Hotelaria

Compatibilidade de cartões-chave de hotel: Saflok, Onity, VingCard, Salto

Most modern hotel guest cards are blank 13.56 MHz smart cards on the matching smart-card silicon that the property management system encodes at check-in, not pre-coded keys, so compatibility is about matching the chip your lock platform expects, not reproducing a guest's room key. VingCard and Saflok run on AES-upgradeable or AES-secured 13.56 MHz smart cards, Onity uses legacy 1K cards or plain memory tags, and Salto runs the AES-secured smart card, so you order compatible blank credentials on the right chip and let the front desk enrol them.

Por que os cartões-chave de hotel são em branco, não chaves pré-codificadas

Um cartão-chave de hóspede não é uma credencial fixa como um crachá de proximidade de escritório. Quando um hóspede faz o check-in, o codificador da recepção escreve os dados daquela estadia, o número do quarto, a janela de check-in e check-out válida e uma sequência de auditoria na memória do cartão. A fechadura lê esses dados offline e decide se abre. No check-out, os dados simplesmente expiram, e o cartão é apagado e recodificado para o próximo hóspede. O sistema de gestão de propriedade e de fechaduras possui a lógica de codificação; o cartão é apenas memória programável.

Isso muda o que significa compatibilidade. Você não está comprando chaves de quarto pré-codificadas e não está reproduzindo a estadia de ninguém. Você está comprando cartões em branco compatíveis no tipo de chip que seus codificadores e fechaduras esperam, para que seu próprio sistema possa registrá-los. É por isso que um hotel pode reordenar milhares de cartões de um fornecedor independente e usá-los imediatamente: os cartões em branco são inseridos no codificador existente, e o sistema faz o resto. Fornecemos cartões em branco compatíveis com o chip de cada plataforma; as chaves e a segurança de sua propriedade permanecem em suas mãos.

Qual chip cada plataforma de fechadura usa?

Nearly every current hotel platform sits on the 13.56 MHz smart-card family under ISO/IEC 14443 Type A, but the specific chip varies by brand and generation, and that is the spec you must match. Getting the chip family right is the difference between a card the encoder accepts and a coaster.

ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions (the VingCard line) ships modern locks on an AES-upgradeable 13.56 MHz guest card and on AES-secured 2K and 4K cards for higher-security and mobile-ready properties. Dormakaba Saflok and the related Confidant RFID locks also run 13.56 MHz smart cards on the matching smart-card silicon, most often the AES-secured card on current installs. Onity's HT and DirectKey RFID systems typically encode a legacy 1K card or a plain memory tag; older magstripe Onity locks are a separate, non-RFID story. Salto standardized on the AES-secured 13.56 MHz smart card for its electronic locks and wall readers. Among specialty brands, CISA hospitality locks use a legacy 1K card (the CT6 AERO/SMART line), Messerschmitt's HM1 system uses an ISO/IEC 15693 vicinity smart card, Häfele Dialock runs 13.56 MHz HF cards, MIWA spans both 125 kHz LF (EM4100 on PR-series locks) and 13.56 MHz HF smart cards on newer ALV2/LA hardware, and Hotek encodes a 3DES-authenticated memory tag. When in doubt, the encoder model and a single sample card tell you the exact chip.

  • VingCard / ASSA ABLOY: AES-upgradeable or AES-secured 13.56 MHz smart card
  • Dormakaba Saflok / Confidant: 13.56 MHz smart card, commonly the AES-secured card
  • Onity HT / DirectKey: 1K card or memory tag (13.56 MHz)
  • Salto: AES-secured 13.56 MHz smart card
  • CISA: 1K card (CT6 AERO/SMART)
  • Messerschmitt HM1: ISO/IEC 15693 vicinity smart card (13.56 MHz)
  • MIWA: EM4100 at 125 kHz (PR-series) or 13.56 MHz HF smart card (newer locks)

Disposable legacy blanks vs durable AES-secured blanks

Because the property re-encodes cards constantly, the right blank depends on how long the card lives in circulation. Disposable guest cards that are handed out and often not returned favor lower-cost chips, typically a 1K card or memory tag, where the print finish and minimum order quantity matter more than chip security. Many properties print these in branded runs and treat them as semi-consumable.

Durable cards that stay in service for years, staff and master cards, room cards on properties that recycle keys, and any platform that mandates a secured chip, favor a AES-upgradeable or AES-secured card with AES. These cost more per card but carry the encryption modern locks expect and survive thousands of read/write cycles. The decision is a procurement one: match the chip your locks require, then choose the durability and finish tier that fits your reuse rate and brand standard.

  • Disposable, high-volume, often not returned: 1K card or memory tag
  • Durable, recycled, or security-mandated: AES-upgradeable / AES-secured card (AES)
  • Specialty platforms: match the exact chip (ISO 15693 vicinity card, 3DES memory tag, EM4100)
  • Impressão personalizada e capas de cartão-chave geralmente são encomendadas na mesma tiragem

Como funciona o fornecimento em massa e a reordenação?

Os cartões de hotel são um consumível recorrente, portanto, a lógica de fornecimento é construída em torno de reordens em massa, em vez de codificações únicas. Você confirma o chip que sua plataforma usa (a partir do modelo do codificador ou de um cartão de amostra), escolhe um acabamento de cartão, branco liso, impresso personalizado ou sua arte existente, e faz o pedido em quantidades de caixa. Os cartões chegam em branco, e os codificadores da sua recepção escrevem os dados de cada estadia exatamente como antes. Não há programação por cartão no lado do fornecedor para cartões de hóspedes em branco, o que mantém as reordens de alto volume rápidas.

