Hanwha CA-3Y-ENTRY4 ONCAFE 3-Year Entry License

We've deployed ONCAFE across tenant office parks, retail centers, and small warehouse operations where four-entry licensing hits a sweet spot between simplicity and coverage. The three-year license term is where Hanwha differentiates from per-reader or per-door perpetual models — you're paying software cost upfront, which appeals to facilities teams managing multi-year capital budgets and trying to avoid annual software maintenance contracts. The offline-capable architecture is the feature we emphasize most to security directors: readers operate autonomously for two days if the network fails, which is genuine resilience that cloud-only platforms cannot claim. Against Salto, Sensormatic, and HID Access, ONCAFE's strength is tight integration with Hanwha camera platforms and straightforward PoE provisioning. The weakness is that Hanwha's ecosystem is narrower than HID or Salto — if you need biometric face recognition readers or advanced mobile credentialing (Apple Wallet, Google Wallet) at scale, ONCAFE is not the platform. For 4-16 entry points in a single facility with Hanwha cameras already specified, ONCAFE is faster to integrate and lower total cost of ownership than bolting on a third-party access control system.

Technical Highlights:

• Three-Year License Prepayment: Eliminates annual software renewal overhead and provides transparent cost projection across the license period. Most integrators amortize the per-entry cost ($X per channel per year) over three years to compare against perpetual reader+software models. Works well in facilities with stable headcount and access topology.
• PoE 802.3af Dependency: Four entry controllers plus credential readers rarely exceed 13W per channel on standard PoE. However, confirm switch port power budget and verify no shared power feeds with IP cameras on the same PoE line — oversubscription is the most common deployment gotcha.
• Offline Operation (24-48 Hours): The entry reader cache means access continuity persists through network outages. Real-time event sync resumes when the link recovers. This is operationally critical for facilities without redundant WAN links.
• Credential Flexibility: Card, PIN, and biometric (if compatible readers are specified) credentials are managed from the ONCAFE server. Card reissuance, access revocation, and emergency lockdown are executed centrally without touching individual readers.
• ONVIF/Camera Integration: ONCAFE log entries automatically trigger video archival from associated Hanwha cameras. Reduces investigation time by orders of magnitude compared to manual video search.

Deployment Considerations:

• Confirm PoE switch availability and per-port power capacity before specifying. A four-entry system with electromagnetic locks may require PoE+ (802.3at) on some ports. Do not assume 802.3af is sufficient without verifying load calculations.
• Network topology matters: ONCAFE assumes a managed Ethernet switch with stable IP addressing and VLAN isolation between access control and camera networks. If your facility network is flat or heavily congested, expect latency and credential cache conflicts.
• Card readers and credential type must be pre-specified at license purchase. Swapping reader models mid-deployment sometimes requires additional licensing or firmware updates. Standardize on one reader form factor across all four entry points.
• Offline mode does not sync real-time — access events logged to the local reader during an outage are transmitted to ONCAFE when the network recovers. Plan 5-10 minute sync windows after link restoration for audit purposes.
• This license covers four entry channels only. If you need more than four doors or elevator banks, you must purchase additional CA-3Y-ENTRY4 licenses. Budget accordingly for phased expansion.

The CA-3Y-ENTRY4 is the right choice for organizations committed to Hanwha infrastructure across cameras and access control, with a stable four-entry deployment and a three-year investment horizon. For facilities planning rapid expansion (more than eight entries within three years) or requiring specialty-grade mobile credentialing, consider point-solutions (HID, Salto). For single-vendor simplicity and offline resilience, evaluate the Hanwha catalog end-to-end.