Magnetic locks and electric strikes are electrical hardware devices used to maintain the security of a door opening. Both of these devices can be activated by a range of tools, including passcodes, biometric readers, keycards or buzzers. When comparing ma…

When a credential (card, fob, fingerprint, etc.) is presented to a reader, the reader sends the credential’s information, usually a number, to a control panel / processor. The control panel compares the credential's number to an access control list, …