We've been playing with the Assa Abloy locks. Currently we have them connected
all the time to facilitate lockdown, and leverage a power jump to keep them
powered all the time. Batteries are only in play if the power jump is without
power. Different group dealing with that, but sounds
In 8.0 Cisco added 802.11r mixed mode support.
Removes the restriction of creating a separate SSID for 802.11r support.
Non-802.11r clients with updated drivers can join 802.11r-enabled SSID.
Simplifies operations with single SSID for 802.11r clients.
Although devices without updated drivers
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/38234/hacking/802-11n-flaw.html
Fortunately, there are several methods to mitigate the attacks, including
MAC layer encryption, disabling Aggregated Mac Protocol Data Unit (A-MPDU)
frame aggregation, configuring the system to drop corrupted A-MPDUs, the
You all were supposed to make me feel all warm and fuzzy about wireless
door locks, not confirm my biggest fears! j/k
Seriously, though, thanks all for sharing your experience... very helpful
indeed. I know wireless locks are going to happen here, but perhaps I can
convince planners to
Yeah, this thread is summing up the issues with doing the door locks over
WiFi, but in the near term it's unlikely that any arguments will deter most
organizations because it's all about initial financial layout. The cost of
retrofit for a hardwire connection is so high, they will not want to pay
While I am no longer part of the group that maintains the network, we do have
wireless locks on campus, in an ever expanding number. Depending on the type,
they only connect every so often, unless they are woken up by a configuration
push. Housing has more of an issue dealing with the
Eckerd has been dealing with wired and wireless lock systems. So far we
have switched out the wireless system to a more conventional wired due a
myriad of issues. The wireless locks being used on outside doors and the
batteries that were supposed to last 6 months to a year were failing in
all
We do have wireless door locks. They use WEP (yes, I know!), so we do MAC
authentication, and we use a separate hidden SSID (which sometimes doesn't
work, so we have to expose it). We also separate them from the rest of our
network on a DMZ behind the firewall and we apply additional
We are doing wireless door locks on internal classroom doors (no external
doors) with little fanfare so far (almost two years, slow rollout in a few
buildings thus far). ASSA ABLOY locks, 802.11n with 11c expected (sometime) and
802.1X. I'm not thrilled, and laid out the risks clearly, yet
We have some of these from Stanley; we already have wired badge readers from
them so the wireless was a nice fit. It is nice to remove any responsibility
from IT for managing connectivity, troubleshooting, etc. We use these primarily
for accessibility for individual dorm rooms where a
Eckerd has been dealing with wired and wireless lock systems. So far we
have switched out the wireless system to a more conventional wired due a
myriad of issues. The wireless locks being used on outside doors and the
batteries that were supposed to last 6 months to a year were failing in all
We have ASSA ABLOY locks too. I agree with Aaron, as that is exactly the
reason why we went with the wifi locks. One argument that might have a
little more traction is that we, for example, are not able to send and
immediate lock to our wifi locks because they connect to the controller
for a very
Stanley makes a door lock that is wireless but does not run on 802.11 so does
not interface with the campus data wi-fi network. I think it’s 802.15 but not
sure of that. I know it works with Tyco and their iStar controllers. You do
have to deploy a Tyco proprietary access point that is just for
I would strongly advise against these locks unless you fully understand their
limitations and are OK with them. We did some construction projects where
hard-wired locks were value engineered out of the project to save money. We
ended up with a bunch of wireless Assa Abloy locks that don't work
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/38234/hacking/802-11n-flaw.html
Fortunately, there are several methods to mitigate the attacks, including MAC
layer encryption, disabling Aggregated Mac Protocol Data Unit (A-MPDU) frame
aggregation, configuring the system to drop corrupted A-MPDUs, the use
Hi Folks,
We have Assa Abloy Aperio wireless escutcheons on our ARX access control system
(which also supports wired doors).
http://www.assaabloy.co.uk/en/local/uk/Products/Access-control/Aperio/
They have a small transmitter (comhub) near each group of (up to 8 IIRC) locks.
I understand
I’d be interested in more detail on how you’re powering them. If you’re now
having to run power into the door just as we would for a powered hardwired
lock, I don’t see how that saves much money. If this is some sort of retrofit,
I’d be curious to know how you are doing it since that might
Seriously, though, thanks all for sharing your experience... very helpful
indeed. I know wireless locks are going to happen here, but perhaps I can
convince planners to compromise with an 802.15-based system.
I’m not sure which 802.15 specification you are referring to, but 802.15.4
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