As the name suggests, the reader
is small in size. It is just a bit
taller than an average smartphone.
Robert Jansson, Stid's Nordics &
Eastern Europe Sales Director,
believes the product may revolu-
tionise the parking and security
industry when released by the end
of this year.
He says: "Stid identification
solutions and readers are used in
many types of applications. Until
now, in our industry, people often
regard Bluetooth and BLE tech-
nology as technology that is used
in smartphones for people access
control. UHF technology is often
used to identify vehicles entering a
parking facility or secured perim-
eter. We decided to combine these
two technologies into one reader."
Vehicles and/or pedestrians
The Spectre nano is equipped both
with a Stid Mobile ID-compatible
Bluetooth reader and with a pow-
erful UHF reader (UHF EPC1
GEN 2 standard). Stid believes
that this compact and robust mul-
ti-technology reader will be the
perfect automatic identification
solution in many access control
applications where vehicles and/or
pedestrians need to be securely but
conveniently identified.
Robert Jansson stresses that the
multi-technology reader quickly
recognises employees, visitors,
vendors, and their vehicles
simultaneously for smooth,
hands-free access control without
compromising security.
The outside packaging is as
rugged and durable as the technol-
ogy to ensure the reader can stand
up to harsh environments every-
thing from shock, heavy rain, and
dust, to salt, frost, and fire (IK10
& IP65 certified). Spectre nano
also offers customised branding
options to seamlessly fit in at a bus
station, corporate office, or private
community. The technology is
very much suited for use in high-
security environments.
Drivers hardly need
to slow down
"This hands-free reader increases
speed of entry for anyone or an-
ything on two feet, two wheels,
four wheels or a whole fleet. It
reads windshield tags, key fobs,
cards, smartphones, or wearables
using UHF and Bluetooth to
leverage end-user preferences for
easier adoption. It is also part of
the Stid Mobile ID ecosystem,
which turns smartphones into
virtual cards for both vehicle and
pedestrian access control", says
Robert Jansson.
Both UHF (read range up to 6
metres) and Bluetooth (read range
up to 20 metres) support remote
identification.
Robert Jansson says: "Drivers
hardly need to slow down. Stid
Spectre nano improves security
levels and throughput of traffic in
a very user-friendly way."
"Two man rule"
Many security managers still wor-
ry about vehicles being a potential
trojan horse in their access control
application. Vehicles and people
both are important carriers of
access credentials. Robert Jansson
stresses that people now do not
need to choose between identify-
ing the driver or the vehicle. The
vehicle can be identified using
UHF and the user can be identi-
fied using Stid Mobile ID.
"Security managers can now be
certain that criminals will not get
access to their secured site using a
stolen vehicle. Their access control
system can now potentially apply
a so-called `two man rule': only if
both the vehicle and the driver are
authorised, access will be granted",
Robert Jansson says.
Compatible and has EAL5+-
certified storage
Stid Spectre nano is compatible
with all access control systems
worldwide. Many renowned access
control systems already use Stid
readers to identify people and
their vehicles.
Robert Jansson emphasises that
Stid designed Spectre nano with
easy integration in mind, regard-
less of the installers' technical
expertise or experience with Stid
products. All common industry
standards regarding interfacing are
supported.
"Spectre nano uses OSDP and
SSCP protocols and has EAL5+-
certified storage. Data authenticity
and confidentiality are ensured
using encryption methods
recommended by worldwide
organizations, e.g., ANSSI- &
FIPs-compliant. Encrypted, signed
credentials provide anti-cloning
and anti-replay protection and
managers can quickly erase secu-
rity keys, when necessary", Robert
Jansson concludes.
Stid is a leading manufacturer of access control readers
and solutions and has recently announced the release
of its Stid Spectre nano reader which is purported to
be a game changer.
New Stid reader identifies vehicle,
driver and pedestrian simultaneously
Stid Spectre nano reader as the name suggests, the reader is small in size.
Robert Jansson, Stid's Nordics & Eastern
Europe Sales Director.
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