Suprema BioStation 3 Face Recognition Terminal, 5.5 Inch Touchscreen, Intercom, IP65

Overview

The Suprema BioStation 3 is a compact touchscreen terminal that unlocks a door by recognising a face, or by card, phone, QR code or PIN. It suits office doors, clinics, shops and shared buildings, and also records attendance.

Is it right for you?

Choose it for touch-free access at most doors where you want a screen, a built-in intercom and room for a large staff list. It has no fingerprint sensor of its own; a Suprema fingerprint device can be connected as a slave reader if you need fingerprints.

Choosing your version

Both versions share the same screen, camera, housing and capacities. They differ in the cards they read, in Wi-Fi and in how they are powered.

• BS3-DB: EM and MIFARE-family cards, Ethernet only, 12 V DC or 24 V DC power
• BS3-APWB: adds HID Prox and HID iCLASS cards, 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi and PoE+ (IEEE 802.3at) power

Pick BS3-APWB if your building uses HID cards, if you want Wi-Fi where no network cable reaches, or if you want to power the terminal from a PoE+ switch.

Key features

• Face recognition within about 0.2 s at 0.3 to 1.0 m, for users 1.4 to 1.9 m tall, with live face detection
• Credentials: face, RFID card, phone (NFC and BLE), QR code and scrambled PIN keypad
• Separate capacities: 100,000 users, 50,000 faces for 1:N matching, 100,000 cards, 5,000,000 text logs and 50,000 image logs
• 5.5 inch IPS touchscreen, built-in VoIP intercom and RTSP video stream
• Users can enrol their own face on the device, and Face Template on Mobile can keep the template on the user’s phone
• IP65 and IK06 housing, -20 to 50 °C
• Gigabit Ethernet, RS-485 (OSDP v2), Wiegand in and out, 3 inputs and 1 relay; Wi-Fi and PoE+ on BS3-APWB

What else you need

• A door lock, exit button and door sensor (sold separately)
• A PoE+ (IEEE 802.3at) switch or injector for BS3-APWB, or a 12 V DC or 24 V DC power supply for either version
• RFID cards that match the card types of your version, if people will use cards
• Suprema BioStar X or BioStar Air to enrol users and set door rules

Installation

It mounts on the wall with the supplied bracket and drilling template. Wiring to the lock and network should be done by an installer. A tilt bracket is listed as an optional accessory.

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.

It also works with Suprema BioStar Air, the cloud-hosted option, so it can be run without a local server.

QR code and barcode reading needs a separate Camera QR device licence. A Multi Face Authentication device licence is also available for this model.

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

• BS3-APWB needs PoE+ (IEEE 802.3at): standard PoE (IEEE 802.3af) does not power it and may damage it
• BS3-DB has no PoE or Wi-Fi
• Users, faces and cards are separate limits: up to 50,000 faces can be identified without a card (1:N)
• Check which cards your building uses before choosing between BS3-APWB (HID) and BS3-DB