For specialty or legacy locks, the chip is the gating detail. A MIWA PR-series lock needs a 125 kHz EM4100 card, while a newer MIWA reader needs a 13.56 MHz smart card; a Messerschmitt HM1 needs an ISO/IEC 15693 vicinity card specifically, not an ISO 14443-A card. Sending one current sample card with a reorder removes the guesswork, since the chip can be confirmed on receipt before a full run ships.

O ângulo de custo versus cartões de marca OEM

The chips themselves — the legacy 1K/4K card, memory tags, AES-upgradeable cards, AES-secured cards, and ISO 15693 vicinity cards — are the matching smart-card silicon available to any card manufacturer. An OEM-branded hotel card and a compatible blank on the same chip behave identically in your encoder, because the lock reads the chip and the data your own system wrote, not a brand printed on the plastic. That is why compatible blanks run at a fraction of OEM pricing while remaining fully functional in VingCard, Saflok, Onity, Salto and the specialty platforms.

The honest scope is worth stating. We supply compatible blank cards on the correct chip type; your property's own system enrols them with its keys, exactly as it would credentials ordered through the OEM channel, and on AES-secured platforms the security lives in your system's keys, which never leave your control. We are an independent supplier of compatible cards and are not affiliated with, authorized by, or endorsed by ASSA ABLOY, dormakaba, Onity, Salto, or any other manufacturer. For a property standardizing its reorder, the move is to confirm the chip, request a quote on the matching compatible blank, and validate one sample on your encoder before committing to a bulk run.

Plataformas comuns de fechaduras de hotel e o cartão compatível em branco que elas esperam

Sistema de fechaduraChip de cartão típicoAbordagem compatível
VingCard / ASSA ABLOYAES-upgradeable or AES-secured 13.56 MHz smart cardFornecer cartões compatíveis em branco correspondentes; o codificador da propriedade registra cada estadia
Dormakaba Saflok / Confidant13.56 MHz smart card, commonly the AES-secured cardSupply AES-secured / 13.56 MHz blanks; system enrols them, keys stay with the property
Onity HT / DirectKey1K card or memory tag (13.56 MHz)Supply 1K / memory-tag blanks; ideal for disposable guest cards
SaltoAES-secured 13.56 MHz smart cardSupply AES-secured blanks; durable, enrolled by the Salto system
CISA (CT6 AERO/SMART)1K card (13.56 MHz)Supply 1K compatible blanks for the encoder to write
Messerschmitt HM1ISO/IEC 15693 vicinity smart card (13.56 MHz)Match the ISO 15693 vicinity card exactly, not an ISO 14443-A card; confirm with a sample
MIWA (PR / LA / ALV2)EM4100 at 125 kHz or 13.56 MHz HF smart card (newer locks)Confirmar LF vs HF por geração de fechadura; fornecer o cartão compatível em branco

Perguntas frequentes

Os cartões-chave de hotel são pré-codificados ou codificados no check-in?

Coded at check-in. Modern hotel guest cards are blank 13.56 MHz smart cards on the matching smart-card silicon; the front desk encoder writes the room, the valid date window, and an audit sequence onto the card at check-in, and the data expires at check-out. You buy compatible blanks on the right chip, and your own system does the encoding.

Qual chip VingCard ou Saflok usa?

VingCard (ASSA ABLOY) guest cards are typically a AES-upgradeable or AES-secured 13.56 MHz smart card, depending on lock generation. Dormakaba Saflok locks also run 13.56 MHz smart cards, most often the AES-secured card on current installs. The encoder model and a sample card confirm the exact chip to order.

Posso pedir cartões em branco genéricos em vez de cartões de marca OEM?

Yes. The chips are the matching smart-card silicon, so a compatible blank on the same chip behaves identically in your encoder and locks at a fraction of OEM pricing. The lock reads the chip and the data your system writes, not a brand on the plastic. Validate one sample on your encoder before a bulk run.

Devo comprar cartões descartáveis ou duráveis?

Match it to reuse. Disposable, high-volume guest cards that often are not returned favor a lower-cost 1K card or memory tag. Durable cards that stay in service, staff, master, and recycled room cards, or platforms that mandate a secured chip, favor a AES-upgradeable or AES-secured card with AES, which survive thousands of cycles.

Vocês podem fornecer cartões de substituição ou sobressalentes para minha propriedade?

Yes. We supply compatible blank cards on the correct chip type; your property's encoder enrols each stay's data, exactly as it would blanks ordered through the OEM channel. On AES-secured platforms the keys never leave your system, so your site security stays in your hands. We are an independent supplier, not affiliated with any lock manufacturer.

O que devo enviar para confirmar a compatibilidade para uma reordem?

The encoder or lock model and, ideally, one current sample card. The chip is the gating detail: a MIWA PR-series lock needs a 125 kHz EM4100 card, a Messerschmitt HM1 needs an ISO/IEC 15693 vicinity card, and most VingCard, Saflok, Onity and Salto locks need a specific 13.56 MHz smart card. A sample lets us confirm the exact chip before a full run ships.

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Send the part number printed on your card or a photo of the reader. We confirm compatibility before you order — and we cover specialist and legacy formats too.