CARDLOCK with
swipe cards or PROXIMITY with cards or keyfobs?
CARDLOCK - a proven durable
system
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CARDLOCK is a robust,
weatherproof reader. The swipe cards have hi-coercivity
magnetic stripes which are far more durable than the lo-coercivity
stripes used on bank cards. The system has proved its
reliability on thousands of sites around the world.
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CARDLOCK magstripe cards
are lower in cost giving a lower cost per user.
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Magstripe cards produce
much lower cost ID soluitions than PROXIMITY.
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CARDLOCK readers have
great aesthetics with their metalic construction and finish.
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PROXIMITY readers cannot
have solid metal housings as they would completely screen
the radio signal used to communicate with the PROXIMITY
cards.
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Many users like magstripe
as they are used to it with long experience of bank cards.
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Magstripe cards are
widely used for applications such as cashless vending and
cashless payment systems. They provide a low cost and
flexible platform for integrating the applications on one
card.
The convenience of
PROXIMITY
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PROXIMITY is convenient
and easy to use. PROXIMITY does not demand the precision of
action required with systems that require a card to be
swiped or inserted. Reading the card is quicker and results
in fewer user problems
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It is more secure. The
PROXIMITY card is very difficult to copy.
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The unique vandal proof
reader can provide truly vandal proof applications
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A range of tokens are
available to give specific advantages to different users.
Types of PROXIMITY token
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Keyfobs are the hardest
wearing device. they are looped onto a ring with car keys or
other keys - they rarely get lost. they have a
lifetime guarantee.
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Cards are used where its
preferred to carry the device in a wallet or purse. The
wallet can be presented to the reader which reads the card
within. Cards are also used to provide a low cost laminated
photo ID solution. the cards are about double the thickness
of standard credit cards.
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ISO cards are the size of
standard credit cards. they can be printed on click on card
for more info on card printing. They have a magnetic stripe
and can be used in conjunction with many cahless point of
sale and vending systems that use magnetic stripe.
Alternatively, they can be used where a mixture of magnetic
stripe and proximity access control readers is required.
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