Access Control

Access reader

by Mark Rowe

Nedap Identification Systems has launched MACE Smart. The Dutch firm describes it as a slim multi-technology reader for mobile access control. This reader is the newest addition to the MACE platform, which enables the use of smartphones in any access control system. The MACE Smart reader is able to read virtual credentials on smartphones, and reads conventional smartcards. The reader was unveiled at the Intersec exhibition in Dubai, in January.

Maarten Mijwaart, General Manager of Nedap Identification Systems says: ”We are committed to unlocking the potential of smartphones as identification technology in access control systems. The release of our newest reader is proof of this commitment. In addition, we are also releasing a renewed version of the MACE Admin Portal that is used to distribute and revoke virtual access control cards. This renewed version now also has an API for seamless integration with any access control system. It is our firm belief that these innovations will help our partners to realize future proof access control solutions for their clients, whether it is for buildings, parking facilities or events.”

With the MACE platform last year, Nedap says that it responded to the shift of smartphone credentials replacing physical cards. MACE readers support Bluetooth, NFC and QR-codes to identify people using virtual credentials, which are stored in a MACE app. The developers add that MACE can be used with any access control system or any other system that requires the swift identification of people, such as parking management systems or registration systems. The reader is small enough to be mullion mounted.

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