ZKAccess Company Profile and Higher Margin Guarantee Examined

Author: Brian Rhodes, Published on Aug 30, 2016

A budget access manufacturer has entered the North American market, but it is not Hikvision or Dahua.

This player, ZKAccess, has recently set up shop as an a locally managed subsidiary in the USA, but touts the low prices and volumes from overseas hardware manufacturing and potentially can cost hundreds less per door than traditional manufacturers.

The low-price promise is so pronounced, they openly guarantee higher margins for installers:

In this note, we examine ZKAccess, their competitive position, and how they stack up against other access control manufacturers.

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ZKAccess ******* / ***** *******

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Controller ****** *******

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***** **** ****** ******* *** ******* ***********, **** ***** *** TCP/IP ** ****** *********, ******* *** *****, **** *********** ****, have *** ******* *** *** ******, *** **** ** ***** two ******* *** **** ********.

Biometric ******* **. ***********

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*******, ***** *********** ** **'* ********* ***** ** ********* **********, integration *** ** *********. *** *******, ** *** ******* ******* the ******* ****** ******* ** ***** ****, ******** ******** ** ***** ******* ** *** ** ****** that *** *** ********* ****** *** ****.

***** ****** **** ******** ** ********** *********** ** ******** ***-****** support *** **** *******, ******* '*********' ******* *******, *** *******-**** fingerprint *******.

Distribution ************

****** ******-******** ****** *****, ** ****** ***** ******* ****** ******* typical ******** *** ******** ******** ************. ***** **** ***** ** easier ** ******, ****** **** ****** ******* ***** ** ********** the ********** / ****** ****** ****** ** ****** *******. ** Access ****** ********** ********* *** ****** ********** *******.

Advanced ******** ******

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Weak ***** ***** *******

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Lacking **********, ***** ********

*********** *** *********** ******* *** *******, ******** ******* *** **** appealing ** *****-****** ********* *** ** *** **** '***** ********' typically ********* ** **** ********* *********. *** ***** ** *** device ******* *** *** ********** ***** *********** **** * **** cap ** ****** ****, ******** **** ** *****-**** ******* *** usability *********** *** ****** ********** **** ****** **** *****. 

** ********, ******** **** *** ***** *** ***** ****** ** managed ******* ******* ******* *** *******, ******** ******** ***** ** they **** '** *** **** ******'.

Comments (10)

Amos Wipf

09/03/16 01:41pm

**** ******. *** ****** ******** ***** ********* *** ** ***** systems? *** ** *** ******** ******** ** ******* ** ***** ZK.

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | 09/15/16 05:51pm

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Baudouin Genouville

10/11/16 02:07am

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IPVM | In reply to Baudouin Genouville | 10/11/16 11:26am

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IPVM | In reply to Baudouin Genouville | 10/12/16 11:23pm

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Baudouin Genouville

10/12/16 02:50am

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Baudouin Genouville | 10/12/16 09:56am

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Baudouin Genouville

10/12/16 10:52am

****, ** **** ********* ***** **** ******* ****** *** ******** the ******* ** *** (**** ***** *** ** ******* ** well)

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***: ***** ** **** **** ********* ****** ?

:)

Undisclosed Integrator #1

10/12/16 11:45am

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Raymond Shadman

IPVMU Certified | 05/20/17 03:06pm

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