ** *******, *** ********* ***** ** ******* ****** ** experience.

** **** ****, ** ******* *** *********** ********:

"**** ********** **********/******** ********** ************/**** *****? *** **** ***************/********** *** **** ***** *****?"

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Low **********

******* *** *** ********/**** ***** ** ***, **** **** **% of *** *********** ********* **** ****** *** **** ** ***.

** *****, ~**% ** *** *** ***** *** ******** *****.

***** ****** **** ***** **** ********** *******:

  • ********** ** ******** ********
  • ****** **** **** *** *** ****** *******
  • *********** *** ********** ***

Security ********

**** *** ** ****/******** ***** ** ***, *** ******* ****** given *** *** **** ** ******** *** ********* *** *** type *** **** '******** ******' ** * **** ******** **** for **** ***-*****:

  • "** ** ******* ***** ***** ********* *** ** ******* **** stability, ******* ***** *** *********** ******."
  • "*** ********* **** ** ******** ** ******** ******* **** ***** they *** **** ***** ** *******."
  • "****** *** *** *********** ** *** **** ******** ********. **** security ** * **** *******."
  • "**** ********** * **** **** ***** ***** ********* * ***** solution."
  • "** ** *** ******* ********/**** *****. **** ****** **** *****. Customers ** *** ***** ****."
  • "** *** ***** ******* *** *** ********* **** ***** **** the ******** ******. **** ** **** **** *** ******, ******** and ******* **** *** ******** ** * ***** ********, ** will ******* **** ** *** ********* ** * ****** ******."

** *** **** ** '*******' ********, ***** ***** *** ****** fueled ** *********** ****** **** ****** ******, *** ** *********** are *** ** *** ***** ***** ********** ***** '*****', **** will ****** *******.  **** **** ********** **** ***** ********* ****** encryption ** **** ******, *** '*******' **** ** ******** ** most.

Not ****** *******

******* *** ***** *** ******** ** *** **** ****** ** because **** *** *** **** ********* **** *********** '*********' *******:

  • "*** ********** **** ** ******** ***** ******* *** ***** *******, but *** ** **** ********* **** ******* *******."
  • "******* ***** ***** ******** *** ********* *** *** ******* ** communicate ** ***.** *** ****** ******* ***** ********."
  • "**** ******* *** ** ******* **** **** ********* ***** ** maintenance *** ******."
  • "***** **** ***** *** ** ********* *** *** ******** *** power *** **** ** *** ******* ** ** ** *** door ** ** ****."
  • "*** *** **** *** ******, *** ** ********* ** ********* the ********* *********."
  • "*% ********* ******** **** *** *** ** ***.** **** ****. [Proprietary ********] *** **** ********* **** *** *** ****."
  • "*** **** *** ******* ***** ****** *** ********** **** *** wireless *** *** ************* ** ***** *** ****** ** *** experience."

***** *** ******* ************ ***** *** ** ***** *** ****/ Wireless *****, *********** ****** **** *** **** ****** ** *** over ****, ********** ***** **** *** *********** ********* ** *********** radios *** **********.

Not ********** *********

******* *********** ******** **** ****/ ******** ***** *** *** ********** grade ********, ** *** ********* ** ***-*********** *** ***** ******* *** skillsets ** ******** ******* ********* *******:

  • "** ***'* *** **** **********, **** ***** *** **** *** and *** ************ ****** *******."
  • "** **** ******* ***** ** ******* **** ******** *** ***** in * ************ ***. **** ***** *** **** *** ** guys *** ***** ********* ** ***."
  • "** ** ********** ********. *****'* ** **** ** **** *** wireless ***** ** *** ****."
  • "** ** ******* *** ****** * *** ** ** ******* in ** ****!"
  • "** **** *** ******* *** ****** ***** ****** **** ******** locks, **** **** **** **** ** ****."
  • "** ** *** **** ******** ** **-** ***** *** ******** for **** ** *** *************."

** *** **** **** ** *** **** **** ****** ** years *****, **** **** '********** ********' ****** **** **** ***** and ******** ********* ********, *** ****** **** ***** ********** ********* ********** access ******* ***** ******** ********.

