Top 5 Access Control Problems

Author: Brian Rhodes, Published on Jul 21, 2014

Here's what integrators say are their 5 top problems with electronic access control:

  • High cost
  • End-user knowledge
  • Lowball Competition
  • Complex Doors/Hardware
  • Low System Turnover

Inside, integrators explain in-depth about what these issues here, how it impacts them and what they do to handle this.

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  • ***-**** *********
  • ******* ***********
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**** **** **% ** ***** *****, *** ******* ******** ***** ** the ***** ** *********** * ****. ********** *** ***-***** *** **** never ********* ** ******** ****** ******* ******, *** ***** ****** of ******* ********, *** ***** ****** ** ******* ****, *** the ********** **** ********** ** ********** ***** *** **** ******* them ** ********. ************* *** *** *********** **********, **** ***** not ******* *** ***:

  • "** **** **** *** **** *** * ****** ** ****** than **** ****** ******* ** **** ** ** ***** ** some ******* *****. ******* **** * ****** ** *** **** there ** *** **** ** *** ******, ********, *****, ********** locks, **** ********, ***. ** ********** ******** ****** ** *** cost. ** *** ******** **** **** ** **** ** *** them **** ******* *** *** ***** ** **."
  • "**** ** *** ****."
  • "****. ****** ****** ***'* **** ** *** *** **. **** then ***** ******* *** *** *** ********, ***** **** ***** me *** **** ** **** *** ******** ** ***. ***, the ******** ****** *****'* ****, **** **** **** ** *** the ****** ******."
  • "********* **** * ******** *** **** **** ** *** *** a *********. **** * ****** ***** ** *** ********* **** for * ******* ****, **** ******* ******."
  • "*** ** ** ** ******* *** ***** *** ** ******** a ******** ***** **** * ***** **** *** ******."
  • "*** ****. **** *** *********** **** ****** ***** ******* *** $100 ** ** *** **** ***** **** ** *** **** is ** **. *** ******** ******** **********, ******, ***. *** considerably ** *** **** *** ********* ***** ** ******* *****. Once **** *** **** ****** *** **** ***** ***** ** they *** *** ***** ** *** ******."
  • "**** *** ****. **** ** **** **** *** **** ** better **** *******, ********* ******* **** ** **** ************* *** *** ***'* ********** *** **** ****** ****** *** of ***** ******* ******** **** **** **** ** **."
  • "********** *** ******** *** **** ** **********. ******** **** *** generate ******* *** *** ********. ***** ** ******* ******** ***** it *** *** *********, ***** * ******** ** ****. ********** difficult ** **** **** **** ****** ** *** ****."

** * ******-**, ** ***** *** **** **** ** *********** "What ** **** ******* ****** ** ****** *******?" ** *** how **** ***** *********** ********* ****** ** **** ** *** systems. ****** ***** ******* ** ** ******** ** *** **** ahead.

***-**** *********

*** **** ****** ******* ** ******* ********* ** ******** ********** the ********, *********, *** ********* ** ****** *******. **** ********* have ** ********** ******* ** *** *** ****** *** ** used, ** ** **** ********* ********* ********* ***** ** *********, not ****. ********* ***-***** ***** **** *** **** ** ****** establish ***** ******** *** *********:

  • "*** ******** ********* ** *** ******** - *** ********** (**********) sales **** **** ** *** *** *** ********** ******* ******* levels ** ********."
  • "******* **** *** *********** ******** ** **** *** *****. ****** tend ** ***** ** *** ** ****** * **** ******* rate."
  • "**** ** ******* [*********] ** **** *** ********** *** ** can't ** ***** ** *** *****'* ************."
  • "********* ***** ***'* **** **** **** ****, ** ****."
  • "******* *** ******** ** *** *** ***** ***** *** ******* the ******** ** ********** **** *** **** ** *** *********** can ** * ******** ** *** **** ** *** ****/ strike ********."
  • "*** # * ** ********* *** *** *****."
  • "******* ** * ****** ***** * ************* ******** **** [*** how] *** ****** ****** ****."
  • "** **** ******* ********* *** *****. *** **** **** ******** decide ***** *** **** ****?"
  • "******* ******* ** ******** ************ & ***-***** ***** **** ** understand & ****** **** **** ****. *****'* * *** ** hand-holding **** *** *** **** ***** *****."

