Akuvox - A05C IP Access Control Reader with Facial Recognition Bluetooth RFID & QR Code Reader
- CCTV Lens Guide
- Hard Drive Size Guide
Unless selecting a vari-focal camera (with an adjustable lens) It is important to select the correct camera lens option for where the camera is to be positioned. A smaller lens will give you a wider angle but will be "zoomed out more", while a bigger lens will narrow the angle down and "zoom in more". See below to give you some idea on angles of Megapixel HD Cameras:
| Lens in mm | Approx Viewing Angle (degrees) | Ideal Distance (metres) | Typical usage/notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.8 | 106 | <6 | For seeing as much of the immediate area as possible such as above a doorway/low down/garage soffits (edges can appear slightly warped/distorted) - clearly "zoomed out" |
| 3.6/4 | 83-90 | <12 | A great general purpose option giving great coverage still in the corner of a room or higher up on second floor soffits with less distortion - more of a natural "zoom" |
| 6 | 56 | 6-20 | Narrows down the angle and zooms in to look past the immediate area a little to gain more detail - down a driveway for example from higher up |
| 12 | 24 | 20+ | Zooms in significantly more to look at a gate, entrance or adjascent building |
| 16 | 19 | 24+ | As above but more so |
The amount of hard drive space you require is dictated by how many cameras, as well as their resolution, frame rate settings, and whether you have H.265 encoding enabled or not to save space (We advise turning it on to double the capacity shown below with ease).
Finally, you can often make your storage space last a lot longer by enabling motion-detected recording rather than continuous, especially if there are long periods of no activity (to perhaps double or more these figures again).
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Resolution (Megapixels) |
Days of storage provided by 1TB per camera (continuous - full 25 frames per second) |
Days of storage provided by 1TB per 4 cameras (continuous - full 25 frames per second) |
Days of storage provided by 1TB per 4 cameras (50% motion- 15 frames per second) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | 11 | 36 |
| 2 | 22 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | 17 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | 11 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | 9 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 (4K) | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | 4 | 0.5 | 3 |
As a rule of thumb, we recommend 2 Terabytes for a 4 x 4/5MP HD camera setup, as this should give you approx 2 weeks using H.265 @ 20fps and that is on continuous, not motion-detected recording.
(You may only require the full 25 frames per second on certain cameras if things are fast-moving - ie above a till)
You can also use the Hikvision online calculator to work out what works best for you specifically: https://tools.hikvision.com/ca...
(All of our hard drives come fitted and are CCTV-specific from one of the major brands)
The new Akuvox A05C Access Control Unit is one of the most advanced professional Access devices available.
Featuring 5" HD colour screen the A05C Access Control Reader provides multiple authentication methods, focused on supporting a contactless pathway into the building.
Using the latest deep-learning AI and dual-camera technology, the Akuvox A05C Access Unit allows secure, touch-free verification via face recognition, Bluetooth, RFID or QR Code scanning, supported by the Akuvox SmartPlus smartphone app.

The A05C provides a modern, contactless and highly secure way to unlock doors or gateways and is ideal for both multi-tenant / multi-dwelling residential apartments, as a well as commercial / shared office environments.
The device's advanced biometric face recognition verification can be further enhanced for contactless door access with the addition of body temperature detection scanning. Using the optional MD02 thermal scan adapter, the A05C Door Access Unit will scan users' body temperature prior to allowing access, to ensure they are not displaying fever-like symptoms.
Authentication options:
The Akuvox A05C offers a range of access credential options. Choose to set the device to use face recognition, RFID, bluetooth or QR code scanning for secure identity authentication.
Note that the device can be set to function with 3 of the 4 authentication methods as follows:
Option 1) Face recognition, RFID & Bluetooth
Option 2) QR Code scanning, RFID & Bluetooth
Option 3) Face recognition, QR Code scanning, RFID & Bluetooth.
Protection Rating:
The Akuvox A05C Door Access Unit has a protection rating of IP65 - ensuring it's suitability for outdoor and exposed environment applications (not suitable for outdoor use when combined with MD02 thermal detection module).
ONVIF Compliant:
This advanced IP Access Reader also supports ONVIF open standard for effective integration with other 3rd party IP systems and devices such as IP CCTV cameras, NVRs, etc.
- Digital display Access Control Unit
- Multiple secure authentication methods: face recognition, Bluetooth, RFID and QR code scanning
- Anti-spoofing algorithm against photo and video attack
- 5 inch LCD digital colour display
- IP65 protection rating for outdoor use
- Anti-spoofing algorithm against photo and video attack
- 20,000 face capacity & 20,000 card capacity
- Mask Detection
- Body Temperature Detection (when used with MD02 - sold separately)
- OSDP & Wiegand Support
- Power-over-Ethernet
- ONVIF compliant
Description A05C
- Power Supply PoE or 12V DC
- Recommended Cabling Cat5e or better
- Authentication Methods Face Recognition, Bluetooth, RFID, QR Code scanning
- RFID Supported Frequencies 13.56MHz
- Identification Speed Less than 200ms
- Body Temperature Detection Requires additional MD02 (sold separately)
- Installation format Surface-mounted
- Housing Material ABS Plastic
- Relay Port x1
- Input Port x1
- OSDP Support Yes
- Wiegand Port Yes
- RS485 Port Yes
- Camera 2MP, WDR
- User ID Capacity Face Capacity - 2000 / Card Capacity - 2000
- Display Screen 5 inch colour LCD, 1280x720
- IP Protection Rating IP65
- Dimensions 88(W) x 192(H) x 27.5(D)mm
- Weight (Net) 0.60kg
- Weight (Gross) 0.80kg
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