RFID Card Reader

A USB RFID card reader for the Grandstream GDS door entry range — the desk accessory that turns credential enrolment from a walk to the door into a job done at a computer.

Without one, every new card is programmed at the door station itself. That is fine for a house and miserable for a site: issuing twenty cards to new starters means twenty trips to the panel, in the rain, while visitors queue behind you. With this reader plugged into the PC running the GDS management software, cards are presented at the desk, read in a second each, and pushed to the door stations over the network.

For anyone administering more than a handful of credentials — an office, a residential block, student accommodation — it pays for itself the first week.

Key points

• Reads credentials at the desk — no trip to the door station to enrol a card
• Connects over USB — plugs into the PC running the GDS management software
• Batch-friendly — a stack of cards is enrolled in minutes
• Works alongside the door stations — credentials are pushed to them over the network
• One per site is usually enough — it lives with whoever administers access

Works with

• RFID cards for GDS3705/3710 — credentials to enrol
• RFID fobs for GDS3705/3710 — the keyring version
• Grandstream GDS3710 — the video door station
• Grandstream GDS3705 — the audio door station
• Grandstream GDS3726 — the current-generation station
• All access control and door entry

Frequently asked questions

Do I need one to run a GDS system?

No — credentials can be enrolled at the door station itself. The reader exists to make that job fast and indoor. Below a handful of cards a year you can live without it; above that, buy it.

How does it connect?

USB, to the computer running the GDS management software. Enrolled credentials are then pushed to the door stations over the network.

Which credentials can it read?

The RFID and NFC credentials used by the Grandstream GDS door systems. If you run a mixed estate or unusual cards, tell us what you have and we will confirm before you order.

Does it open doors?

No — it is an enrolment accessory for the administrator's desk, not an access reader for the wall. The readers at the doors are built into the GDS stations.

How many do I need?

Usually one per site — it lives wherever access is administered.

Setting up access control administration? Call 0333 242 1314 or email sales@clisecure.com and we will get the enrolment workflow right with the hardware.