Switching out a physical access control system can be an intimidating process. The switch from 125-kHz proximity technology to 13.56 MHz contactless smart card technology can seem daunting.
But as prices have come down and the advantages of the technology increases, corporations have more reasons to look at migrating to new technology. Two physical access control experts give their tips on making the switch.
Jack Bubany, director of product marketing, credentials and physical access control for HID Global, realizes there is a “natural fear” by some of contactless technology. “They don’t fully understand how it works or the level of security it actually provides,” he says. “Globally, most people have explicit confidence in contactless technology. In fact, many markets outside the U.S., such as China and Latin America, moved directly to using contactless technology for physical security, bypassing magnetic stripe (and prox) altogether.”
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