HID 5455BKN00 ProxPro II Proximity Reader, Wiegand output, Black 18 In. Pigtail No Keypad

The ProxPro II is a 125 kHz proximity reader, so it reads standard 125 kHz prox credentials. It sends card data out on Wiegand, which is what most access control panels take on their reader inputs. If your site is running 13.56 MHz smart credentials, this is the wrong reader for them.

The reader measures 5.0 x 5.0 x 1.0 inches (12.7 cm x 12.7 cm x 2.54 cm). That square footprint covers a single-gang box comfortably and is a wall-mount profile rather than a mullion one. For a narrow aluminum door stile or a tight door frame, you want a mullion-style reader instead, not this one.

No keypad on this one, card read only. If your policy calls for card plus PIN at an entry, or PIN-only after hours, you need the keypad version of the ProxPro II rather than this black card-only model. Mixed sites commonly run keypad readers at the main entrance and card-only readers like this at interior and back-of-house doors.

The SDC IPRW Series is a Wiegand proximity reader with 125 kHz HID compatibility, which puts it on the same credential frequency and the same output type as the HID 5455BKN00 ProxPro II. The ProxPro II is a 125 kHz proximity card reader with a read range up to 8.0 inches, a 5.0 x 5.0 x 1.0 inch housing, and 5-16 VDC power, supplied in black with an 18 inch pigtail and no keypad. Both feed a Wiegand input on the panel, so the decision comes down to the reader footprint and power range you need at the opening rather than a change in credential technology.

Read range is up to 8 inches (20.5 cm). That is enough to present a card without touching the reader, which matters at gates, vestibules and doors where people approach with hands full. Metal mounting surfaces and nearby readers cut into that range, so plan spacing between two readers on opposite sides of the same wall.

The SDC IPRW Series Wiegand proximity reader is a cross-brand option built for 125 kHz HID compatibility, so it reads the same credentials your cardholders already carry and reports on Wiegand to the same panel input. It is worth looking at when you are adding a door to an HID-credentialed site and do not need to match the existing reader's appearance.

The HID 5455BKN00 ProxPro II has an optional glass mount kit available for mounting the reader behind glass, and it reads up to 8.0 inches, which is what makes a through-glass install workable. The SDC IPRW Series is a Wiegand proximity reader with 125 kHz HID compatibility and is specified as a reader without a stated glass mount accessory, so for a glass front opening the ProxPro II is the one carrying that mounting option.

The SDC IPRW Series is described as a Wiegand proximity reader with 125 kHz HID compatibility, and the HID 5455BKN00 ProxPro II is a 125 kHz proximity card reader with Wiegand output, so the two operate on the same credential frequency and hand the panel the same signal type. Confirm the card format your existing credentials are encoded in before mixing readers on one system, since frequency match alone is what the specification states.

Both are ProxPro II base part numbers, 5455 and 5458, and the suffix on either one is what tells you the actual configuration you are buying: output type, housing color, cable termination and whether a keypad is present. When you are matching an existing reader on a building, read the full part number off the back of the old unit rather than assuming 5455 and 5458 are interchangeable.

This is commercial access control hardware, meant to wire back to an access panel rather than stand alone like a residential keypad lock. There is no local credential database in the reader itself, it passes card data to the panel on Wiegand and the panel makes the access decision, which is what lets you manage hundreds of doors and cardholders from one head end.