Introduction; Before You Begin - Gallagher T10 Installation Notes

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Introduction

The Gallagher T10 Reader is a smart card proximity reader. It can be installed as either an entry reader
or exit reader. The reader sends information to the Gallagher Controller and acts upon information sent
from the Gallagher Controller. The reader itself does not make any access decisions.
The reader is available in four variants. The supported technologies and compatibility for each variant is
shown in the table below.
Reader Variant Product
T10 MIFARE
Reader
High Sec T10
Reader
* MIFARE DESFire EV2 is supported from vEL7.70.
** MIFARE DESFire EV3 is supported from vEL8.30.1458 (or later).
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Before you begin

2.1 Shipment contents
Check the shipment contains the following items:
• 1 x Gallagher T10 Reader facia assembly
• 1 x Gallagher T10 Reader bezel
• 1 x M3 Torx Post Security screw
• 2 x 25 mm No.6 self tapping, pan head, Phillips drive fixing screws
• 2 x 40 mm No.6 self tapping, pan head, Phillips drive fixing screws
2.2 Power supply
The Gallagher T10 Reader is designed to operate over a supply voltage range of 9 - 16 Vdc
measured at the terminals. The operating current draw is dependant on the supply voltage at
the reader. The power source should be linear or a good quality switched-mode power supply.
The performance of the reader may be affected by a low quality, noisy power supply.
2.3 Cabling
The Gallagher T10 Reader requires a minimum cable size of 4 core 24 AWG (0.2 mm
security cable. This cable allows the transmission of data (2 wires) and power (2 wires). When
using a single cable to carry both power supply and data, both the power supply voltage drop
and data requirements must be considered. Although the reader is specified to operate at 9 Vdc,
for good engineering design it is recommended that the voltage at the reader should be
approximately 12 Vdc.
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Card Technologies Supported
Codes
C300400 ISO 14443A MIFARE® DESFire®
C300401 EV1/EV2*/EV3**, MIFARE Plus®,
and MIFARE Classic® cards
C305400 ISO 14443A PIV, PIV-I, CAC, TWIC,
C305401 MIFARE DESFire EV1/EV2*/EV3**,
MIFARE Plus, and MIFARE Classic
cards
NFC Access HBUS
for Android Comms
Supported Supported
From From
vEL7.80 vEL7.00
HBUS only
vEL7.80 vEL7.10
HBUS only
Cardax IV
Comms
Supported
From
vEL1.02
None
) stranded
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