Low-Priced ***********

** *** **** **** ** **** **** *********, *** *** threat ** *** **** *********** *** ***** ******** **** **** expectations. ** **** *** ******** ** *** ******** ********** *********** ****** ****, ******* ******** ******* **** **** ********* *********** *** ***** willing ** ** *** **** ******* *** ***** *** ******** behind:

  • "***** ******* ******* ** *** ******."
  • "***** *** ********* ** ** **** **** *** *****, *** horrible."
  • "********** ********* *** ******* ********* ******* **** *** ******** ********** the ****** **** ******** *** ********."
  • "***** *** * *** ** ******* **** ***** ******** **** ** ** ** **** ** ******* ******* that *** **** ********* *** *** ************* ****** ** *** beyond * ****** ********** ****** ** **** **** ****** *******."
  • "*********** **** ******* *********. ** *****'* **** **** ** ******** a ******** ***** **** *** ******** *** *****."
  • "***** *********** **** ******* ********."
  • "***** ******** ******* ***** *******."
  • "*** **** ********* *********** (*** **** *****)"

Door ************

***** **** ******, *** **** *** ** ******* ** ******* properly *** ******. *********** ****** ***** *********** **** ******* ********** like ***** **** *** ** *********** *********** *** ****** ** not ********. ***********, ****** ************* *** *********** **** ****** ** workmanship *** ** * ********* *** **** *********** **********:

  • "************ ******** *****. **** ********* ** ** ** ***** *** neat."
  • "*********** **** **** ******** **** ** ********* ** **** ********** and ********* ** ******** ******** **********."
  • "******* **** **** ******** ***** **** **** *** ***** *****. Not ***** * *********, **** ******** ** ** **** *****."
  • "**** ************ ** *** **** ******* ******, *** ********* *** I ** *** *** * ****."
  • "********** *** ********** **** ******** ********* ** ****** *** ********."
  • "*********** **** ***-******* ******** *** ****** *****."

 ** ******* **** ***** *** ********** ******** ** * **** point *** ***, ***** ***** **** ****** *** ********* *** help:

Low ****** ********

** ** ***** ** *** ******** ** ********** ****** ******* ******* ****, ****** ******* *** ********* **** *** * ****** ** longer ****** ***** ********. **** ***** **** **** *** ******* sale ** ******, ********* ******** ********* ** *** ********* **** do *** ***** ******:

  • "******* ***** **** *** **** **** ****** ** ****** *** platform *** ** *** ****** ** ***** ** *** ******* investment **** *** * ******** ** ** ***** * ***** and **** **** * *** ***, ******* **** ******."
  • "****** ** ****** ******** *********** ***/*******/*** ****** *******."
  • "*** ****** **** *** ***** ******** ** ****** ****."
  • "********* ****** **** **** ******** ******** *******, ****** *** ***** hard ** ****."
  • "**** ***** ** *** ******* ****** ******* ******** ** ******. If ***'** ***** * ***** ** ***** ** *********** ******** ***** *******, *** **** **** ** ***** **** investment. ** ***'** ***** * ***** ** ***** ** * stack ** ******* *** ****** ***, *** ***'* **** ** go **** ** **** **** *** **** **** **** ***** machines *****'* ********* ***** ***. ** ***'** ****** **** ** just ****** * ***-******* (*********** *********) ********* ** ********** ** whatever, ***'** ******** ***** ** ** * ****** ************* **** an **** *** **** **** *** *** ***** **** *** for ****."

*** **** ** ********* ** ********* ******** *********, ********* ***** seek ** **** ******* ********* *********** ***** ***** ********* ** the ****** *** *** **** ** *********** ** **** *** high ** ****.

Comments (11)

John Honovich

IPVM | 07/21/14 12:27pm

** **** **** *** *** ****** *********** *** * ** the ******* ********, **** *** *** *** ****** ******* ** the ****** ******* **** *** ***** ****? ** ***** ** equivalent *******/ ********* *** ***** **-******** ** ****** *******?

