******* ****** ****** ************ ****** $**.* ********* *** ****, ******** ** ****** physical ****** *******.

****** *** **** *******, ***** **** a *** ***** ** *** **** 2019: '***** **** *** ******** ****** *******' ****** **** ****-***********, *** **** proprietary, ****** ****** *****-****,*******,***, *** ******:

** ********* * ***** ****** *** tested ******** ********* *********:
- ************* **** ******** ****** *******
- ********* **** ***** ****** *********** (*** 125 ***, ******* *** ***, *** iClass ******, *** ****** ****, ****** Classic, ****** ******* *** & ***)
- *** **. *** ****** *********
- *** ********'* ********* & ********** ******** To ******
- ***** **. ******** *** *** ******
Key ********
** *** ****,*****'* *** *************** ******* ****:
- ****-** ******** *******: ** ********* *****'* ****** **** a *********** *** ***** ******, **** the **** ******* **** ******* ********** field *****. *** **** ************ **** both ******* *** ****** **** *** operation.
- ******** **** **** *******: ***** ******** ******** ********** *******, and ** ****** ***** ****** **** physical ********** *****. *** ***** ***** successful *************, ******** *********** ***/*** **** reads *** *** ****** *******.
- ******** *********: ** ******** ** ****** ******, the **** ***** ****** ***** ****** to ******, *******, ** **** ****** as ***********. **** ** *** ***** app ********* *** *** **** ********, but *** ****, ******* ****** ******** did.
*******, *** **** ** *** ****** shows **** ********** **** ********* ********* market ******:
- ***** ***** ********: ** *** ******* ***** ** testing, *** '***** *****' ******* ** the **** **** ******* *******. ***** replaced *** **** *** ** *** not ********** ******* ******, *** *** initial ********* ** *** ******* (** well *********) ** ****-****** ********* ****** equipment.
- **** ****** **********: *** *** ******** *** ****** onboard *** ******* *** ***** *** testing ***** ** ** ********* ** hear/see ** ******, **** *****.
- ******* **** ***********: *****'* **** ****** *** ******* and *** **** ****** '****** *******' profile ** *** *********.
- ************** ****: *** ******'* **** *** ****** into *** *** *** ****** ** downloaded *** ******* *** ** ***** platforms, * ****** ****** ** ***** access *******.
Proxy *** ****** ********** ******
*** **** ********** ****** ** *****'* product ** **** ** ** * 3rd ***** ****** **** ** *********** with *** ******** ** ******** ****** systems.

** ******** ********** ****** *******, ***** *** ****** ****** ****** must ** ********* **** **** ******, typically ** * **** ** ~$*** and $**/***** ** ******* *** **** (May **** ******: ******** *** ****** a '*******; $** **** ******** *****), Proxy's '******' ********* * ****** (** locally ******** * ****)*** ~$*** *** ~$**/***** ** ******* costs*** ****.
Compatible **** ******** ****** *******
***** ***** **** ***** ******* ***** mobile ******* ****** ******** ** ****** systems **** *********** ******* - ***. Wiegand ** ****.
*** ***** ****** ****** *** ******** and ************* ******** ** '*******' *******, like *** *** **** ************, *** a ****** ********** ***** *********. *******, many '***********' ********* *** **** *******, like ******** **** ****** ************* *** standard ************* ********* **** ***********.
App ********
******* ** ***** *** ************* *****, the ********'* **** *** (********* ** both *** *** *******) ****** ****** to ********* **** ** *** ***** reader ********* *** ******* ***** ** interact **** *** ******.
**** *** ****** ** *******, ******** updates **** **** * ****** ** times *************, *** ********* ******** *** hangs ** ******* **** *****.
*******, ***** **** ********* ****** ********, functions **** '******** ****** *******' ******* do *** **** ********.

** ******** ** ******* ****** ********** tokens, ***** **** **** *** ******* to ******* ****** '******' ****** **** the ******.
** **** ***** ******** ** *** video *****:

Some ********* ***** ******* *** ******
*******, **** ****** ***** ********* ***** must ** **** *** *** ******** web ******. *** ******** ** **** portal ** *****:

Works **** ***** **** *******
** ******** ** *****'* *********** ****** credential, ******* **** ******* ******* ***** of ***** *** ****.
*** ******* **** ******* ***** '********' established ********** ******* **** *** ******:
- *** *** ***
- ******* *** ***
- *** ****** ******
- ****** *******
- ****** ******* *** & ***
*** **** ********** ***** ** *** formats, *** *** ******* ** ******* only *** '**** ****** ******' (***) on ***'* ****** *****.

