How Mobile Access Control Can and Cannot Help With Coronavirus

Published Mar 23, 2020 11:42 AM

With coronavirus concerns continuing to rise, many access control companies have pitched mobile access control as safer but how much are they? And what should be done?

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Inside this report, we examine:

  • Door Operators vs Mobile Access
  • Coronavirus pitches from Openpath, BluB0X, and ZK Teco
  • Feedback from HID, Farpointe Data, ZK Teco, and others
  • Benefits of mobile access control for coronavirus
  • Fingerprint reader issues
  • Limitations and issues that remain for mobile access control
  • Outlook on how coronavirus will impact mobile access adoption

Executive *******

***** ****** ****** ******* *** ************* reduce *** ********* *** ******** ********, entering ***** ************** ******** ****** ** touch *** **** ****** ** **** to **** *** ****. ** **** it ***** ********** ** ***** *** bigger ***** ***** ******.

***********, ***** *** ********** ********* ** the ***** ** ******** ****** *** high ******** *********, ** ****** **** mobile ****** ******* **** *******.

Dirty **** ******* ******

*** *** **** ******** ** ****** openings, *** ****** ** **** ** unlock * ****, *** *** **** must, ** ****, **** *** **** using * ******** ******* **** ******.

**** ***** *** ********* ** **** contagions ******* ***** ***** **** **** exists.

*** *******, ****** ************ ********** '******** *** ************' door ********* ****** ***********.

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** ******** ***-******* **** ****** ********** doors ** *******, *** ******* **** be ******** **** *********** ******** ** ******, ** ** cover ** **** ********:

******* ***** ******* **** *** ** increase ** ********** ** **** *** clearly ****** ******* *** ********* *******.

Coronavirus ******* **** ********, ****** *** ******

****** ****************** ** ***** ********* *********** *** coronavirus ******* ******* ** '*****-**** ******' with '** **** ** ***** *** reader' ***** *** ********'* ***-***** ****** button *** ********* '****' ******* ** unlock ***** **** **** ***** ****** and ********* ** * ****** ** purse.

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

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****,** **** ********* *** ******** ********* ** ***** face *******:

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Feedback **** ***, **********, ******, ******

******* ***** ****** ****** ******* **** less ****** ** ******** ****** ** a *********** *********.

******* **** ** ** ****** **** while ***** *******'* ****** ********* **** usability **********, **** **** *** **** their ****** ** ***** ***** ** more ******** **** *********** *********** ***********.

*** *******,*** ********** ** **** **** *********** *********** are ********* '***-*******' **** ****:

*** ******** ** *** ******* *** traditional ******/********** ********* (********* ****** ******) are ****-***** *** ***** *********** *** are *** ***** ******** ************ ** a ******** ** ******** ** *** coronavirus. ** **********, ***** ********* ** not ******* *** **** ** ***** anything (***** **** ***** **********) ** successfully ************.

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

*’* ******** ********* ******* ** ****** being * ‘*********’ ******. ***** ** me *** ****** ****** ********** *** suspect, ** **** *** ** ******** contact **** *** *****, ****, **** and ***** (***** ** ** ***** of ** *********’ ******!). ****, ***** access ** ******* *** *** **** typically ***** ** **** ** **** the **** ****, ******* **** **** to ***** *** ****** **** ******** else *** *******. ***** **** *** phone *** ** *********** ** *** hand, **** ** *** **** ******, then ** *** **** ****, *** so **.

***** ******* **** ** ***** **** see ***** ****** ********* ** ****** healthier, **** **** *** **** ***** claims ** ******* ***** *** ********* out ** ******** ** '**** *****':

** ** ******* **** ****** ****** is ****** **** * ******* ********** perspective **** ****** **** ****** ***** readers ** ***** ******* **** ******* physical *******. *** ******** **** *** more ******* *********** **** ****** ** harder ** *****.