But *** *******

***** **** *** *********** **** ********** *** ** ***** ***** now, **** ** **** **** **** ********** ** ******** *** they ** **** **** ** *** ******:

  • "********/**** ***** *** * **** ****** *** **** ** ***** areas ** ***** *** *********** **** **** ** ******. ** do **** ****** ** **** **** *** ** * *** to ***** ** ***** ** ***** **-**%. * ***** ** the ********** *** *********** **** **** ****** **** ******** ** grow."
  • "**% ***, *** **'* *******."
  • "** *** ******* ****** ******* ******, *** ********/**** ***** **** become ************ *******."
  • "**%. ******* *******."
  • "*** **** *** ***** ************. ** *** ******* **** ** options ******* **% ** *** **** *** *** ***'* **** to *** **** ***** ***."
  • "**% ** *** ******** *** ****. *** *** *** ***** massively."
  • "***** **%, **** *** ***** *** **** **** ****** **** more."
  • "***** ***** *** ****** ***, **** *** *** ****** ******* up."
  • "**** ***** *** ******** ***.  ** *** ***** **** *** more ****** **** ****."
  • "* **** ********** **** **** **** **** ******** ** *** past ***** *****. * ******* ** **** *** **** ***** be ******* **** ***** ** ****** *** **** *********** **** wireless."

Compared ** *** ****

*******, *** ********* **** '****/ ******** ***** *** ******** **** popular' *** *** ********* ****** *****. ******, ********** **** *** and ************ **** ***** *** **** * *** **** ** less **** ~*% ** *****, *** **** **** ******* ** 15% *** **** *** ********* * **** ********.

** *** **** ***** ********** ** **** ** ***** ** ****** ****, ** ************* *****-**-******* ***** *** ******** to *** ** ******* ****** *******.

Comments (17)

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Scot MacTaggart

08/04/14 06:04pm

**** ******** ******** * ****** **** - ***** *** **** major *********** ******* *** ******** ** **** *****.

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Scot MacTaggart | 08/04/14 06:09pm

* ***** **** ***, ********** ** *** (********* ********) ********** between ******** ***** **.*********. ***** *** ***** ****, ***********, *** ********** ****** ******* ****. "****" *** use ***.** *******/********** ***** "********" *** ******* *********** ******, ***...

***********, **** *** **** ** *** ********* ***'** ****?

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Scot MacTaggart

In reply to Brian Rhodes | 08/04/14 06:19pm

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

  • *********** ******** ** **-** ** * *** ***
  • ****** ** ******* - ** **, **** *** ******* * lockdown ****** ** **** ****, *** **** ***'*
  • ******* ***** **********
  • ******* ** ******* ** * ***** **** ** * ***** date - ** **** *****

Rob Hammond

IPVMU Certified | 08/04/14 08:37pm

*** ***** * ** ****** **** *** ****** **** ** the ******** ** ****** ** ********** *****, ***** *** *********** lockset ******** *** ******, *** *** **** ******** ****** *** in *** ******. ** *** ** ***** ** ********, *** the ***** ** ****** **** **** ****** *** ***** ******** devices, ***** *** **** *******, **** *** ***** ****** – migrating ** * ****** ******, ***** *** *** **** **** wires. *** *** *************, ********** ***** **** ****** *****, *** if ** *** ** ******* *** *************, **** ****** *** overall ************ *****.

*** ***** * *** ** *** ******: ** **** ***, except * *** ********* ************, **** *** ********** *****. *** new ************, **** **** ******** ** * *** ********** *****, existing ************* *** **** **** ******** *****. *** ****** **** be *** *********** ** * **** ********** ** ***** ******, and * *** ** ******** **************. **** *** ** *** locks **** ******** ** *** *** ****** ** ******* *********, there **** ** *** ****** ******* *** *** *****.

** ** ** ******* **** ** *******, (***** ** *** so *****, **** ** ********** ** **** *** ********* **********), then ********** **** **** ** ****** ***** ******** ***** ** keep ***** ** *** ******** ****** ** ******* ***** *** margins. *** ****** ********** **** ** ********* ******** **** ****, licenses *** ********** ***** ** **** ** ***** ********, ************* of *** ****** ** **** ** *** ******* ****. *** supplier ** *** ********** ***** ** ****** ** ** *** door ******** ********, *** *** ******* **** ** ** *** data ************** **********. * **** ********* **** ** ** ********** might ** ** ****** *** **** ******** ********, ******* **** the ********, *** *** ************* ***** **** *** ******** ** the ******** *** ***********. ** ****, *** ******** ********** ****** look **** ***** *** **** ******* **********, ** **** **** to **** ** *** ***** *******.

