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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  • "**** *** ****. **** ** **** **** *** **** ** better **** *******, ********* ******* **** ** **** ************* *** *** ***'* ********** *** **** ****** ****** *** of ***** ******* ******** **** **** **** ** **."
  • "********** *** ******** *** **** ** **********. ******** **** *** generate ******* *** *** ********. ***** ** ******* ******** ***** it *** *** *********, ***** * ******** ** ****. ********** difficult ** **** **** **** ****** ** *** ****."

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***-**** *********

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • "******* ***** **** *** **** **** ****** ** ****** *** platform *** ** *** ****** ** ***** ** *** ******* investment **** *** * ******** ** ** ***** * ***** and **** **** * *** ***, ******* **** ******."
  • "****** ** ****** ******** *********** ***/*******/*** ****** *******."
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  • "********* ****** **** **** ******** ******** *******, ****** *** ***** hard ** ****."
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*** **** ** ********* ** ********* ******** *********, ********* ***** 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 ******* ** ***** ** ****** ****.

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

joel rakow

08/10/14 05:35pm

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John Honovich

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

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

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

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joel rakow

09/16/14 09:22pm

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

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-** *** **** #* ******* *** *********** ** ** *********** 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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