At MAG, we offer both RFID card and face recognition readers. Let’s break it down to find out which one is more suitable for you.

Card Reader has a lower initial cost. Ideal for small offices, low-density condos, or factories with fewer staff. The same cards can be reused for door, parking, lift, and lobby security gate access.

Face Recognition has a higher upfront cost, but no ongoing cost for card purchase/replacement. Best for large offices or factories with high staff turnover, where lost cards become a costly HR headache. Our latest entry-level face recognition FA131 reduced price different to the card reader.

Tip: Always compare the total 3-year cost. Face recognition often wins for large user volumes. MAG provides quotations for both, so you can decide with full clarity.

Typically face recognition reader is a higher cost investment to achieve a higher building security level.

Card Reader is secure and simplified, but cards can be lost, stolen, or shared – leading to a potential security breach. Our Desfire cards can be encrypted with your own private keys to avoid card cloning.

Face Recognition cannot be copied or lent. Our Live Biometric Detection rejects printed/digital photos.

Our ADM technology detects up to 8 cm distance between 2 faces, avoiding a valid face at the back to accidentally open the door for an unauthorized person at the front – solving the front-gating problems in high traffic hours.

MAG Difference: Both systems integrate with CCTV for visual proof of every entry captured in our MagEtegra software, which is useful for security audits during any bad incidents.

Some residential buildings might prefer card access because it’s easy for family members to share with trusted people or Airbnb guests. With MAG, our “One Card for All” solution means the same card can be used from the parking barrier to lifts and other facilities.

For commercial buildings, face recognition often offers greater hands-free convenience for door, lift and gate access without the hassle of fumbling for a card.

Our AADR technology starts recognizing face as you walk towards the lobby security gate and open when you reach the specified distance to avoid a long queue during peak hours.

Factory workers forgetting and losing their access cards causes a lot of hassle to HR. Workers will never forget to bring their “face” to work.

Our face reader allows centralized, easy enrollment for a high volume of staff via a webcam through our MagEtegra software.

Multiple card and face readers are connected to centralized MagEtegra software via a network.

Different administrators can simultaneously manage readers and view reports from multiple client PC.

For the face reader, users can enroll their faces via a webcam using the MagEtegra software.

For the card reader, the administrator can assign multiple card numbers to each user. All enrolled cards and faces can be uploaded to all readers via the network. Card numbers are printed on all our cards for your convenience.

It is user-friendly to assign access permission to each user. MagEtegra software is designed to be simple enough for a small office yet powerful enough to manage the whole building.

MAG offers capabilities far beyond simple door security with our MagEtegra DOUBLE award-winning access security software.

Our 2-in-1 best value door access with time attendance helps you increase security and productivity at the same time, using our affordable face recognition and fingerprint readers.

MagEtegra software offers 4 types of shift, namely weekly, yearly, flexible auto rotate, and free shift with over-midnight and multiple breaks calculation to cater to every type of attendance pattern in your company.

Our access control system also integrates with CCTV, which is especially helpful for evidence cases. This integration automatically captures a photo of the individual with their detailed user information every time a door is accessed, providing clear and verifiable evidence.

Help you to visualize your security hardware placement on a digital floor plan with real-time reader status monitoring, which appears on the E-map screen to alert security personnel that the reader at a specific location is offline, highlighted by a red button. This would help speed up guard response to alarm.

Good after sales service

Fast warranty and repairing

Immediate spare parts