**** *** **** ** *** ******** ******* ***** **** ***** the ****, ** *** **** ******, ***** **** ** *** changes ** **** ******** ******!

RJ Spurr

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Rob Hammond | 08/05/14 12:21am

***** *** ***** *** ****. * **** **** ******* *** HES ********** ******** ******* ********* *** *** **** ****. **** take **** **** *** ** ** ***** *** *** ****** to *******. * ***** **** ****** ******* ******* ******** **** Distributors *** **** **** ** ******** **** * *** *** only *** ******** ****!?

*** **** **** ** ** *****-***** ****** - **** ** iClass.

Paul Kozonasky

IPVMU Certified | 08/04/14 08:58pm

* ***** *** ** ****** **** *** *********"this ****** **** ***** ******** ** *******, *** ********* ***** ** ******* ****** ** **********."

***** ** **** **** **** *** ********* **** ** ** with *** ********/**** **** **** **** * ******** ****. **'* not **** ******* * ****** ** *** ** **** * lever/hinge - ***** ***** *** **** ********* ** *** **** a *******.

******* ***** ** *** ** ******* ***** **** **** *** revelation *** ******* ** *** ******** (*** ****** **** *** Jesus ***** **** *** **** ** *** ****** ******) - is **** ***** ***** ****, *** **** ** *********** ** actually ***** ****.

******** ** **** *********** **** *****, *** ******* *** *********** or ****** ****, **** *** * $***-*** **** *** *** customer ******* *** ****. *** ******* *** ***** **** ***** all ********* **** *****. "** ***** ****** ********, **** ** your **** ** ****** **** **** *** $****."

* **** *** ******** ********, *** ***** ** * **** issue **** ** *** ** ** **** **** ****** ****'* addressing ***.

Ulrich Holtzhausen

In reply to Paul Kozonasky | 08/04/14 10:19pm

$****? *** **** *** * ******** **** **** ***** **** this ****. ******* **** ** *** **** ** $*** *** the ****** *****. ****** ******* **** ****** ** ******. **** if ** ******** *** ******** ************ ****** * ***'* ***** it's **** **** $***.

******* ** ** ** **** **** ** ****. * ***** the ******** *** ** ******** ** ******** ****** *****-*********.

"** **** ******* ***** ** ******* **** ******** *** ***** in * ************ ***. **** ***** *** **** *** ** guys *** ***** ********* ** ***."

***, *** *** ***** ** ******** **** ****** ******** * lot ** ** ** **** ****** **** ** ******** ** a ********** ** ***** *** *****. ** ***** *** ****** were ********* ** **** ****** *********. ***** **'* **** **** of ** *****.

************ ******** ** **** ** *** ****** ** ** *** really **** **, *** ** ****** ** ***** **** ***** wireless ******** *** ** ** **** ********* ** ***-******** ****** control *****. *** ***** *** *** ** *** * **** door ** ** *******. ***** ********** ** *** ***** **** don't **** *** *** ****** *** *** ****** ***** **** technology ** ***** *** ***** ***** ** *********.

Paul Kozonasky

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Ulrich Holtzhausen | 08/04/14 10:28pm

***** *** *** ****** **** ***** **** **** ***** *** to **** **** *** $***?

*** ** ******* ***** *** ***** **** ******* ** *** S2 ****** **** **** *****?

***, $**** *** ** * *** ****, *** ***** *************** and * *** *********** *******, $** ****** ****.

*'* *** ******* ***** ******* ***** **** ** ****-****.

Ulrich Holtzhausen

In reply to Paul Kozonasky | 08/04/14 10:47pm

** *****,

* **** *** * *********** ** ***** ******. *** ****** I ******* *** ******* ****** *** ***** ***** ****** ** pay ***** *** ******* *** ****** ******* *** **********. **** obviously **** *** ******* ****** *** ******* ** **** * rough ********.

