You know Hanwha for cameras. With the launch of OnCAFE, Hanwha adds access control, giving you a unified, cloud-based way to keep buildings secure.
Hanwha Vision: Completing the security puzzle with OnCAFE
Hanwha Vision has always meant cameras – and they’re great at them.
But securing a building meant patching together a Hanwha video system with a separate access control system from another vendor. Two systems to learn, two sets of spec sheets and two different vendors to go to for support.
Not anymore.
With OnCAFE (Cloud Access For Everyone), Hanwha brings professional-grade access control directly into its ecosystem, creating a single, unified platform for both video surveillance and door security. For customers, that means less complexity. For you, it means a system that’s easier to design, deploy and support.
Cloud-based, unified management
Most legacy access control systems live on servers, demanding ongoing patches, updates and hands-on IT support. Hanwha lets you skip all that.
As a fully cloud-based solution, OnCAFE seamlessly integrates with WAVE VMS and OnCloud (Hanwha’s Camera-to-Cloud video management system). So, the same dashboard you use to manage your cameras becomes the single place to manage who enters your buildings and when.
The benefits are immediate:
- Easier credential management that can be done remotely: Add or revoke users and manage credentials from any web browser, with no software required.
- Centralized multi-site surveillance and access control: Intuitively manage access across dozens of locations from one centralized dashboard.
- Less time with support: Push firmware updates instantly and remotely, eliminating the need to roll a truck for system maintenance.
Lower upfront cost: By removing the need for on-site servers, you can deliver faster deployments at a better price point for your customers.
The OnCAFE advantage: Openness and intelligence
OnCAFE isn’t just about moving access control to the cloud – it’s about building a smarter, more convenient system that solves real headaches.
One place to manage people and permissions
The platform streamlines administration by managing both physical (cardholder) and logical (user) permissions from a single screen. That eliminates redundant tasks and makes it easier to keep systems aligned. It also supports direct issuance and revocation of mobile credentials through Wavelynx MyPass, Apple Wallet and Google Wallet, bringing access control in line with how people actually work today.
Hanwha has even embedded AI to save time on configuration. Complex access schedules can be built using natural language input; just describe the schedule and the system creates it for you.
Open and interoperable
OnCAFE is designed as an open platform, giving you flexibility with hardware choices and future-proofing your investment.
It supports industry standards like ONVIF and the highly secure OSDP protocol for readers, so you can integrate third-party devices, including Azure Access Intelligent Controllers and a wide range of readers. Plus, controllers support PoE++, which means you can power door locks without separate hardware, making installation easier.
Why it matters now
Until now, if you wanted a single-vendor system, your choices were limited. Axis built a basic access control platform that often tipped the scales in their favor when customers wanted everything from one brand. And pure-play providers like PDK made their mark in access control, but without video in the mix (Hanwha does integrate with PDK as a sidenote).
With OnCAFE, Hanwha closes that gap. For the first time, you can deliver video and access control together – specified under one brand, managed through one cloud platform and backed by the same reliability you already expect from Hanwha cameras.
The Capital Takeaway: One brand and one platform means fewer headaches and hassles across the board, from install through to operations.
If you’re ready to offer and build systems that are simpler to spec and easier to support, talk to Capital Electric about what OnCAFE can do for your projects.
