Suprema BioLite N2 Outdoor Fingerprint Terminal, Keypad and Colour Screen, IP67

Overview

The Suprema BioLite N2 controls a door and records attendance with fingerprint, RFID card, phone or PIN. Its sealed housing suits outdoor gates and doors at factories, sites and office buildings.

Is it right for you?

Choose it for an outdoor or exposed door with up to 10,000 people, where staff use fingerprints or cards and a keypad is useful for PIN entry and attendance. For more users, look at BioStation 2a.

Choosing your version

The three versions share the same housing, screen, keypad and capacities. They differ in the cards they read and, on one version, in the fingerprint sensor certification and temperature range.

• BLN2-ODB: EM and MIFARE-family cards, -20 to 50 °C
• BLN2-OAB: adds HID Prox and HID iCLASS cards, -20 to 50 °C
• BLN2-PAB: HID Prox and HID iCLASS cards with an FBI PIV (FAP 10) certified fingerprint sensor, -10 to 50 °C

Most buildings with EM or MIFARE cards choose BLN2-ODB. Pick BLN2-OAB for HID cards, and BLN2-PAB only where a PIV certified sensor is required.

Key features

• Optical fingerprint sensor (OP6) with live finger detection
• Credentials: fingerprint, RFID card, phone (NFC and BLE) and PIN
• Separate capacities: 10,000 users, 10,000 fingerprints, 10,000 cards, 10,000 PINs and 1,000,000 text logs
• 1.77 inch colour screen and keypad for attendance
• IP65 and IP67 housing
• Ethernet, RS-485 (OSDP v2), Wiegand in or out, 2 inputs and 1 relay; inputs and relay can be extended with Suprema Secure I/O 2

What else you need

• A door lock, exit button and door sensor (sold separately)
• A 12 V DC power supply (no PoE); Suprema lists a power adapter as a separate accessory
• RFID cards that match the card types of your version, if people will use cards
• Suprema BioStar X software to enrol users and set door rules

Installation

It mounts on the wall with the supplied bracket. Wiring to the lock, power and network should be done by an installer.

Software and licences

Doors, users and reports are set up in Suprema BioStar X, the on-premises access control software (sold separately). BioStar X licences are sized by the number of doors and users, and time and attendance reports need the separate attendance add-on.

Phone access uses Suprema Mobile Access: users carry a mobile access card in the Airfob Pass app. It is set up separately from the device.

Before you buy

• 10,000 users is the limit; fingerprints, cards and PINs each go up to 10,000
• No PoE: plan a 12 V DC supply at the door
• BLN2-PAB works from -10 to 50 °C, narrower than the other versions
• Check which cards your building uses before choosing a version