• Farpointe Data

    Sunnyvale, CA 94089

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    1376 Borregas Ave
    Sunnyvale, CA 94089
    http://www.farpointedata.com
    408-731-8700

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    Since 2003, Farpointe Data has become the OEM’s global partner for premium RFID solutions, including proximity, smart card, long range and 2nd generation mobile smart phone solutions, for access control professionals around the world These specialists have come to count on Farpointe's exacting designs, superior manufacturing, competitive prices and excellent performance to enhance their access control systems. http://www.farpointedata.com

    Products and Press Releases

    Conekt
    March 8, 2023
    ideal for mobile ID migration
    On display for attendees to use at the ISC Show from Farpointe Data will be a reader that combines BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) radio capability with support for 125 KHz proximity technology, Conekt compatible keyboard readers with PIN (Personal Identification Number) technology and an OEM Module supporting both BLE and 13.56 MHz contactless smartcard technology.
    June 28, 2021
    Company showing Conekt-compatible proximity and keypad/PIN readers at ISC West
    Osd Pverified Hi
    March 23, 2021
    Open Supervised Device Protocol standard is recommended for higher level applications
    Farpointe Data Conekt Big
    Sept. 10, 2020
    Compatible with Conekt mobile access
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    Farpointe Data's new Auto-Unlock enhancement on its Conekt Wallet App for Apple iOS and iPhones (Version 1.2.0) can replace the current 10-second timing of the 'Tap Here to Unlock' button with a 30 second or 1-, 2-, 3-, 4- or 5-minute response from a drop-down menu.
    April 29, 2020
    CONEKT Wallet App for Apple iOS and iPhones lets consumer vary timing of mobile access control reads
    Conekt mobile smart phone access control identification solution now integrates advantages that Apple iOS 12 delivers, such as 3-D touch, Widget and Auto-Unlock, into the Conekt Wallet App, version 1.1.0. All new improvements create increased user convenience.
    May 1, 2019
    Preserving security, improved features address Wallet App convenience
    The following link will bring the reader directly to the form to get the code or the reader can use a smartphone to use the QR code - http://farpointedata.com/products/mac_sample_request_form.php.
    March 26, 2019
    Simple click shows how easy it is to convert from cards to mobile access
    (Photo courtesy Farpointe Data)
    Secure Our City, Inc., an electronic security technology and low voltage design firm based in Ashland, Mass., was able to solve the problems that a parking garage used by a leading healthcare organization was having with standard 125-kHz proximity readers and credentials. By creating a new security system featuring cameras, access control and the Farpointe Ranger long range reading system, Secure Our City was able to make possible higher security access, such as double-tapping at the entrance, and provide the increased control the parking garage needed.
    July 12, 2017
    Parking garage used by Boston area healthcare organization required more control
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    Farpointe Data, the access control industry's trusted global partner for RFID solutions, has just posted the first radio frequency identification(RFID) Cybersecurity Vulnerability Checklist for access control manufacturers, distributors, integrators and end users to use to protect their access control systems from becoming hacker gateways to their facilities and IT systems.
    June 22, 2017
    Checklist available for anyone to download on company's website
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    Farpointe has introduced features such as potting all readers and options that can be added to the readers. The first is MAXSecure, which provides a higher-security handshake, or code, between the proximity or smart card, tag and reader to help ensure that readers will only accept information from specially coded credentials.
    Feb. 22, 2017
    FTC now insisting on cybersecurity protection, hacked access systems creating customer costs and embarrassments