***** ********* *** ********, ********** *** format ************* ** **** ** * partnership ***********:
*****/****** *** ******** ******** ** ******* (and ** ** *** ******* ***** key, ** *******), ** **** ********* with **** *** **** ************* -- no ****** ** ******** *** *****. Identiv *** * ****** ******* *** programming ****, *** * ****** ******** in ** ***** **** *** ** so. *** **** ** ********* **** types ** *** **** ** *******'*. We ** ****** **** *** ********* through **** ******* ** **** ***'* have ** **** **** ******** *******.
*** **.** *** ****** ******* ***** 'unique' ******** ****** ****, ***** ***** can ** ************ ** *****.
** ********, ********** ****** ******** ** Proxy's ****** *********** *** ** ********** to ***** ******** **********/****** ******** ***** and '***' ******:

**** ************* ** ******* ** *** interoperability ** ***** **** *** ***** access *******, *** *** *********** ******** can ** ********** ** ***** *** formats ******** ** *** **** ******.
System *******
*****'* ******** ** ** ** *****, one **** ****, *** *** ***** based ****** **** *** ******* ******* ******* ******* ****** ********** *******.
***** *** **** ******* ******* ****** from $** *** *****/ *** **** for *** ***** ****, ******* ** to ~$** *** ***** *** ****** for ***** ***** ******* ******* **** includes *** ******** **** ** *** readers.
*** **** *****, ******* *** * single ****** **** ******* ******** **** an ****** ******* ****** ******** **** a ***** *** ****** ** $***, then $** *** *****.
Mobile **** ******** ************
*** ****** ********* ***** ** *** reader ******* ~**' ** ** '***** contact' **** ***, *** *** ****** uses **** *** **** '******' ****** as ******. ** ****, * ************* of ***** ********* *** **** ** they **** ****** ** * ****.
***** ********* *** '****-******' ***** ** both *** *** ****** *** *** app:

***** *******, **** ***** **** ****** use '*******' ******, *** *********** ******* closer **** **' ** ***** ******* will **** ** ****** '-*' ** '-2' ****** ** ***** ****-****** *****.
Sensing *** '*******-**-****' (***)
** *********** ********* *********** *** *** 'auto-unlock' ******* ** ** * **** of ***, ********** ** ******* ******* doors.
***** ******* ******* ** *** '****' or ****** **** ** ***** *** be **** ** ****** **** ********* apps, *** ******* *** ******* ****** the **** ******** ******* *** ****.
** *** ****, *** *********** ** the '****-******' ********* *** ******** *** never ****** ** ****** ********** ** more **** *** ******* ********.
*******, **** **** ** ****** ********, and*** ******* ************, *** ******* ********* per **** ****** *****, *** ** **** ***** ***** Proxy ***** *** ******* *** ******* defined ** ****, ********** ******* *** method ****** ** ***** ****** * powered-up, *** *********** ***** ** ****.
**********with ***** ****
* ********* ******* *** ****-******** *********** is **** ***** **** *** ***********'* '****** *******' *******, *** *** ******* *** **** security ********* '******' **** *******.
**** ***** ** *** ******* ****** on **********, ****** ******** '**** ******** *******', *** *** *** ********** ******** to ******* *** *****.
** ** *** ** *** ****, any ******** ********** ********* ** ***** via **** **** ** ********** ** use *** ***** *******. ** ********* both ** **** ***** (******** *.**.*.*) and ***/******* ******** **-**** (******** ******* Firmware) ** ******* **** *************.
***** ********* *** *** ** ****, responding:
** **** ****** ******* ** **** time, ** ** ** *** *******.
** ****, *** ***** ** **** conformance *** ******* ******* ****** ** an ***** **** **** ** ****** a ****** **** ** ** *** general ****** ******, *** **** ******* findings ** ** ******** ****.
Reader ********** **** ** ***/****
* ********* ******* **** ******* *** loud **** *********** ** *** ******** of *** ******* *** ***** *** audible ****** ** *** ******.
*** ******* ****** ***** ** ********* to ***, ********** **** ****** ******** shines ******** ** *** ******:

*** ****** ****** ** ***** *** IP55************, *** **** ******* ******** **** be **** ** *** *** ****** otherwise, *** ***** *** *** **** up ** ****** ****** ** ******* feedback **** *** ******.
Wire ******* ****** ********* ** ***
*** *******-***** ****** ******* ******** ** the ****** **** ******** *** ********* to *** '*****/*****' **** ** ****** the ******/******** ********, *** *** ***** black ******** ********* ** *** '*****' grounding ****.
** *******, *** ******* ** ******* introduced ** *** ***** **** *** cause *********** ********, *** *****'* ****** does **** **** ****** *** ********* takes ******* **** ** **** *** jacket ******.

