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Buying Considerations in Wireless Access Control

There are a plethora of wireless access control solutions available today to make gates and doors more secure.  Many also simultaneously eliminate the hassle of providing keys.  They range from keypad systems, proximity-based systems, card or fob reader systems and...

Close-up of a hand holding a key fob up to a Watchman W480 access control reader

What Are Different Types of Video Access Control Systems?

Video access control systems currently utilize 3 types of core technology.  This technology transmits the information necessary to provide both access control commands and video of access events: Hardwired internet connection Wi-Fi-based internet connection or...

Individual using Watchman W461 color touch screen access control system

What is cellular telephone entry?

History of landline telephone lines vs cellular networks For decades, telephone entry systems were physical landline-based systems.  A property owner that wished to have a telephone entry system installed at their property’s gate to screen visitors, would first...

The evolution of gate access control systems

Landline-based gate access control For several decades, gate access control systems were often controlled by landline-based telephone systems. Such systems were programmed at the hardware or keypad level, and often required a landline telephone system to run. ...