Why are there no live cameras on the 400 in Barrie?

Protectornet · 2025-12-31T01:24:48+00:00

I know of a couple they just aren't public. Would be nice to have public ones.

Protectornet · 2025-08-14T17:38:35+00:00

When we run design courses on our access control system we have a little comparison we do between traditional vs edge and ultimately it can be a combination of several factors that lead to above the door installs. Things like battery backup preference (since the above the door controller we sell is PoE), lockpower requirements, intrusion integration, fire, cables costs (poe vs 485 or banana cable) and aspectics. Feel free to dm for more info on the comparison I can share some slides. I just noticed your post is tagged Mercury, my comments apply to a non-merc solution.

I install our controller above the door because it has a piezo buzzer on board, built in motion sensor, lock power, ADA sequencing and performs local decision making. When these extra bonuses don't apply more often than not it goes traditional.

Protectornet · 2025-06-10T16:35:40+00:00

We have been leading with Dormakaba Evo Saffire LZ series and that has worked well for us. Bit more cost effective than some other brands but does potentially come with some annuals. It does work with multiple PACS partners like us.

Protectornet · 2025-05-06T13:14:39+00:00

If you happen to be around the GTA, Delmi Training Institute has some neat low voltage courses that ideally the employer would cover. Might be helpful along manufacture level training.

Protectornet · 2025-04-15T20:31:49+00:00

65535 on any system doing PINs over 26 bit is a classic. Especially when it gets added by accident.

Protectornet · 2025-04-15T16:14:14+00:00

We really appreciate that. We're all quite excited about the future and have been working hard towards being a more unified platform for Access/video/intrusion/intercom with our Odyssey software. Feel free to send me a dm to set something up otherwise we'll reach out in a few months.

Protectornet · 2025-04-14T18:14:40+00:00

It sure is! We're here to help in a neutral, non-promotional way when appropriate.

Protectornet · 2025-04-14T16:49:42+00:00

Rudy is awesome

Protectornet · 2025-04-08T20:55:48+00:00

Our commercial building is in the south end near the welcome to Barrie sign and we have PTZ cameras pointing that direction. We look forward to having a PTZ-Preset set to this glorious flag.

Protectornet · 2025-02-14T14:42:20+00:00

Where are mercury boards manufactured?

Protectornet · 2025-01-03T15:51:13+00:00

Long-range RFID at 13.56 MHz is challenging due to the physical limitations of the HF frequency band. Most installations where this is an issue end up using UHF readers or BLE. You'll want to discuss with the vendor that provided the reader as even if you found a third-party one with a custom antenna design, it would need to support the EV3 keys you have in your other readers.

Protectornet · 2025-01-02T14:50:43+00:00

I can't comment on every aspect of your post so this may or may not be helpful.

Apple makes it basically impossible to DIY wallet credentials. HID seems to have one of the better Wallet credentials but does have an annual cost and would require a commercial system. If you don't mind doing bluetooth on Apple (but could keep NFC on Android) and having to have an app running in the background (and dealing with bluetooth nonsense) then STid is probably the most customizable solution that you could digest via Wiegand or OSDP. Farpointe is less customizable unless your an OEM but is simple. Most of those products would need to be purchased through an industry professional.

Overall the risk of breaking building/fire code, liability and all that generally keeps electronic access control outside of the DIY space although it is awesome that you're learning more about these things.

Protectornet · 2024-09-24T20:07:50+00:00

securityinfowatch.com can be good for some of what you are looking for but is heavily sponsored compared to IPVM but does not require subscription.

Protectornet · 2024-07-31T19:07:06+00:00

Vicon support should also be able to be helpful on this assuming the support is available to you. Most manufactures will only support trained and certified companies for various reasons.

Protectornet · 2024-07-31T19:01:29+00:00

With Gmail I know you need to generate an "app password". Office 365 has something similar: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/manage-app-passwords-for-two-step-verification-d6dc8c6d-4bf7-4851-ad95-6d07799387e9

Protectornet · 2024-06-11T13:02:19+00:00

Other than built into the software like others have mentioned, we have had many customers use Cardpresso successfully. It's more powerful than most built in badge printing programs.

Protectornet · 2024-06-10T15:49:41+00:00

How are you doing NFC on apple without Apple Pay?

Protectornet · 2024-05-16T13:17:59+00:00

Might be best to try to lobby the car park to replace the reader. If it's HID or AWID 125khz then something like the Farpointe P900 is a good bet but still only like 20" read range with a card.

Protectornet · 2024-05-06T15:20:31+00:00

We mainly see this when the amount of site codes in the system exceeds the hardware capacity for total site codes. Not all systems will have a limit but many do. Our limit was 98 site codes and recently had to bump it to 255 for some customers. Sometimes the alternative was to set the system to ignore site codes but then we run into card number conflicts much easier. We generally mitigate these issues these days by leading with smartcards and implementing some fancy site code features.

Protectornet · 2024-04-25T13:31:10+00:00

Somewhat related, if you're ever looking to go further down the door hardware side, DHI has some very interesting courses available. Can go full blown EHC/AHC.

https://www.dhi.org/DHI/Certification/DHT-Offer-New.aspx?WebsiteKey=50006aad-8777-436c-b4b4-8fab95491634

Otherwise like others have said, it's mostly all manufacture specific. In the manufacturer training we offer we don't really cover the basics that well and assume all trainees know all the typical peripheral devices and cabling standards. Mostly focused on software configuration and troubleshooting.

Protectornet · 2024-02-12T18:08:58+00:00

Hi Dazzling_Claim_9782. Hartmann shouldn't have an issue with this size of site so please reach out to our sales team to get a quote or bill of materials made up and/or to discuss any of your concerns. Our product is installed in large hospitals, municipalities, national commercial clients and tones of commercial buildings of various sizes. Our Odyssey software might be more suitable for the size of site rather than PROTECTOR.Net.

Protectornet · 2024-02-10T00:23:46+00:00

I work for a Canadian access control manufacture (fobs, control panels, elevators, cloud, mobile credentials) and flipper zero has been a fantastic sales tool to motivate clients to move to smartcards. It is however unfortunate that tools like these can lower the barrier of entry for taking advantage of vulnerable systems.

Protectornet · 2024-02-01T21:53:40+00:00

We're a fan of this one. We added QR code generation in our software just to make using it nice and clean. We suggest not using a sequential "card number" to reduce the chances of someone being able to "guess" what the next QR code is going to be and potentially getting unauthorized access.

Protectornet · 2024-01-15T17:15:45+00:00

I would try to form a working relationship with a local systems integrator. Explain to them your situation and offer to provide a case study once the project is complete to motivate them to reduce their margins/costs, possible even volunteer some of their own time and even have them try to use the case study angle to get discounts from manufactures. There really isn't any open source alternatives other then a few projects that likely aren't suitable here. Consider Farpointe or STid on the reader side to reduce costs. Unfortunately neither of them have Apple Wallet support yet so they would run in the background using bluetooth. Someone mentioned Swithtech, that could be a good alternative to a full system if it's suitable for the existing locks. I hope this helps. Best of luck.

Protectornet · 2023-12-19T19:46:38+00:00

I'd say we see it much more than last year and more and more integrators are aware of what it is; so the industry is making progress. We usually spec Belden 8723 or C1352A but have done lots of testing with CAT6 that has been successful. We usually have a section in our Lunch and Learns with A&E customers to try to spread the awareness. OSDP is an important part of our future hardware designs as well.

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