The Avigilon Alta Access system supports open field hardware from Mercury Security allowing organizations to leverage investments in non-proprietary field hardware, with retrofit programs available for industry standard door hardware and card readers, including contact/contactless smart card, proximity, magnetic stripe and barcode. The Mercury Security AC-MER-CON-MR50 Series 3 from Avigilon is an enhanced, high performance, reliable single-card reader interface panel that offers all the I/O needed for managing a single controlled opening with the Alta Access system. It offers an improved processor and increased memory with an embedded crypto memory chip for encryption support - enabling organizations to stay ahead of internal and external threats to achieve data security.