* ****** ******** ***** ** ****** to ***** *** ***** **** ********** or **** (** ** **** ***** reader *************), ******* ******* *** ******** noting *** *******.
Size ********** ** ***** *******
** *******, ***** *** '******* *****' units *** ************* *** **** **** as ***** ******* ******* *****.
*** ***** ***** ******** ***** ** Openpath *** ****' **-**** *****:

** *******, ***** ***'* ******* **** factor **** *** **** ******** ****** or **** ******** **** *****. *** reader ******** * *-*** ********* **** plate.
Device ****
*** **** ***** *****'* ******** ********* is *** ***** *** ******* *******/ undownloadable ** **** *** *** *** web ******.
**** ** * ******* **** ****** users **** *********** *** *********** *********** logfiles **** ***** ******** *******.

**** ********* ** ** ******** *** party ****** ******, *** *** ****** noting ********** ********** *** ****** ****** is ****** *********, *** *** ********** 'denied' ****** ******** ** *** ****** will *** ** ******.
Compared ** ********
***** *** **** ** * ****** market ****** ** ****** ******, *** upside *** ****** ***** ** ******** includes ******* ******** ****** *****.
*****'* ******* ********* ******** ** ******** is * ***** ******* **** *** retrofitting ******** ******* *** ******. ** Openpath ****** *** * ******* /** users **** **** ~$*,*** ** ******** and ~$*** *** ***** ** ******* fees *** ******** * '********' *********** of ** ******** ******.
******** **** ** *****'* ~$*,*** ** readers *** ~$*** *** ***** ** service **** **** *** ** *********** and ** ********** **** ** ******** access ******.
May ****: ******** ******** **** ***** ******* & ******** ******
******** *** ******* **'* *** ******** to ***** *****'* ******* ******* ***** and ***** ********* '****** *******' ********* ****** *** ******** ** ******** systems.
***** ********'* ******* ************ ******* ** equivalent ** $**/***** *** ******, *****'* hardware **** *** ****** ** ***** lower.
** ********, ** **** ***** ******** for ******* *** ******* ** *** 'Mobile *******' ****** ** ******* ** Proxy's **** ****, *** ** **** update **** ** *******.
Compared ** *** *****
***'* ***** ******** *** ** ******* are ****** ** ***** ** *****, and *** ***** ******* *********** ***********/ trust ** *** *********** ****** ********** market.
*******, * ********** ********** **** *** is **** ***** ** ****** ***** according ** *** ****** ** ***** enrolled ** ** ******* **** ** ~$6/yr *** **** ** ~$*.**/***** *** user. *** ******* *******/ ******* ** users, *** ***** **** ** *****'* fixed ~$**/***** *** *** ****** ** more ********* **** ***.
*** ** ******* * ****** / 40 **** ******, *** ***** **** cost ~$***/ ****, ******** ** ~$*,***/ year *** *** ********** **** *****.
Comments (7)
John Bazyk
IPVMU Certified | 05/09/19 05:00pm
How does the reader communicate with the app? What if there is no existing system in place, is this something that can be installed as a new system?
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Great article and a very interesting product. While there are many different types of installations, a ratio of 28 cardholders per door is a consistent average we've seen in the SMB space. At this ratio the cost comparison would be $168 for HID vs. $240 for Proxy /door/year, supporting your conclusion on cost.
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Brian Rhodes
We have updated the competitive analysis section above with feedback from Openpath:
May 2019: Openpath responds with lower pricing & takeover option
Openpath has tweaked it's own products to match Proxy's monthly service costs and added a takeover 'Mobile Gateway' option for adding the platform to existing systems.
While Openpath's monthly subscription pricing is equivalent at $20/month per reader, Proxy's hardware cost per reader is still lower.
In addition, we have asked Openpath for pricing and details on the 'Mobile Gateway' option to compare to Proxy's Edge unit, and we will update here on receipt.
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Brian Rhodes
Proxy founder Denis Mars responded to this report, specifically clarifying the purpose of $299 Proxy Edge smart-relay equipped unit and the (~$350) 'Pro' unit tested above is priced for bigger 'takeover' deployments:
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Bryan Buenaventura
05/13/19 04:40pm
Awesome write-up, and this is exactly why we keep re-upping our IPVM Memebership.
We will definitely consider all this when trying the product out ourselves...
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