Brivo Door Smart Readers
Flexible and Scalable
Brivo’s Secure Card Reader System
Brivo readers keep people moving while securing your facility. Bluetooth-enabled models let users unlock doors by using smartphones, smart devices or encrypted smart cards.
Because hardware integrates natively with the Brivo Security Suite, all readers, credentials, and control panels sync inside a unified ecosystem. Firmware updates keep your system updated as security standards evolve, letting you modernize without replacing hardware.
Style and Profile Options
Brivo Reader Options — What Works Best for You?
Select the reader style that best fits your doors’ needs and aesthetics, then manage everything from a single centralized platform.
Indoor or outdoor, narrow frame or wall box, keypad or card‑only. You can curate the look and standardize across the property, add mobile entry, and install exactly where needed for your business.
Mullion
Slim profile readers for narrow frames and glass doors that support mobile credentials, cards, and fobs, with weather-ready options for exterior entries.
Recessed smart readers
Flush-mounted models offer a sleeker, low-profile option, sitting within the wall surface for elevators, turnstiles, or areas where limited space or aesthetics are a concern.
Single‑gang
Standard wall-box readers for lobbies and interior doors that accept mobile, cards, and fobs so you can upgrade to modern credentials without rewiring..
Single‑gang keypad
Add a PIN keypad alongside mobile, card, and fob access to provide multi-factor security for IT rooms, storage, and other sensitive spaces, with backlit keys and tamper detection.
Readers for mixed credentials
Support legacy prox cards alongside higher-security encrypted cards and mobile credentials at the same door, so you can migrate users on your schedule rather than a hard cutover.
Brivo Door Station (all‑in‑one)
Combine reader, audio, and video at staffed or visitor entrances, and manage them all in Brivo Security Suite so access and video remain together in a single view.
Capabilities
Upgrade to Multitech, Mobile-Ready Readers
As your requirements evolve, you can transition from physical cards to mobile devices at your own pace. Every tap signals the controller, and the cloud gives you instant control and a clear audit trail across locations.
Support for cards, fobs, and mobile credentials
Plus PIN codes and facial authentication, as well as support for license plate recognition (LPR) via system-level integrations.
Identity-aware credentials tied to your directory
Sync users and their access rights with your identity system so provisioning and deprovisioning flow through your existing workflow.
Enable touchless access
This is via BLE or NFC, wherever Wallet options are deployed. Make it easy to tap a phone or watch to enter, reducing lost cards and front-desk interruptions.
Encrypted smart-card formats and a secure OSDP channel
Enhance security with end-to-end encryption while improving the flow of people moving through the building.
Robust designs with weather ratings and tamper detection
Rely on durable readers at busy, exposed doors, and know when someone is trying to interfere with a device.
Tamper detection to protect your devices
Get alerted so you always know when someone is trying to disable or interfere with a device.
Secure Credentials
OSDP-Compliant Readers and Access Control
Your card readers sit at the edge of your security and your data. Brivo readers are designed to protect both.
They combine encrypted credentials, secure communications, and a cloud platform that meets industry standards. That gives your security and IT teams a defensible foundation for access control.
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Encrypted credential options
Use encrypted card and mobile credentials to reduce cloning risk and align with your organization’s security policies. Strong credential security helps you meet internal standards and regulatory protocols.
Secure channel protocols
Support for modern protocols, such as OSDP, protects data in transit and helps prevent and detect tampering at the reader, unlike legacy, unencrypted connections.
End-to-end auditability
Every read event is logged through the Brivo Access Controller. This creates a clear record of which credential was used, which door, and when. These logs support audits, investigations, and compliance reporting across sites.
Brivo Security Suite
The Benefits of Being on The Cloud
Cloud architecture
Manage locations from anywhere with no servers to maintain, so your team spends less time on patches and more time on door security.
Encryption
Use TLS in transit and AES-256 at rest to keep credentials, video links, and door logs protected from interception and misuse.
Security program
Rely on a platform that is independently audited to SOC 2 Type II and ISO/IEC 27001, so it supports your own security and compliance requirements
Role-based administration
Limit each admin to the locations, doors, and actions they need, which reduces insider risk and configuration errors.
Single sign-on (SSO)
Connect to Azure AD, Okta, and other IdPs so users sign in with their existing identities, and enforce MFA and lifecycle policies from a single place.
Central control and credential administration
Revoke access, pull real-time logs, and bulk suspend or reinstate users to keep the right people in the right spaces.
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Industries
Cloud-Based Control for Any Building
You control doors, credentials, and remote unlocking in Brivo Security Suite, while the locks perform the physical work at each location. You can start here:
Enterprise
Multifamily
Commercial Business
Retail chains
After-hours deliveries, vendor access, and instant lockouts.
Healthcare
Medication and lab security, temporary staff access, and full audit trails.
Education
Classrooms and events, or quick replacements for lost badges.
Commercial real estate
Tenant move-ins, amenity doors, and contractor passes.
Manufacturing and logistics
Dock doors and cages or remote unlock for scheduled drops.
Retrofit Compatibility
Easily Install Brivo Readers in Your Building
Editions
Choose The Right Brivo Security Suite Editions Tailored to Your Needs
Brivo Security Suite editions are software tiers that determine platform capabilities. You pair the right edition with compatible readers, panels, and credentials based on your building’s needs today and your planned scale.
Common Questions About Brivo Door Card Readers
Are Brivo readers and Brivo-supported readers compatible with existing access control panels?
Brivo Smart Readers use standard Wiegand and OSDP interfaces. This allows them to connect industry-leading control panels that support these protocols.
Can mobile credentials be used alongside physical keycards?
Yes. Brivo readers work with Brivo mobile credentials and encrypted smart cards. This means you can use mobile phones, fobs, and cards in parallel during a phased rollout.
Are the readers rated for outdoor use and extreme weather?
Many Brivo reader models offer vandal-resistant housings and IP65-rated weather protection. This makes them suitable for exterior doors and harsher environments when installed per guidelines.
What communication protocols (OSDP/Wiegand) are supported?
Brivo Smart Readers support both OSDP and Wiegand communication. While Wiegand is a widely used legacy standard, OSDP offers modern, high-security data encryption to better protect your facilities against skimming and tampering. With Brivo, you get the flexibility to work with your existing Wiegand controllers today, while keeping your hardware future-proof and ready to migrate to the more secure OSDP standard whenever you are ready.
How do I upgrade from legacy readers to Brivo’s newer models?
Brivo Multitech readers support legacy 125 kHz proximity, 13.56 MHz smart cards, and BLE mobile credentials. With this, you can replace older readers, reuse standard wiring, and migrate credentials in stages with your Brivo reseller.