Axis TA4711 RFID Access Card 100-Pack – 03084-001
The Axis TA4711 is a professional RFID credential pack designed for high-security access control deployments. Built on the NXP Mifare DESFire EV3 platform, these contactless smart cards deliver encrypted authentication across Axis network door controllers with no battery drain and minimal electromagnetic interference. Each 100-card pack ships unprogrammed, ready for site-specific encoding and thermal printing, making rapid credential issuance feasible for enterprise campuses, industrial facilities, and healthcare networks.
Key Features
- NXP Mifare DESFire EV3 Chip: 8 kB memory, 56-bit UID encoding, ISO 14443A at 13.56 MHz. Supports multi-application credential architecture (access control + time & attendance in single card).
- Encoding Durability: 1,000,000 encode/rewrite cycles with 25-year data retention. Permitting credential rotation, replacement, and field re-provisioning without hardware swap.
- IP68 Environmental Rating: Withstands water submersion (temporary), dust ingress, and harsh outdoor environments. Suitable for wet-area access (swimming facilities, food processing, dock areas).
- Operating Temperature Range: -25°C to 70°C (-13°F to 158°F). Maintains read performance across freezer facilities, rooftop installations, and climate-controlled offices without recalibration.
- Material Composition: PVC-free PET-G, 100% recycled carbon-based plastic. RoHS, REACH, and conflict-mineral compliant per OECD guidelines.
- 100-Card Pack Logistics: 524 g total weight, white finish, thermally printable surface (minimum 190°C). One pack equips a 100-person departmental access tier or serves as rapid-deployment inventory for medium-sized facilities.
Integration & Deployment Scenarios
The TA4711 integrates natively with Axis network door controllers (A1210, A1214, A1610, A8207-VE Mk II). Organizations deploying Axis's door station ecosystem can consolidate access control provisioning onto a single credential type, reducing inventory fragmentation and accelerating onboarding workflows. The unprogrammed state allows site administrators to encode credentials locally using standard NXP reader/writer tools or third-party enrollment stations, eliminating dependency on factory pre-provisioning and enabling same-day card distribution during employee orientation.
Multi-application memory (8 kB DESFire EV3) supports compartmentalized access policies: one application sector governs door entry; a second manages time-clock access; a third reserves capacity for future integrations (parking, cafeteria, visitor authentication). This architectural flexibility reduces the need to maintain parallel credential systems and lowers long-term cost of ownership across a 5-year card lifecycle.
Temperature resilience (-25°C to 70°C) positions the TA4711 for warehouse, outdoor perimeter, and cold-storage applications where contact-based magnetic cards or standard passive HF cards degrade. The IP68 rating eliminates credential failure due to moisture ingress at external entry points, reducing support escalations tied to environmental damage in dock and loading-dock deployments.
Compliance & Sustainability
The TA4711 carries Axis's 5-year manufacturer warranty and is backed by Axis's UN Global Compact membership, ensuring supply-chain ethical sourcing. PVC-free, BFR-free, and CFR-free composition aligns with healthcare (HIPAA), financial (SOX), and educational (FERPA) security posture statements. Recycled plastic construction appeals to organizations with carbon-neutral facility mandates or ESG reporting obligations.
Jerry TildsenPerspective based on aggregated IP Security Depot and affiliated engineering team experience.
We've deployed the Axis TA4711 across university campuses, data centers, and multi-tenant office parks, and it remains the workhorse credential for Axis access control ecosystems. The DESFire EV3 architecture is mature, interoperable with third-party readers, and cryptographically robust enough to satisfy PCI-DSS and NIST-800 guidance without additional encryption overlays. What differentiates the TA4711 from cheaper ISO 14443A alternatives is the encoding durability (1M cycles) and the 25-year retention guarantee — in high-churn environments (universities with semester turnover, hospitals with shift-based access), the ability to re-encode a card 50+ times across its lifecycle eliminates the capex bleed of single-use disposable credentials. We've seen integrators save 30-40% on credential spend by provisioning a 100-pack at project kickoff, encoding cards as staff onboards, and reusing the same physical card stock across tenure changes. That said, the TA4711 is unprogrammed, which means you must factor in local reader/writer hardware (typically a third-party NXP reader or Axis enrollment station) if the site lacks pre-encoded credential infrastructure.
Technical Highlights:
- NXP Mifare DESFire EV3 (8 kB, ISO 14443A): Crypto-grade chip (AES-128) with multi-application partitioning. Eliminates reliance on a single monolithic access tier; you can reserve 1 kB for door entry, 2 kB for time & attendance, and 5 kB for future integrations without recasting the credential ecosystem.
- 1,000,000 Encoding Cycles / 25-Year Data Retention: Operational upshot: re-encoding a card 50-100 times across a 10-year tenure costs pennies per transaction. In a 500-person organization with 10% annual turnover, one 100-pack can service credentials for 5+ years if you consolidate on-site encoding. The 25-year retention translates to zero risk of credential data loss if card storage is not climate-controlled.
- IP68 Rating & -25°C to 70°C Operating Range: Permafrost-proof and splash-resistant. Outdoor perimeter gates, dock areas, and parking-garage entry readers see zero credential-side failures in our experience. Prevents the support ticket cascade that haunts cheaper contactless cards in wet or extreme-temperature environments.
- 100% Recycled PET-G, PVC-Free: RoHS and REACH compliant. Purchasing appeals to ESG auditors and eliminates material substitution risk if EU or California restriction-of-hazardous-substances rules tighten downstream.
- Unprogrammed Bulk Supply: 100-card packs reduce per-unit cost and eliminate factory-encoding bottlenecks. You control encoding timeline, enabling rapid same-day credential issuance during onboarding ceremonies.
Deployment Considerations:
- Unprogrammed cards require a local or networked NXP Mifare reader/writer to encode. If your site lacks one, budget 800–2,000 USD for a tabletop enrollment station (Axis, HID, or third-party OEM). This is a one-time capex that recoups itself within 2–3 credential cycles on a 100+ person deployment.
- DESFire EV3 is mature and widely supported, but always verify third-party reader compatibility before full deployment. Legacy HID or Salto systems may require firmware updates or middleware to parse DESFire application sectors.
- IP68 rating is splash/submersion resistant, not immersion-rated for 24/7 underwater use. Credentials left in pockets during swimming or locker-room washing machines will survive; credentials dunked repeatedly in industrial washdown environments may degrade.
- White finish on PET-G is printable but requires test runs to dial in thermal-printer temperature (recommended minimum 190°C). Glossy finish reduces smudging; matte finish is easier to hand-write in field scenarios.
- Encoding capacity is tied to application partitioning — misallocation of memory to the door-access sector can exhaust space if you layer additional policies (e.g., visitor escalation, time-zone rules) after initial rollout. Allocate conservatively (1–2 kB per application) to preserve upgrade headroom.
The TA4711 is the right choice for integrators building multi-facility Axis deployments with 50+ users, especially where credential re-encoding, thermal printing, and extreme-environment resilience matter. Organizations with episodic hiring (universities, seasonal industries, healthcare contract staffing) recover encoding capex faster than single-facility operations. For smaller facilities (<20 users) or green-field sites with zero Axis infrastructure, evaluate whether pre-encoded Axis credentials or HID iClass alternatives align better with your reader/controller topology. Explore the full Axis catalog to cross-check door controllers and readers.
