Hikvision 2nd Generation Access Control: Web Set-Up, Mobile Credentials and Anti-Passback

Hikvision's second-generation professional access control, launched in April 2024, brings browser-based set-up, phone credentials over Bluetooth, NFC and QR code, and advanced door rules such as anti-passback and interlocking, all built around the DS-K2700X controller range. It also ties door access into Hikvision CCTV, intercom and alarms. Here's what's new and how to put a system together.

What's new in second-generation access control

Web management

Controllers and terminals can be set up and run from a web browser on a PC, or from a phone in access-point (AP) mode. There's no special software to install for a small system, and step-by-step wizards help with configuration.

More ways to get through the door

As well as cards, fingerprints and PIN codes, the new range supports mobile credentials: Bluetooth, NFC and QR codes, so a phone can be the key.

Professional door rules

• Multi-door interlocking: one door must close before the next opens, for airlocks and secure rooms.
• Anti-passback: stops a card being passed back to let a second person in.
• First Person In: doors stay locked until an authorised person arrives.
• Multi-factor authentication, for example card plus fingerprint.
• Customisable Wiegand and OSDP V2 for connecting readers, with OSDP offering secure, supervised reader communication.

One security system

Access control works with Hikvision video, intercom and alarms, managed in HikCentral on site or Hik-Connect 6 in the cloud. That means a door event can show the matching camera footage.

The key products

• DS-K2700X controllers: up to 100,000 users, 200,000 cards and 600,000 events; backup battery and PoE options; RS-485 expansion to manage up to 128 doors.
• DS-K1109 readers with NFC, QR code and Bluetooth.
• DS-K1T805 and DS-K1T502 terminals: vandal-resistant (IP65, IK08/IK09), with card, PIN, fingerprint and mobile credentials, plus a slim design for tight spaces.

What it can do for you

• Use phones as keys. There's no need to issue and replace cards for every staff member or contractor.
• Tighter security for server rooms, stockrooms and labs with interlocks, anti-passback and two-factor entry.
• Scale up from one door to a whole building on the same platform.
• Link to CCTV so every door event has video attached.

Second-generation access control we stock

• Controllers: DS-K2701X 1-door, DS-K2702X 2-door, DS-K2702WX-E1 2-door Wi-Fi and PoE and DS-K2704X 4-door, plus board versions such as the DS-K2702X(P).
• Readers: DS-K1109DKB-QR card, keypad and QR and DS-K1109DKFB-QR with fingerprint.
• Terminals: DS-K1T805MBWX card terminal and DS-K1T805MBFWX fingerprint and card terminal.

You'll also need locks, power supplies and exit buttons. See our access control range, which explains how to specify a door properly.

Our take

The two big practical changes are browser set-up, which makes small systems far quicker to commission, and mobile credentials, which save on cards and make it easy to give contractors temporary access. If you already use Hikvision cameras, having doors and video on the same platform is a real advantage.

Need help specifying doors? Call 01902 902251. As an authorised Hikvision partner, we ship nationally to England, Scotland and Wales.

Quick questions

Can I use my phone as an access card?
Yes. Hikvision's second-generation readers and terminals support Bluetooth, NFC and QR code mobile credentials.

What is anti-passback?
A rule that stops a card being used to enter twice without leaving, so it can't be passed back to someone else.

How many doors can a DS-K2700X system handle?
Hikvision says RS-485 cascading supports up to 128 doors.

What is OSDP?
Open Supervised Device Protocol, a secure, two-way way for readers to talk to controllers, replacing older Wiegand wiring.

Source: Hikvision UK newsroom, 3 April 2024.