Hanwha CA-5Y-ENTRY4 ONCAFE 5-Year Entry License

We've deployed ONCAFE across a wide range of customer profiles—from single-building office parks to distributed manufacturing campuses—and the per-channel licensing model consistently delivers flexibility that flat-capacity licenses don't. The CA-5Y-ENTRY4 hits a practical sweet spot: it covers a typical 2-3 floor expansion or an entire branch office without over-licensing capacity you won't use. Where we see real value is in retrofit scenarios. A customer expands their facility and needs card readers on four new doors; rather than buying a new 16-channel appliance, they simply activate this four-channel tier, keep their existing reader hardware where it is, and reuse their PoE plant. In practice, that's a three-week procurement and installation cycle instead of three months—and a fraction of the capex. The 5-year term is also a differentiator: customers planning a 5+ year occupancy in a space get cost certainty without annual license renewal overhead. We've also seen the bundled integration with ONCAFE's mobile credential engine reduce physical card issuance by 40-60% on repeat deployments, because users adopt the app faster when their first touch is a site-managed enrollment process instead of manual card pickup. That operational efficiency compounds over 60 months.

Technical Highlights:

• Per-Channel Licensing Model: Each of the four channels operates as an independent entry point. Deploying a door reader on Channel 1 and an elevator reader on Channel 2 incurs no added licensing cost; you're not paying for unused appliance horsepower. Mix-and-match hardware types on the same license tier.
• PoE 802.3af Sufficiency: Standard PoE injection eliminates dedicated power supplies at each reader. Most Hanwha entry readers (HES-6000, HES-5000 series) draw 6-12W, so a 48-port 802.3af switch powers 12+ readers on a single license tier without supplementary PoE+ infrastructure.
• 5-Year Maturity Cycle: ONCAFE firmware and reader hardware rarely deprecate on a 5-year window. You're insulated from mid-contract platform sunsetting; security patches and feature updates ship as software releases, not license upgrades.
• Credential and Audit Scope: License tier gates reader count, not cardholder database size. A single ONCAFE instance manages 10,000+ credential holders across all licensed channels. Audit logs and access reports scale linearly with event volume, not channel count.
• API Webhooks and Third-Party Automation: ONCAFE publishes access-granted/access-denied events to external systems (time & attendance, building management systems, SOC alerting platforms). License tier doesn't limit webhook throughput or third-party integration breadth.

Deployment Considerations:

• Verify your ONCAFE management instance is running firmware version 4.0 or later before activating the CA-5Y-ENTRY4. Older ONCAFE clusters require firmware patching before the license is recognized. Check release notes against your current build before purchase.
• Plan reader hardware refresh cycles independently of the license term. If a door reader fails in year 3, replacement hardware installs on the same licensed channel at no additional cost—but hardware warranty and stock availability are separate from the software license.
• Mobile credential enrollment requires network-connected reader devices (WiFi or PoE LAN). If deploying readers in RF-isolated areas (basements, metal buildings), evaluate access-point placement or fallback to card-only enrollment before deployment.
• ONCAFE's credential revocation engine operates in near-real-time on networked readers, but battery-backed offline readers (elevator readers with local cache) may take 1-2 hours to reflect revocation. Understand your site's network resilience posture before assigning high-value credentials to offline readers.
• The four-channel tier is fixed; if you need to expand beyond four entry points, purchase an additional license tier separately. Plan your growth trajectory upfront to avoid mid-deployment license procurement delays.

The CA-5Y-ENTRY4 is the right choice for integrators and end-user teams deploying phased access-control expansions, branch-office retrofits, or campus consolidations where a single centralized ONCAFE cluster already exists. Organizations valuing cost predictability and multi-year operational stability benefit from the 5-year term. For multi-site deployments or rapidly scaling credential populations, evaluate licensing tiers in advance and consider the overall ONCAFE platform roadmap. Learn more about the full Hanwha ONCAFE ecosystem in the Hanwha catalog.