    Articles & News

    Jon Polly is the Chief Solutions Officer for ProTecht Solutions Partners www.protechtsolutionspartners.com, a security consulting company focused on smart city surveillance. Connect with him on linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/jonpolly.
    Jon Polly
    June 10, 2022
    Demand by college campuses, organizations looking to hire and retain top talent, and building property managers indicate the future is a mobile credential
    The OSDP Product verification process has already been completed for three products from Wavelynx; three from Farpointe Data; and one from Cypress Integration. Products from Allegion, HID Global, Deister Electronics and Third Millennium are deep into the verification process.
    Joseph Gittens
    Jan. 15, 2021
    Updated version of the access control spec and growing list of verified products pave the way for widespread adoption
    Ray Coulombe is Founder and Managing Director of SecuritySpecifiers and the CONSULT Technical Security Symposium. Reach him at ray@SecuritySpecifiers.com, through LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/raycoulombe or follow him on Twitter, @RayCoulombe.
    Ray Coulombe
    Oct. 9, 2020
    Hear from the vendors who embrace it, and why integrators and consultants can help continue to push the ball forward
    Lady At Door
    Scott Lindley
    Sept. 11, 2020
    Tips and tricks to keep your customers’ credential-based systems secure
    Brian Coulombe is Principal and Director of Operations at DVS, a division of Ross & Baruzzini. Brian can be reached at bcoulombe@dvssecurity.com, through Linked in at www.linkedin.com/in/brian-coulombe, or on Twitter @DVS_RB.
    Brian Coulombe
    Feb. 14, 2019
    Support for the access control standard is growing among integrators, but there is still a ways to go
    Mifare Des Fire Ev1
    Scott Lindley
    Dec. 13, 2018
    A look at MIFARE DESFire EV1 and SIA's OSDP
    Photo: KeyMe
    Chances are you will find a KeyMe kiosk, which can now copy prox cards and fobs, in a retailer near you.
    Ray Coulombe
    Nov. 9, 2018
    The inherent weaknesses of proximity cards have created an opportunity for integrators
    Photo: iStock
    Encryption can help stop the hacking of card-based physical security systems
    Scott Lindley
    June 12, 2017
    How to stop the hacking of card-based physical security systems
    Many card/reader technologies have adopted the Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP) communication standard adopted by the Security Industry Association (SIA) that enables technologies from different vendors to interface easily each other.
    Scott Lindley
    Dec. 15, 2016
    Use this guide to help your customers investigate their technology options
    For long range access control, a receiver and transmitter will provide read ranges up to 200 feet.
    Integrators that don’t understand wireless are at a major disadvantage

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    Farpointe Data recently announced that security system access control manufacturers, integrators and dealers can order proximity and smart card credentials with tactile laser engraving.
    Dec. 15, 2016
    Laser engraving adds incremental branding opportunities and an extra level of security
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    Farpointe Data's Pyramid P-640 proximity card reader with keypad, P-620 mullion style proximity card reader with keypad (pictured above) and Delta6.4 smart card reader with keypad meet the impending requirements for 2-factor authentication as described by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) federal guideline.
    Nov. 30, 2016
    Federal government contractors must meet new multi-factor authentication guideline by December 31, 2017
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    Farpointe's new P620 mullion-sized combination proximity/keypad reader made installation much easier for Cameras Networking and Security of Vermont (CNSVT) of Barre, Vt., at the Morristown Fire and EMS building, also in Vermont.
    Nov. 9, 2016
    Cameras Networking and Security of Vermont prefers easier installation of mullion size for proximity/keypad access control
    The handheld reader combines a Farpointe card reader and a wireless Cypress Suprex Reader-Extender in one portable unit so that the user can perform reads at any place versus readers in only a fixed location.
    Sept. 22, 2016
    Handheld wireless mobile reader (WMR) system provides identity verification where fixed readers can't
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    Farpointe Data recently announced that access control manufacturers, distributors and integrators can add the option of having the Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP), a communication standard adopted by the Security Industry Association (SIA), to their Farpointe smart card readers.
    June 29, 2016
    More consistency, heightened security and overall better integration among different manufacturers' devices
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    At ISC West 2016, Farpointe Data will be emphasizing how organizations can remove their card-based access control systems from becoming major targets for hackers to ultimately access Information Technology (IT) and Operation Technology (OT) systems.
    March 21, 2016
    With access control systems prime entry points to hacking IT and OT systems, company to stress protecting card-based systems
    (Photo courtesy Farpointe Data)
    Farpointe's new mullion keypad reader supports proximity card and tag technologies with an integrated keypad for 2-factor verification applications.
    Feb. 11, 2016
    ISC West 2017 Booth #5071
    As a certified partner, Farpointe Data’s Ranger Long-Range Readers and Transmitters integrate with AMAG’s Symmetry Access Control System. AMAG Technology and Farpointe Data cooperatively tested and certified this integration.
    Feb. 4, 2016
    Farpointe Data’s Ranger long-range readers and transmitters allow doors, gates or barriers to open or close up to 200 feet from the high-frequency credentials
    Photo: iStock
    A rapidly evolving healthcare access control market means integrators must change with the times
    Scott Lindley
    Dec. 14, 2015
    A rapidly evolving market means integrators must change with the times