An Access Control System Calculator helps you select and estimate the right access control configuration for a gate, parking area, entrance, or controlled facility.
Fresh USA offers several access control options: a simple Stand-Alone system, the advanced autonomous FA-900 GatePilot, a Software-Managed system, and a complete Automated Parking Payment System. Use the calculator below to configure the system that best matches your project.
Access Control & Parking System Configurator
Compare autonomous and software-managed RFID access control, or choose a complete automated parking payment system and request an exact delivered quote.
Choose System Type
Select the architecture that best matches your project.
Entry & Exit Readers
Choose the reading range and quantity for each direction.
Software & Enrollment
Software licensing follows the number of connected access-control readers.
Lifetime license for 1 Windows PC. Includes 1 reader connection. Minimum 1 software license is required in Software-Managed mode. One-time payment, no monthly fee.
Automatically calculated. Only access-control readers beyond the included connection(s) are charged.
Optional desktop RFID tag enrollment tool. F-02 does not consume an access-control reader license.
RFID Credentials & Tags
Each credential type is optional. Select any combination needed for the project.
Complete Parking Payment Kit
Fixed ready-to-deploy configuration for one entrance and one exit.
Project Preferences
Delivery and installation are quoted separately after project location and site conditions are reviewed.
Configured Price
Equipment estimate before delivery, installation, taxes/duties and final site engineering.
Request Exact Quote + Delivery
Your current calculator configuration will be attached automatically.
Which Access Control System Is Right for You?
Compare the main Fresh USA access control configurations before choosing your system.
| Feature | Stand-Alone | FA-900 GatePilot ↗ | Software-Managed ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 💻 Computer Required | ✓ No | ✓ No | Windows PC |
| ⚙ System Type | Simple autonomous access | Advanced autonomous access | Centralized software management |
| 👤 User / Tag Management | Authorized codes stored in the reader | Built-in local enrollment and management | Managed from the software database |
| 📋 Event History / Logs | — No centralized log | ✓ Built-in offline log | ✓ Full event history |
| 📊 Reports | — | Event records | ✓ Detailed reports |
| 🕒 Schedules & Restrictions | Basic authorized / unauthorized access | Autonomous access management | ✓ Time schedules, zones, blacklist and temporary restrictions |
| 🚧 Multiple Entrances / Exits | Separate autonomous readers | Autonomous entry / exit applications | ✓ Multiple readers managed in one system |
| 🏷 Tollway Windshield Stickers | ✕ Not supported | ✕ Not supported | ✓ Compatible readable UHF tollway stickers can be used |
| 🌐 Internet Required | ✓ No | ✓ No | No Internet required; readers communicate with the system PC over the local connection / network |
| ☀ Remote / Solar Installation | Possible depending on installation | ✓ Solar-capable | Normally used with PC / network infrastructure |
| 💲 Monthly Software Fee | None | None | None — Lifetime License |
| ✓ Best For | Simple gates, doors and automatic access | Remote or autonomous vehicle access requiring more control and event history | Facilities requiring centralized control, logs, reports and multiple access points |
🔹 Standard Stand-Alone Access Control
The standard stand-alone system is designed for straightforward automatic access. Authorized tags are stored directly in the reader, and the reader can trigger a gate, barrier, door or other access device without a dedicated computer.
This configuration is ideal when you need a simple plug-and-play access system without centralized event history or software management.
🔹 FA-900 GatePilot — Advanced Autonomous Access Control
The FA-900 GatePilot provides more advanced autonomous operation without requiring a dedicated Windows computer.
It supports built-in tag enrollment and management, offline event records, entry / exit applications and remote or solar-capable installations. It is particularly suitable for vehicle gates, remote properties, storage facilities and locations where running a permanent computer is undesirable.
🔹 Software-Managed Access Control
The software-managed system provides centralized control through Fresh USA Access Control Software.
It allows administrators to manage users, tags and multiple readers, monitor access events, maintain event history, generate reports and configure access rules based on schedules, zones, blacklist / whitelist status and temporary restrictions.
For projects that require reliable identification of vehicle direction and separate entry / exit event history, separate readers should normally be installed for the entrance and exit.
Lifetime Software License — No Subscriptions, No Monthly Fees.
The Access Control Software license includes one Windows PC and one reader connection. Additional reader connections can be added when required.
🅿 Need a Complete Parking Payment System?
Fresh USA also offers a complete Automated Parking Payment System for one entrance and one exit.
The complete system combines automatic ticketing, license plate recognition, parking management, payment processing support and barrier gates. The standard configuration can also be expanded for projects with multiple entrances or exits.
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Choosing the Right Access Control System
Choose the system based on the level of management your project requires:
- Stand-Alone: best for simple automatic access with minimum infrastructure.
- FA-900 GatePilot: best when autonomous operation is required together with additional management features and event records.
- Software-Managed: best for projects requiring detailed event history, reporting, schedules, multiple readers and centralized administration.
- Automated Parking Payment System: best when access control must also include ticketing, vehicle identification and payment.
Use the Access Control System Calculator above to configure the equipment for your project and request an exact quote with delivery.