*******, ** ***** ** ** **** taste ** ******* ***** ************ ** hygienic ********* **** * ******* ***** support ** *** **** ** **** will ********* ** * ******** ************ event ** ***** **** ********* ** not ******** ** ****** **** ***, so ** ** *** **** ** use **** ** *** ******* ***********.

*******, ***** ******* ***** **** ******* interest ** ****** *** ********* ** recent *****, *** ****** *** **** recognition ****** ****** ********** ** ******* the ****** ******** ** *********.

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

***** **** ***** **** ******* ******** the ***********, ** ******** ***** *** afford *** ****** ***** *********** ********** to ***** ******** ** *** ***** to ***** ********* & *********.

***** ** *** *********** ********, **’* primarily ******* *** ******** ******** *** convenience ***** **** ********** ******** . . ********** ********* ********** (***. **** & ****).

******* ***** . . . ** given *** ****** ******* ***** *** touchless ******** ********** . . . why **** *** ****** ** “*****” technology **** “*********” ********** ******** * much ******, ***** (*** ********) **** experience.

**** ****** **** ** *** ***** outbreak, **’** **** ****** ** ********** demand *** **** *** ****** (*********) and ********* *******.

* ******* **** ** **** ****** is ****** ** *** ******* ********** people **** *** ***** *****. **** all ****** *** **** ********* *** biometric ****** ** ****** **.

Fingerprint ****** ********/************ ***************

*********** ******* *** ****** ** ** harder ***, ** ** ********* **** -**** *********** **** *********** *******?

*** *******, ** **** *************** ***** *** ******* ******* **** use:

** **** ******* *** ********* ** COVID-19 *** ***** ******** & *******, ZKTeco *** ********** ****** ***** *********** by ******** **** *********** ****** ***** each ***.

**** ** ********* *********** *** ** expect **** ***** ** ******* *********** usage.

Benefits ** ****** *** ***********

******, ** *** *** ******** ** mobile ****** ***** **** ******** *** mobile ****** **** ************ ******:

Personal ****** *** '****** **********' *********

** ***** ** *********, ***** * phone *** ** ****** ***** ******* gathering ****** ******* ***** ***** ***** are ******** ******** ******* ******** ********** against ******* *********** ** ******.

*** *******, ****** **** *** ****** users ** **** ** ******** ******** while ***** ****** ** ********. *** same ******** *********** ****** ***** ** be **** **** **** **** ***** users **** ********* * ****:

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Remote ******/****** *******

******* ******* ********* ** ***** *** be ******/******** **** * ***** ********, even ***** *** *** ** ******* from **** *** ***** *** *********** to ***** ****** *** ********** ** building ******.

** *** **** ****** ** ****** can ** ******* **** * **** computer ** ****** **** **** ****** a ********, *** **** ******** ******* to ******* **** *** ** **** miles ****:

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No ******* **** *****/**** ******

**** *** **** '***-******' ****** *******, physically ******** *********** ** ******* ** not ********* ******** **** ****** ********** formats:

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***** ************ *** ***** ***** ** brush ***** *********** **** ******* **** readers, ********* ** ****** *** ********** to **** ******* ********, ******* ***** for ****** ********* ******* **** *********** and ****** *******.

*******

***** ** ***** ****** ****** ******* will ******* **** ****, *** ***** that ****** **** ** ********* ****** contact *** **** *** ********* ******,************ **** *********** * **** **** ****** ********.

********* **** **** ****** ****** ******* can ******* * ************* ******** ********.

Comments (6)
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Brian Rhodes
Mar 23, 2020
IPVMU Certified

*********** ********* ******* ***** ** ******** to ****:

****** **** ********* ** ******** ****?

*** **** ********* * ****** *** to ******* ****** ******?

Improved ****** ******?

* ***** *** **** ***, **** operators ***/** ******* ****** ******. ****** line, *** **** ******/******** ******* ****** touch, *** ******* ********* ***** ** to ****** ********** ******* ******.

