Commercial and campus
Offices, campuses and buildings with finished walls
Two different jobs share the word commercial, and the right Aether RF product depends on which one you have.
If there's already an access panel on the site but it can't reach a door or gate, the job takes a wireless bridge. If the building has no access control at all, the job takes a controller.
Which commercial job you have
Find the job, and it tells you which kind of product fits.
| The job | What it takes |
|---|---|
| A panel in one building and doors in another, across a courtyard or a parking lot | A bridge |
| A gate or a remote entrance the existing panel can't reach | A bridge |
| A finished wall the owner won't let you open, in a historic building, a place of worship, a museum or a gallery | A bridge |
| An office, a medical office, a shop or a restaurant with no access control yet | A controller |
A bridge or a controller
A bridge extends the access panel you already have. A controller replaces the need for one.
A bridge: KNECT
KEP-202 · OTM-K
One Endpoint wires to the existing panel and another goes at the door you can't reach. The panel, the credentials and the software stay as they are. For several doors across a campus, a Gateway runs up to four, and eight with two.
A controller: KNECT Core Access
KCA-100 · coming soon
KNECT Core Access makes the access decision itself, for a building with two to fifteen doors and no access panel. It's a different product with a different job, and it isn't shipping yet.
Where to read more
Each KNECT setup has its own explainer and its own installation guide.
- One door or gate
- Two KNECT Endpoints, one at the panel and one at the door. How Point to Point works
- Two to eight doors
- A Gateway at the panel, an ARF Tether for its radio, and an Endpoint at each door. How One to Many works
Where to buy Aether RF products
Order direct from Aether RF, or through a security distributor you already have an account with. The hardware and the two-year warranty are the same either way.
Call Aether RF at (833) 629-3111.