Yeah, this looks nice. It's a better turnkey solution, if the strike and something like the BioLite Net don't cost a fortune.
I too need the API, so that would be nice to convert my setup to them (keeping the door strike since that was a major PITA to install). -----Original Message----- From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Josh Reynolds Sent: Monday, March 28, 2016 8:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] door access control What about the door controller? On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 9:04 PM, Nate Burke <[email protected]> wrote: > I contacted suprema, and they directed me to a local reseller. The > Reseller had no problem selling me just the xpass no questions ask. I > think they were about $350. Very easy to install and setup. > > On 3/28/2016 8:59 PM, Josh Reynolds wrote: >> >> Suprema looks pretty good.. >> >> https://www.supremainc.com/en/AccessControl-TimeandAttendance/Platfor >> m/BioStar-2-Mobile >> >> On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 8:54 PM, Sterling Jacobson >> <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> Your pretty much back to the windows database solution at this point. >>> >>> You can do this with the cheap Chinese boards in aggregate with >>> their software. >>> >>> It’s not pretty, but it does what you want, multiple controllers, >>> software with users and keys and time/scheduler etc. >>> >>> All for a few hundred bucks per four doors using standard keypads >>> and locks. >>> >>> >>> >>> Otherwise, let us know if you find anything cool! >>> >>> >>> >>> Would be nice to get a better turnkey solution that wasn’t based on >>> 90’s interface and DB paradigm. >>> >>> >>> >>> From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Josh Reynolds >>> Sent: Monday, March 28, 2016 7:51 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] door access control >>> >>> >>> >>> My access solution needs to have different access per user / door / >>> time via pin and keyfob, so can't really get something too simple >>> due to various needs, contractors, etc. :/ >>> >>> On Mar 28, 2016 8:47 PM, "Lewis Bergman" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> You will all laugh but I just put in a wink and schlage locks. Not >>> exactly a real security system since there is no keypad you can arm >>> or disarm. >>> You >>> can only do that through the app. One of my people doesn't have a >>> new enough smartphone for the app. It allows you to use robots which >>> are simple if then logic. >>> I know it isn't difficult enough for many of you but it is cheap, >>> easy, and pretty. >>> A nice keypad would be a good pi project to round it out though. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 7:32 PM Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> You have a door strike. The magnetic systems can be no or nc. If you >>> loopback 12v from the keypad back to the doorcontroller, you can >>> often trigger a fault state that releases power to the maglock. ;) >>> >>> On Mar 28, 2016 7:11 PM, "Sterling Jacobson" <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> I’m pretty sure you could also just smash the glass and walk in too >>> J >>> >>> >>> >>> But the door strike on mine does go back to the controller I >>> believe, so you couldn’t just jimmy the keypad wiring. >>> >>> >>> >>> Not really a high security scenario since my idea was to >>> theoretically be able to pay $5 and enter (then walk out with anything you >>> like I guess). >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Josh Reynolds >>> Sent: Monday, March 28, 2016 6:07 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] door access control >>> >>> >>> >>> Also, pretty sure the one you have... If I remember right, I could >>> rip the keypad off and touch brown to red to open the door based on >>> the wiring diagram. >>> >>> On Mar 28, 2016 7:03 PM, "Sterling Jacobson" <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> I've had the same problem. >>> >>> The local alarm company wanted like $3-4k for a two door install, lol! >>> >>> Here is what I did so far: >>> >>> I bought a controller board off of eBay that does the standard >>> protocol used by the strike. >>> I bought the strike off ebay too. >>> I bought a keypad controller off eBay. >>> The controller came with a small locking box, and has room for a >>> battery backup and can use PoE. >>> >>> The whole thing cost less than $500 I think. >>> >>> I used Ethernet to connect the box to my switch and to the strike >>> and keypad. >>> >>> The controller has a simple web interface you log on to and then >>> add/remove door codes. >>> >>> I did have to interpret some Chinese manuals to figure out the >>> pinouts for everything, but it works as expected. >>> >>> What I have left to do is map the private IP of the controller to a >>> public IP and firewall it. >>> >>> And then I wanted to write a service/web api to it so I could use a >>> up to date 'normal' API access to add/remove door codes. >>> >>> Let me know if you want more details. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Josh Reynolds >>> Sent: Monday, March 28, 2016 4:53 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: [AFMUG] door access control >>> >>> I'm dying here. Every single system I can find is shit or costs an >>> arm and a leg, to the point where I'm considering starting a company >>> to make a better system. I just need an embedded, web based, IP >>> access control system. It needs to be able to control the individual >>> door access controllers to electronic striker or maglock to the >>> keypad. POE here is best. If it requires software running on a >>> windows PC then I don't want anything to do with it, even for those >>> of you who are like "put it in a vm"... no. Those resources are >>> reserved for properly functioning operation systems (and LXC >>> containers!). >>> >>> I've got 3 doors at one location, then 2 more doors at 2 other locations. >>> >>> If it has a mobile app, that's even better. >>> >>> I've installed a couple of HID Global and DoorKing systems in the >>> past and nothing about this is hard, but the chinese systems are >>> only made for a single location. >>> >>> Any suggestions? > >
