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When a credentialed user approaches the reader and enters the overlapping Bluetooth range of both the phone and the reader, the reader makes a handshake with the mobile phone (in listening mode), sustaining the connection. The reader waits for a trigger event to activate the unlock process. The trigger event could be a hand wave in front of the reader, touching the reader, or pressing the unlock button on the phone app.
In addition to mobile, Avigilon Alta also supports other credential formats for unlocking entrances via the reader: physical cards/badges, physical key fobs, as well as and the option to enter a keycode (on the keypad reader only.)
Given all of the different access capabilities and the underlying technologies they rely on, there are optimal reader and mobile app settings and installation and environmental considerations to ensure a reliable unlock experience.
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