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Mobile Access Control Lets Staff Use Smartphones for Access
Mobile Access Control Lets Staff Use Smartphones for Access Mobile access control is similar to mobile payment applications, enabling staff to tap their smartphone instead of an ID card. Find out how this can make your site more secure and improve staff... more »
Custom Badge Accessories Boost Your Visual Identity
Custom Badge Accessories Boost Your Visual Identity It can take some planning to develop just the right card stock and printing system for your security badges. If your organization is like most others, you’ve probably found a way to... more »
Ten Things to Remember When Choosing an ID Card Printer!
Ten Things to Remember When Choosing an ID Card Printer Once you’ve concluded that your facility should issue personalized ID cards to all staff, your next step is to work out how you’ll produce them onsite. Every time a new employee comes... more »
Do I Need a Visitor Kiosk? Should It Be Touchless?
Do I Need a Visitor Kiosk? Should It Be Touchless? Self-serve Visitor kiosks are catching on at many facilities. Find out how to install one at your facility and how to make it even safer by going touchless. As artificial intelligence (AI) keeps... more »
What Are Proximity Cards, and How Do They Work?
What Are Proximity Cards, and How Do They Work? Proximity cards can make access control more convenient because staff don’t have to insert them into the card reader. Find out how they work and when to use them at your facility. When customers talk... more »
What’s a Smart Card and How Does It Work?
What’s a Smart Card and How Does It Work? Smart cards can be a step up from magnetic stripe cards to improve access control at your facility. Find out what they are, how they work and how you could use them to keep your site safer. Sometimes our customers... more »
ID Card Thickness - What Are My Choices?
ID Card Thickness - What Are My Choices?ID Card thickness is often an afterthought when designing an ID card application. Find out how the industry measures card thicknesses and which standard thickness is best for your facility.Many of our customers... more »
How to Avoid Punching Slots in Your Smart Cards
How to Avoid Punching Slots in Your Smart CardsPunching slots in your smart cards make them easy to wear, but you risk damaging the antenna inside. Find out how you can avoid this risk and save staff time and effort.So, you’ve decided to use smart... more »
Why Do Our ID Cards Leave Imprints on Our Badge Holders?
Why Do Our ID Cards Leave Imprints on Our Badge Holders?Excessive heat or constant pressure causes dye transfer, resulting in ID Cards leaving unwanted images on your badge holders. Find out how you can keep this from happening once and for all.If... more »
HID Fargo Swift ID Is No Longer Supported - But There’s An Easy Upgrade!
Swift ID Is No Longer Supported - But There’s An Easy UpgradeAn entry level badging application called Swift-ID is no longer supported by its manufacturer. Find out how to upgrade to a supported software tool that provides improved functionality.HID... more »
Touchless Visitor Kiosks Improve Hygiene and Team Deployment
Touchless Visitor Kiosks Improve Hygiene and Team Deployment The pandemic is causing a resource crunch for a lot of facilities teams. Sites are asking some staff to work from home. Often, circumstances have forced supervisors to limit the number of staff... more »
Are Composite ID Cards Better than PVC Cards?
Are Composite ID Cards Better than PVC Cards?The choice between composite and PVC ID cards isn’t always straightforward. Find out the benefits of each type of card material and some of the considerations that should drive your procurement... more »
What Kind Of ID Card Printer Do I Need For My Badges?
What Kind Of ID Card Printer Do I Need For My Badges? So, you’ve worked out your ID card design and determined that you’re going to print selected employee information on their badges. Now it’s time to think about what type of printer... more »
How Do Proximity Cards Work?
How Do Proximity Cards Work?Most people have used a key card at one time or another. It may have been in the workplace, while staying at a hotel or in some other access-controlled environment. Proximity cards are those key cards that don’t have to... more »
Will These Proximity Cards Work with My Reader?
Will These Cards Work with My Reader? Proximity Card Identification Solutions have become increasingly sophisticated and versatile. New technology has provided security professionals with features and functionality that would astonish their... more »
Touchless Screening Improves Covid Compliance
Touchless Screening Improves Covid ComplianceToday’s facilities need to find ways to minimize physical contact between people. Find out how you can set up touchless screening technology and improve your location’s Health and Safety Practices.... more »
COVID Screening: What to Ask and How to Ask It
COVID Screening: What to Ask and How to Ask ItCovid screening adds a level of complexity to managing employee and visitor access to your facility. Find out the questions you should be asking and what tools you can use to ensure that your new process is... more »
Effective ID Badge Design Enhances Security & Visual ID
More and more companies are issuing identification badges to their employees. The pandemic creates an added incentive to keep track of who is coming and going at your facility. You may also need to manage which spaces your employees can access inside... more »
Screen Covid Temperatures with Email Alerts or Real-Time Monitoring
Screen Covid Temperatures with Email Alerts or Real-Time MonitoringThe pandemic is challenging already stretched resources with new tasks like temperature screening. Find out how the Touchless FTC1000 Fever/Temperature Screening Kiosk can do the work for... more »
Are You Sick and Tired of High Priced Access Cards?
Are You Sick and Tired of High Priced Access Cards? If you are involved with your Access Card program then it is no surprise that costs are increasing every year. With that in mind we have provided a list of 3 tips that you can implement today to... more »
Outsourcing Your Photo ID Program!
Outsource your Photo ID Program with a Free Trial! If your industry is requiring you to provide Secure Photo ID Badges for your staff then you might want to consider shopping it out. Especially if your company has the following concerns: ... more »
Still using Visitor Log Books? Cloud Based Visitor Management is Here!
Still using Paper Visitor Log Books? If you are still using a paper-based Visitor Log book to register your Visitors and Contractors, then you may want to consider WhosOnLocation Cloud Based Visitor Management. Here are a few reasons companies are... more »
Need your Access Cards to last Longer?
Having to re-issue a photo ID badge to your staff because it stopped working or wore out can be expensive. Creating your Employee Photo ID Card has costs that can be substantial, especially if you are using Proximity or Smart Cards. Below are... more »
HID vs HID Compatible Access Cards
What's the Difference Between HID and Groove Prox Compatible Access Cards? If you are using Proximity technology for your Access Cards then there is good news for you! For years HID was the go to brand for proximity cards but not anymore!... more »
Is Your Card Printer Ribbon Snapping?
If your Printer Ribbon Snaps Don't Throw it Away! You can simply use a small piece of tape to repair the ribbon and manually wind it up on the spool! Now that the ribbon is repaired, why did it break? Below are some tips for how you... more »