Wavelynx "Configure" Installer Mobile App Examined
Earlier this year HID disclosed high-severity vulnerabilities on configuration cards and discontinued them. Now, Wavelynx has announced a new mobile app called "Configure," which aims to "elevate installer and integrator capabilities," also removing the need for physical configuration cards.
Based on a webinar and call with Group Product Manager Jessica Chadwick and VP of Global Sales Jason Glover, we examine this app, its announcement, limitations, future plans, and how it compares to HID's Reader Manager app.
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Executive *******
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Simple *********
****** *** *******, *** ******* ********* three **** *****/ ******** *******, ********* reader *******, ******** / ********, *** the ****** *******:
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Free ***, ********* ********** **** ********** *****
*************, ******* / ************* ******* ******* installers ** **** * ************* **** from *** ************* ** **** ******* and ******* ***** ** **** *** be ****, *********, *******, ***.
**** ** ** ************ *** **** provides **** **** ********** ***** **** they **** ******** **** ** ** sites ** ** ********, **************, *** RMAs. **** ** * **** **** can *** *** ***** ***-**-*** ********** as * *****.
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Enable ****** *********** **** ***, ****** "**** ******"
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*** ******* *******:
***** ** ******* ****** ** * modern *********** *** *** *********** ************* card. ***** ****** *** ******* ******* they ******* ****** *** ******* ****** to ******** ******* *** ******** ********.
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Wavelynx ******* *** ****
************, ******** ******* *** **** *** provides **** *** *** ******** **** the ****** ** *********** **** *** consent:
** **** * *************** ******* ** create ***, *** ******, **** ** ensuring **** *** ********'* *** ******* is ********.
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Latest ****** ******** ******** ********
******* **** **** *** ****** ******** versions *** ******* ** ** ******* or "**********" ***** *** ***, *** ~80%+ ** ***** ******* ******** ***** can ** ******* ***** ***** ****.
Small ********** ** ******* *** *********
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** **** *** ******* **** ** not **** *********, ** ** * very ***** **********, **** ****** ****** [percentage ******]
*** ** ** ****** ***** *******, saying *** ******* **** ******* ***, Wallet, ***., **** ~**% **** (****) than ***** **** ** ***.
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OSDP ******* **** *** ********, ***** **** ********
***** *** ******* ******* ** ******* sounds ******, ******** **** **** *** reader **** *** *** ******** **** first **** ** ** ******* ***** a ****** ************* ****, ***** **** then ****** *** ****** *** *** device ** *********** *** ***:
***** ** ** ***** **** ** the **** ******* **** *** ** BLE, *** ** ** *** ******* today. **** *** ***** ****** ******, but ** **** **** ** **** a ****** ************* **** *** *****, and **** ** *** **** * code ** ********* ** ****** ******.
OEM *******?
*** *** / ********** ******** *******, the ******* ***** ** **** ** the ****** ******, **** **** ******** working **** ***** ******** ** *** them ***** ******* **** ** **** the ******** *** ********* *** **** to ***, *** **** **** *** finalized **** **** **** *******.
Features ** ****
***** *** *** *** ********* **** week *** ** ***** ** ****, the ******* ******** ** ******* ******** / ********* ** ***** ** ********* soon.
Removing ****** ***** ***** ************
**** ******** ******** *** *********** *** manual ***** ******* ******* *** ******* to ***** (*** *** ****** ******* App **** ******** ****). **** **** the ******* *****, *** **** *** looking *** * ****** *** ** limit / ********* ****. *** ******* expands:
** **** *** ******* ***** ** tap * ****** *** **** *** controller **********. ** **** ** ****** our ******* ** *** *** ** that ** **** ******.
*** *******, **** **** ** * live *** ** *** ***** *** [anyone] ***** ******** ** *************, *** had *** ******* ** *** **** the ******* ******, *** ******* **** the ******** *** ***** ******* *** the ******* ***** **** *** ********* talking ***** ** **** *** **** he ***** ** **** ** ** into **** ******* **** *** ****** much *** ******** ** **** ** that ******.
** *** ****** **** ** ******** and **** ******** *** **** ** having ****** ***** ******** ** *** app *** **** ***** ****** ***** have **** ********** *** ** **** not ********* **** *****.
Update **** / **********
******** ********* **** *** ****** *** troubleshooting **** *** **** ** **** them ********* ** ******** ***** **** year.
Test ** **** ***** **** ****
**** ***** ** **** **** *** as ** *******/******* ********* *********. ** there *** *** **** ********/********* *** would **** ** ** ***** ** this ********, ******* ***** ** *************@****.***.