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Michael Budalich

Hanwha Techwin | In reply to John Honovich | 07/21/14 07:34pm

* **** **** ********* **** *******/****** *** *** *****/********* ** the ****** ******* ******. * ***'* **** ** *** ****** on **** ***** *****, *** **** ** ** *******.

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Michael Budalich | 07/21/14 08:03pm

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

***** ** *** * ******************** ********* *** ******, *** ** ***** **** ** ***** be ******* ************* ******** ** *** *** ******** **** ******* Security ********.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to Brian Rhodes | 07/29/14 01:43am

** ** ********* **** ******* ******* **** ** *** *** own **-******* ******* ******* ** *** ****** ***** ******* ** purely ** *** ******

Mario Fernandez

07/24/14 04:40pm

* ** ****** ********* **** **** *********** ******** ********* *** idea ** ******** *** *** *** *** ******* **** ****** control ******* ** ***** ** ****** ****.

** *** *** *** ********** *** ****** ** * ****, you ** ****** **** ** **** **** *** **** ****** open, **** **** ** *********** *** ***** *** ******** *** anyone ** ****** *** *****. ** ******** ***** ******* *** effectively **** **** ******* **** **** ****; *********, *** ** longer **** ** "****** ******* " ******. *** *** **** is * **** ****** *** *********** **** **** *** *** "unlocked" *** ****, *** ** *** ***** ** *******.

**** ***** *** *********** ******* ** ****** **** ******* ************ the ********** ******** ** * ******.

joel rakow

08/10/14 05:35pm

********* *** **** ************** *** **** **** * ***** ** the **** ** ****** ******* ***********. ********** ********** ************** ******** and ******** ****** ***** ********* *** ***** *** ****. ***** tutorials *** ********* *** * ************ ***** ** $*** *** site **** ********* ******** *** ********* ******. **** ***** *** AMAG ************* ******** ******* *** ******** *** **** ** ***** tutorials. *********** *** ****** *** ******** ** **** ********* *** direct. ********** **** ********* *** ******** ** ** ********* **** integrator's *** **** **** *** **********'* **** *********** *********.

***** ***.********************.*** ** *** * ****** *** ** ******** *** a *****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to joel rakow | 08/10/14 05:56pm

****, ****** *** ******* ****.

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

* ***** ***** ** ***** ** ****** ****, * ** just ******** *************'* **** **** **** **** *** ****? *** ***** ******** to****** ***** ********* ** ***** *******?

**** ******* ** ** ************* ******* ** **** *** *** ** *** *** '*******'****** ********** **** *************** *** ** ***** $***.

joel rakow

09/16/14 09:22pm

****, ****** *** **** ********. ***** ** * *** ** understand *** ***** ** *** * **** ****** *** *** user ******** ** ***** *******. **** *** **** ******** *** thoughts * ******* **** ***** ** **** ******:

-********* *** ***** ******** **** ******** ** **** ********* *** end *****. *** ******* ****** * ******** ******* ** *** different **** *** *** **** ********* *** **** ** *********** well ****** ** ******* ********* *********** *** *** ***-********* ******

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-***** *** * ************** ** ** ******** *** ******** ** explicity ******

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-** ********** *** **** ******** *** ********, ** ********: *) The ***** **** **% ** *** ************** ******* **% ** the ****; *) *** ****** ****** ** ******* **** **** that ** **** ******* ********* *** **** ***** ******** *********; c) ********** *** *********** ** ******* *** ******** ****** ***** the ****** ***** ** *** ******** ****; *) ******** ********** when ****** ** ******

-** *** **** #* ******* *** *********** ** ** *********** across *** ********-****** ******** ******** **** *** **** ** *********** (a.k.a. ***** ***** *********). ****** ******* ******* ** ** *** lowest ******* ***** ***** *** ******** ******* *******.

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Justin Gant

7PiXL | 09/14/16 03:18pm

**** *** **** * **** ** **** ****'* ********* ** the *******?

"**** ** **** ******* ****** ** ****** *******?"

******!

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Justin Gant | 09/14/16 03:36pm

****** ******* ******* / ******* ********

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Justin Gant

7PiXL | In reply to Brian Rhodes | 09/14/16 04:07pm

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