Businesses in numerous industrial sectors increasingly require physical security solutions that communicate and report in real time. A full-featured cellular router is a compelling wireless option that can be installed easily and delivers reliable, secure, and scalable connectivity. Backed by Digi IX10 industrial cellular routers, CyberLock® has unveiled new options that provide uncompromising security in a reliable, cost-effective solution.
Rethinking Remote Security Solutions
Across numerous sectors such as airport security, water and power utilities, construction zones, traffic cabinets, roadway signs, ATMs, and more, modern security operations need to reliably and securely connect to remote operations, facilities, and assets. However, traditional remote-security sites present several challenges. Wired infrastructure is either lacking or cost-prohibitive, and alternative satellite links can be both slow and inconsistent. Extreme temperatures, moisture, and vibration present reliability issues. And connection latency or interruptions can compromise safety.
CyberLock, Inc., a global leader in key-centric access control systems with millions of access points in more than 60 countries, offers a range of advanced security infrastructure products, including the first Wi-Fi smart key, NFC locks, and more. The company has a well-earned reputation for rugged reliability and offers an innovative access control solution to overcome remote connectivity barriers and deliver reliable and flexible security.
“In many ways, our customers have been leading the charge on this,” explained the CyberLock sales group. “They want to put access-control infrastructure virtually anywhere, and they don’t want to worry about network or power cabling. They have asked us for the benefits of networked access-control systems paired with the versatility of our battery-free electronic locks. We realized that pairing our solutions with an industrial grade cellular router could help us achieve this.”
Cellular Routers for the Security Industry
After a careful market evaluation, CyberLock selected Digi IX10 industrial-grade LTE routers to provide the security and manageability of networked access control without the complexities, cost, and maintenance of hardwired security systems. Digi IX10 is a rugged, reliable, full-featured cellular router built for trouble-free operation over a long service life — with fully centralized deployment and management via Digi Remote Manager® (Digi RM). Its flexible power and connectivity options make it a versatile and cost-effective choice for industrial-caliber remote security and other unattended applications.
Digi IX10 can operate on public and private LTE networks, with features to assist in network control and management, such as dual SIMs for failover connectivity, VLAN support, load balancing between cellular and Ethernet WANs, dual APNs and configurable APN search. In the event of an interruption to your primary network connection, Digi RM also provides secure out-of-band management of edge devices via Digi IX10's serial port and command-line interface.
“The reliability is excellent,” CyberLock said. “Digi IX10 offers dual SIM slots and supports LTE Cat 4 across North America with failover to 3G for greater reliability. This is a rugged, industrial grade device that is C1D2 rated with an IP30 enclosure, and it also meets the U/S/ government FIPS 140-2 cybersecurity standard. And this is a product that’s manufactured in the U.S., which aligns with our ethos and prevents any tariff complications.”
Unlocking New Benefits for Security Deployments
According to CyberLock, cellular routers excellent functionality for remote security deployments. “With Digi IX10, we don’t need to trench and lay wires to connect locks and surveillance systems,” the team said. “There’s no need for expensive infrastructure or satellite uplinks. Our customers get real-time data and alerts from their remote sites — all with encrypted communication and failover reliability.” These features provide peace of mind to CyberLock and their customers.
CyberLock added, “With Digi routers, we can grant access permissions — and easily revoke them whenever needed. For example, there’s no need to re-key entries as temporary employees or contractors come and go. Our customers can also remotely review video footage and open gates and doors. What’s more, all of this activity — including all successful and unsuccessful access attempts — is recorded in a detailed audit trail so they can see who accessed what location or resource and when those events happened. That’s essential to meet compliance reporting requirements in regulated industries.
CyberLock also noted that CyberLock wanted a strong partner for the critical communications link. “Digi has an excellent reputation among our primary customer segments. The solid construction, rugged design, failover capabilities, and support for HTTPS and TLS 1.2 and above combine to make this a great component of our solution.”
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