*******, **** **** ******* ** ***/******* borne ******** ***. ******** *** **** is ****** *** ******* * ******* against ******** ****** ***** ******* *******, as **** ** ******* ******* ********* for ******* ****/********** ******* ** ********* to *********** ******* *********.

Promoted ****?

*** ****** **: ****** **** ********* be ******** ****? ** **** ******, because **** *** ***** **** ******** vendors ********* ******* ********* ******** ******* before ******* ** **********.

*** ******* ** '*** ****' ********** operators ** **** ******** ** ***** access ******** ******* *** **** ******* and *********** ****** ** **** ******** to ***-********* *****.

********, *** ******** ** ********* ** specific ******* *** ****** ** *******/******* these ********* **** ****** ***** **** their *** ***** ** ******** ****.

******* ******** ** * ***** *******- **** **** * *********** ****** share ** ******* ***** **** ** retail. ***** ***-******* *********** **** *** be ********* ** **** ***** ** they *** ** ******* **** ** opening.

**, *** ******* **** ** ******** this ***** ** ****, *** **** then ** ********** ********* ** '***********' service ******** *** *******.

******* - *** **** *** ****** pre-Coronavirus. *** ********* *** ****** *** the ****** *** ****** ** * consequence.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #1
Mar 23, 2020

**** ** *** **** ******* *** these *******' ******** ******. * *** the ******** ***** **** **** *** was ******** *** **** ***** - that ****** **** **** ** ********** a **** ** ***** ** * reader ** *** *** ***** **** it's ******** *** ****** **** ******.

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Brian Rhodes
Mar 23, 2020
IPVMU Certified

**** ** ***** ******* ****** ** use *********** ** ** ****** *** touting ********** ** ******. *** ******** to ** ** ** '********* *******' sales ******.

********** ***** **** ****** ****** ****** little *********** **** *********** ******** ** popular *********** ***********, ***** ********** ***** be ****** ****** ** ****.

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JH
John Honovich
Mar 25, 2020
IPVM

*** **** * ********* **** ********* on ****** *******:

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Brian Rhodes
Mar 26, 2020
IPVMU Certified

UPDATE: ***** ***** '******* ***********' *** ******* ********

****'* ** ******/***** **** ***** ******************.********** ******:*********** ***** ****** *** ********* **********

*** ***** ***, *****, * *** Francisco–based *******, *** ******** *** ********* on *** ******* ** ******* ****** access ** ********* **** * ****** phone *** ****** **** ******* ***** and ***********. **** ******* **** ****.

“*** ******* ************ *** *** ***** security. *** ** ** ***** *** to ******** * ******** ***********,” **** Proxy **-******* *** *** ***** ****. His *******’* ********** ****** ***** ** check ** ** ********* *** *******’ offices *** **** ** ** ********* using * ********* ******, *** ******* touching * ****** ** **** ****** their ***** *** ** ***** ******.

** ***** ***, ********** **** ** the **** ** *****’* *********, *** Mars **** **** *** ********** ********’* Office ****** ***** **** **** ** see ** *** ******* ***** **** set ** ******** ******** ******* ** temporary ********* ** ***** *****.

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

** ****** ** *** **** ***** even * '*********' ****** ***** ********** will *** ********* **** * **** unless ******** ********** **** ****. ** ****** ******* at ****** ****** *** *********** ******* needs ** ******** *** ****** ****, not **** *** ****** ******.

** **** ** ******* * ****** on **** ** *** ****** ****.

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Brian Rhodes
May 05, 2020
IPVMU Certified

Update: ******** **** ******** **** *********

******** *** ******* *** ******* *********** spread ***** ** *** ******* **** operators:

'** ******** *********** **** ******** ********* Door ******* ******* * ****-**-***** *********** for ******, ********, ********** *********** ******** entry *** ****.'

** **** ****, ******** ** *** the **** ***** ****** ** **** the **** ******* *******, *** ****'** added *** **** **** ******* *** necessary ***.

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