deister electronic: Chameleon series to change the appearance of readers. A chameleon is known to change its colors according to the environment in which it finds itself. However, this small animal could not know how relevant its name is to a range of access control products.

The Chameleon range of snap-on covers from deister electronic, a developer and manufacturer of electronic security and identification systems, can be fitted over the company‘s wall-mounted ‚proxentry‘ card readers and numeric keypads to match – or indeed contrast with – the surrounding decor.

The modular construction of the noncontact readers and covers enables different combinations of hardware to be used according to need. The European standard electrical backbox has different dimensions to those found in the USA and Japan. The range therefore includes universal readers and suitably sized S-series cover plates to fit the European formats as well as the L-series for the USA and Japanese markets.

The proxentry title covers a range of access control and time and attendance recording products that include 125 kHz readers and transponders, smart cards working at 13.56 MHz as well as those built to the ISO 15693 standard. These latter can be combined with any chosen access control system that accepts either Wiegand or magnetic stripe data (Magstripe). There are also vehicle transponders and long-range readers to enable use in garage/vehicle entry control systems.

Matching Appearances

A modular Chameleon set consists in each case of a reader, an optional tamper switch plate and the snap-on cover. The design ensures that system specifiers and installers as well can choose freely from the classicprox, mifareprox, Legicprox or advancedprox products and still find a suitable cover to match the surrounding decor.

Architects can specify the design of the reader, for example in a look of marble or stainless steel to match the building‘s internal decor even after the reader has been installed. Readers and keypads can be flush fitted to standard square or round back-boxes.

Surface mounting of the readers is also possible on solid walls using either the AP5 or FM5 frames. These give an aesthetically pleasing appearance to the installation and can also be used to cover larger holes in the wall or to hide previous installations. Status LEDs assist users by either confirming or denying access authorization and are visible through lenses in either the CCS or CCL covers.

The reader cores are square and have a width and height of 80 mm. Behind this the tamper switch plate is either 84 mm square and 7 mm deep for European installations or 84 mm x 111 mm and 8.5 mm deep for the American and Japanese markets. Similarly, the snap-on covers are either 83.15 mm square or 83.15 mm x 110 mm, according to country. With a depth of only 18.5 mm the whole unit does not protrude noticeably from the wall and maintains a sleek appearance.

Simple and Safe

Installation consists of just three steps. The first is to mount the optional tamper switch plate onto a single back-box. Then the reader is connected and fitted directly to the plate. Finally the cover is snapped onto the reader, completing a simple installation process that takes very little time.

The Chameleon series continues deister‘s development of innovative solutions for access control, time and attendance and vehicle recognition. Importantly an optional detection consisting of a reliable magnet and reed switch combination puts the security manager‘s mind at ease by alerting to unauthorized alteration of the wiring or other attempts to bypass the system.

The snap-on cover can be easily changed by using just a small screwdriver, but any further manipulation attempts will result in an alarm being raised.

Contact:

Axel Jeschke
deister electronic GmbH,
Barsinghausen, Germany
Tel.: +49 5105 516 111
Fax: +49 5105 516 217
Axel.Jeschke@deister.com 
www.deister.com