The Ranger product line has always been compatible with Farpointe Pyramid proximity systems, being equipped with potted proximity supporting 26-bit Wiegand as well as custom Wiegand formats plus certain HID and AWID 125-kHz proximity protocols. Transmitter coding is sequential, exactly as ordered, with no over or under runs.

"EV1 sets the security benchmark for presentation technology," emphasises Scott Lindley, president of Farpointe Data. "Access control system manufacturers, integrators and dealers promoting long range reading will be able to tout greater security over Mifare Classic smart card technology because Mifare Desfire EV1 uses 128 AES encryption, the same as used by the U.S. federal government. Mifare Desfire EV1 is based on open global standards for both air interface and cryptographic methods. It is compliant to all 4 levels of ISO/IEC 14443A and uses optional ISO/IEC 7816-4 commands."

Regarding other security issues, users can take advantage of the impressive read range, which allows the Ranger receiver to be installed on the secure side of an installation, out of harm's way. Secondly, an element of the Ranger transmitter-to-receiver long-range, over-the-air protocol takes advantage of a secure, digital anti-playback routine. It is based on a custom enhanced rolling code variant of the Tiny Encryption Algorithm (TEA). The anti-playback feature virtually eliminates the risk of code sniffing and unauthorised cloning. Lastly, Ranger supports Maxsecure, a unique Farpointe option, providing a higher-security handshake, or code, between the transmitter and receiver to help safeguard against credential duplication and ensure that a specific end-user's receiver will only collect data from these specially coded transmitters.

Used in conjunction with smart card technology, the Ranger Transmitter supports both long range and smart card presentation technologies with a wide range of end-user applications.