DormaKaba USB Prox Reader/Enroller

It's a desktop enrollment and testing device, not a door-mounted reader. You plug it into a USB port and use it to register credentials into your system and to test cards that are already issued. For reading at the opening you need a wall or mullion mount reader such as the Schlage Electronics MTK15 or the Securitron R100 surface mounted card reader.

The DormaKaba 54561-000-41 enrolls Philips Mifare and DESFire smart cards or HID iClass 13.56 mHz smart cards, which are 13.56 mHz technologies. If the site is running 125 kHz proximity credentials, readers built for that technology include the Schlage Electronics MTK15 and MTK15-485, both of which are listed for 125 kHz proximity cards along with PIN credentials. Confirm the credential frequency in use before ordering an enrollment device.

No. The 54561-000-41 is a plug-n-play USB card registration and card testing device, meant to sit at a workstation where credentials are enrolled and verified. For a reader that mounts at the opening, the Schlage Electronics MTK15 is a networked multi-technology wall mount reader with keypad that accepts PIN credentials and 125 kHz proximity cards, and the Securitron R100 is a surface mounted wireless card reader. Those go on the wall; the DormaKaba unit stays on the desk.

No field wiring and no separate power supply. It's a plug-n-play USB device, so it draws from the computer it's connected to. That's the practical difference from the door readers in the same family, which are wired to a panel or, in the case of the Securitron R100, communicate wirelessly from a surface mount position.

Yes, that's one of its two jobs. Besides registering new credentials, the 54561-000-41 functions as a card testing device, so a property manager can drop a questionable Mifare, DESFire, or iClass card on it at the office instead of walking it back to the door.

No. The DormaKaba USB enroller handles credential registration at a PC only. If the opening also needs PIN entry, that calls for a reader with an integrated keypad, such as the Schlage Electronics MTKB15 single-gang mount mobile-enabled multi-technology reader with keypad, or the RS-485 capable MTK15-485 where the panel connection requires it.

They do different jobs in the same system. The DormaKaba 54561-000-41 is a USB device that enrolls Philips Mifare and DESFire smart cards or HID iClass 13.56 mHz smart cards and tests them. The Schlage Electronics MTKB15 is a single-gang mount, mobile-enabled multi-technology reader with keypad in black, installed at the door to read credentials for access decisions. A facility standardizing on smart cards typically uses an enrollment device at the office and readers at each opening.

The DormaKaba 54561-000-41 is a USB-connected enrollment and card testing device and will not serve as a door reader at all. Where pulling wire to the opening is the obstacle, the Securitron R100 is a surface mounted wireless card reader in the RH100 series, which mounts to the wall surface rather than requiring a single-gang box like the Schlage Electronics MTKB15.

It's classed as commercial door hardware, aimed at access control administration in multi-family, hospitality, and institutional properties where a front desk or facilities office issues cards. There's a single model, 54561-000-41, so there are no finish or configuration options to specify when ordering.