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Vanderbilt University has earned many distinctions, including Princeton Review's top ranking for colleges with the happiest students. The school's latest endeavor is taking the plunge and going mobile with access control.
HID and the school recently tested smartphones to open doors at one or more of six possible campus entry points, including one parking garage. Entry points were equipped with mobile-enabled iCLASS SE readers that were configured to work with existing iCLASS smart cards as well as HID Global's Mobile IDs. Mark Brown, Manager, Commodore Card Office at Vanderbilt University, explained the process.
Why did you decide to do the pilot?
We had seen the NFC pilots in the past but were excited to see a solution that didn't require additional hardware to work on a wide range of handsets. With an existing iCLASS deployment, this opportunity seemed like a natural progression for us.
What did you hope to get out of the pilot?
What were your goals?
We really wanted to see if the solution was as easy to use...