HID 5395CG100 ThinLine II Reader, Wiegand output, Charcoal Gray, 18 In. Pigtail

Yes. The ThinLine II is sized to match most standard U.S. switch plates, measuring 4.7 x 3.0 x 0.68 inches (11.9 cm x 7.6 cm x 1.7 cm). That footprint is what makes it the usual choice for mullion-adjacent wall mounting and for retrofits where an existing reader or plate opening has to be covered without patching drywall.

Power is 5 to 16 VDC, which covers the 12 VDC reader output on essentially every commercial access control panel and most 5 VDC board-level supplies. No separate power supply is needed if your panel already feeds its readers in that range.

ThinLine II is a 125 kHz low frequency proximity reader. It reads 125 kHz prox credentials, so an existing 125 kHz card and fob population carries over. It is not a 13.56 MHz smart card reader, so iCLASS, MIFARE, DESFire, and phone-based credentials are outside what this reader handles. Sites moving off 125 kHz should be looking at a 13.56 MHz or multi-technology reader instead.

The SDC IPRW Series proximity reader is the closest peer. Like the ThinLine II 5395CG100, it outputs Wiegand and it is built for 125 kHz HID-compatible credentials, so the same cards already issued to a building keep working and the panel input wiring stays Wiegand. The ThinLine II is the low profile version, roughly the size of a standard U.S. switch plate at 4.7 in. x 3.0 in. x 0.68 in., runs on 5-16 VDC, and reads up to 5.5 in.; the 5395CG100 ships in charcoal gray with an 18 in. pigtail. Choose on mounting footprint and finish, since the credential technology and the panel interface line up either way.

Yes on the credential side. The SDC IPRW Series is a Wiegand proximity reader with 125 kHz HID compatibility, and the ThinLine II 5395CG100 is a 125 kHz proximity reader with Wiegand output, so a facility standardized on 125 kHz HID prox cards can present the same credential at either one. What differs is the physical install: the ThinLine II is the low profile mullion-and-switch-plate form factor at 4.7 in. x 3.0 in. x 0.68 in. with an 18 in. pigtail, so verify the backbox prep and cable length before swapping one for the other on an existing opening.

Read range runs up to 5.5 inches (14.0 cm). That is enough for a card held to the faceplate or pulled from a pocket at the door, but it is not a hands-free or in-vehicle range. For a gate or parking lane where the credential stays in the car, you want a long-range reader, not a ThinLine.

The 0.68 inch depth and switch-plate footprint make the ThinLine II a wall or narrow-surface reader, and it is the standard shape for mullion mounting. What matters on metal is that 125 kHz prox reading degrades when the reader sits directly on metal, so on a steel frame or mullion use the spacer or metal-mount arrangement rather than fastening the reader flat to bare steel, and expect less than the full 5.5 inch range.

An 18 inch pigtail is attached, so you land the reader leads on your panel's reader terminals through the wall box. There is no connector to buy. Run your reader cable back to the panel and splice in the box; if you need the reader further from the box than the pigtail reaches, the extension is on your cable, not the reader.

The SDC IPRW Series Wiegand proximity reader is a cross-brand option that carries 125 kHz HID compatibility, so it reads the same prox credential population and outputs Wiegand to the same panel input. Choose on form factor and mounting: ThinLine II is the switch-plate-sized 4.7 x 3.0 x 0.68 inch body, so if that footprint is what your opening or existing cutout wants, stay with the HID.

It is a commercial access control reader, intended for panel-driven card access in commercial and institutional buildings rather than standalone residential entry. It has no keypad and no onboard decision-making: it reads the credential and passes the card data to your access control panel over Wiegand, and the panel decides whether the door unlocks. If you need a standalone door that works without a panel, this is the wrong part.

When the access control panel expects Clock-and-Data rather than Wiegand. The ThinLine II is built on base part numbers 5395 and 5398 and is available with either a Wiegand or a Clock-and-Data interface; the 5395CG100 is the Wiegand version. The SDC IPRW Series is a Wiegand reader, so it is an alternative for a Wiegand panel, not a way around a Clock-and-Data input. Confirm the panel's reader port before ordering, because the credential technology being the same 125 kHz prox does not make the output protocols interchangeable.

Charcoal gray. That is the finish this part number ships in, and it is the common choice where readers sit against dark frames or need to disappear next to a switch plate.