** *** *** ******* ******, *'* ***** ** ***** *** brand ** *******. * ***'* **** ********* ******** ** ******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Ulrich Holtzhausen | 08/04/14 10:50pm

******, *** *** ********* ******* ****** ** ** ** *** context ** * ******** **********. ****'* **** ******.

**** ** ** *** ***** ** *** ** *** ******** like "*** *********!"

Ulrich Holtzhausen

In reply to John Honovich | 08/04/14 11:05pm

** ****,

*********!

*******, *'* ****** ******* **** ****** ******* ** ****** *** company * **** *** ** ******** **** ******** ********.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to Ulrich Holtzhausen | 08/14/14 03:06pm

*** ******** ********** ** **** ** ***** ** *** *****, given *** ************** ** *** ********-********.

* ***'* **** *** ********* ************ ** **** **** ** these ***** *** ******** *** ********* ******** ** **** **** *****.

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Paul Kozonasky | 08/05/14 12:48am

******** ** '***********' ****** *******, ********** *****-***** ******** ***** ** simplified. ******** **** **** ******** **** *****, ***** *** ** wires ** **** *** ****, *** ****** ************/******** ***** ****** ******** *****.

*** * *****, ***** ** ***** *** ** * ******* task, ********** ***** *** ******* *********** ** **** ***** *** frames.

*******, **** *********** ********** *** **** ***-***** ***** **** *** locking ******** ***** **** ***** *** ******** ******* ******** * controller-based ****** *******.

**** ******** ***** ******* *** *********** *** ***********, *** * can *** ***** ***** ******** *** ** '***-**-*******' ******** *******.

Undisclosed

08/06/14 09:44am

** *****:

**** * ******** - ******** ******* ***** *** *** **** hopping ****** ********. ** **** **** * ******** ******** ******** because ** ** **** ******, **** **** ***** **** ****. Alarmlock ******* ** **** * **** *** ****** **** ***** cost ** *********. ***** **** ** ******* ***.

Undisclosed End User #1

08/07/14 02:07pm

"** **** ******* ***** ** ******* **** ******** *** ***** in * ************ ***. **** ***** *** **** *** ** guys *** ***** ********* ** ***."

******** *** *****, *** **** ******* ****** ** ** ******** odd... ***'* **** **** **** ** ********* *********** ***** ****** control **** ********/**** ****** ******* *******? ***** **** "*******" ***** installs *** **** ******** ** ************ ***** ******, ******'* *** **** ** ** *** **** ** ***** and ******* *** ****** *******?

***** *'* ****** ** *** ** *******, *** ** ** IT ***, * **** ******** **** *** ******* * ***** be ********* ** ********** **** ******** ** ****...

** ******* ** *** ********* *** ********, ** ** ***** integrator ** ****, ******* ************ ****'* ****** *** **** ********... and ******** ******* *** *** **** *** ***** ** *** alarm ********.

*** **** ***** ****, * ** ***** **** ******** ***** are ***** *** ***** **** *** **** ************* ** ** utilized ** ********** ************

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed End User #1 | 08/07/14 02:22pm

"***** **** "*******" ***** ******** *** **** ******** ** ************ ***** ******, ******'* *** **** ** ** *** **** ** ***** and ******* *** ****** *******?"

*********** ********. * ****** **** *** ****, ****** ****** *********** is ********* ** *** **********, *** ** ** ********.

** ** **********, * ***'* ******** *** **** ***** **** was ****** *** ***** *** **** ******** *** *********. **** menial **** ***** ***** ****** **** *** *********.

** ** ** ***, ***'* ** *** ********. *** ********** that ** ** *** ***** **** ** **** * **** install ** *** **** ** ** *** ***** **** **** a ***-******* *** ** ********* ***** ***** * ******** ******* a ******** ****.

Ulrich Holtzhausen

In reply to Undisclosed End User #1 | 08/10/14 05:23am

**,

* ***'* ***** *** ****** *** ***** ** ** ****** to ** ******. *** *** **** **** * ***** *** intended ******* ** **** "** **** ***'* *******/*********** ******* ****** control ** * ******* *****, ********* ****** * ******** ****** saves **** **** ******* ** ** * ********** **** *** familiar **** ** ******* ** ******* ** ** ******* **** maglocks ***."

** ***, ** ** *** **** ********** ** **** ** install ** ****** ******* ******, *** ** *** **** **** longer ** ******** ** **** **** *** **** ** ******.

** *****, ****'* *** * *** ** *** **** ** the ******** ********* ** **** ******** ********** ** ****.

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