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Card readers for standard, keypad, and government credential needs

Compare Verkada AD-series readers by credential workflow, keypad requirement, controller pairing, and government procurement needs.

Availability, lead time, licensing, and configuration are confirmed during the quote.

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Models

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Compatibility and references

Source review date: 2026-09-26

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Compatibility links

The store groups the AD31, AD32, AD33, AD34, and AD64 reader families on one comparison page. The catalog identifies the AD64 as the keypad option and carries separate AD34 and AD64 government SKUs with PIV support and TAA-compliant positioning. Those distinctions are more useful during selection than treating every reader as interchangeable: the credential type, need for PIN entry, procurement rules, mounting location, and controller already at the door should drive the choice.

Published AD31 specifications provide a concrete baseline for that model only. The AD31 reads supported low- and high-frequency cards and works with the Verkada Pass mobile app. An integrated LED communicates door status, while IP66 and IK08 ratings describe its environmental and impact protection. The AD31 datasheet states that it requires a Verkada AC41 controller. These details should not be copied onto AD32, AD33, AD34, or AD64; HTS will verify the current datasheet and controller compatibility for the selected model before the quote is finalized.

A complete reader quote may also require a controller, lock interface, request-to-exit and door-position devices, credentials, licenses, mounting hardware, cabling, and labor. For government variants, the required PIV workflow and TAA requirement should be documented rather than inferred from the customer name. HTS will review the opening schedule and existing access platform so the reader is scoped as part of a working door, not as an isolated part number.

How HTS deploys it

A reader is the visible tenth of a door. HTS scopes the whole opening: which credential the site actually uses (low-frequency legacy cards are common in buildings that have had access control before), whether PIN entry is needed (AD64), whether procurement rules force the PIV-supporting, TAA-listed government SKUs, and — decisive every time — which controller sits behind the reader and whether it has a free port.

The published AD31 baseline shows why per-model checking matters: its datasheet states it requires a Verkada AC41 controller. Constraints like that are verified per model before the quote, never generalized from the family. Readers ship pre-configured with the door design, and the door is tested end to end — badge in, unlock, request-to-exit, event in Command — before it is called installed.

What it costs to run over three years

Readers carry no licence of their own — the recurring cost belongs to the door they sit on. Figures are HTS catalog prices from the 2026-09-21 snapshot.

  • Reader hardware, one-time: AD34 $331.55, AD64 with keypad $569.05; the AD31/AD32/AD33 variants list on the store.
  • Door licence, per door: $236.55 one year / $569.05 three years / $949.05 five years — the recurring cost of the opening, whether it carries a $330 or a $570 reader.
  • Controller amortization: an AC12 single-door controller ($854.05) or a share of an AC42 four-door ($1,899.05). Worked example, one door on a three-year licence: $854.05 + $331.55 + $569.05 = $1,754.65 for controller, reader, and licence combined.
  • Credentials are the cost that scales with headcount — price them per person, not per door.
  • Government variants (AD34-HW-G, AD64-HW-G) carry their own pricing; the TAA/PIV requirement should be documented, not inferred from the customer name.

What else this needs

  • A Verkada door controller with a free reader port — compatibility verified per reader model.
  • One door licence per opening (LIC-AC-*).
  • Door hardware and wiring: lock, request-to-exit, door-position switch.
  • Credentials matched to the reader — card stock or mobile credentials in Verkada Pass.
  • Mounting: mullion versus single-gang width, and a pedestal where there is no door frame.

How to choose

  • Standard reader or AD64 keypad reader
  • Commercial SKU or PIV-supporting, TAA-listed government SKU
  • Existing controller compatibility and available reader ports
  • Credential formats, mobile use, mounting, and complete door hardware

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