Access It! 12.4 Is Here: Biometric Entry, IP Locks, and a Smarter Day-to-Day

Access It! 12.4 is now generally available. This release brings two significant new integrations to the platform, facial-recognition entry and network-native IP locks, alongside a set of refinements that make everyday administration faster and more reliable.

Here’s what’s new.

Face-based entry with ASSA ABLOY Control iD

Access It! now supports ASSA ABLOY Control iD biometric readers, adding facial recognition and multi-factor authentication to your access control system.

The readers sit at the edge as biometric front ends. Each one performs facial recognition at the door, captures the presented credential, and passes it to your existing Mercury controllers. Access It! remains the system of record, applying access rules, schedules, and anti-passback, and logging every transaction as a standard credential event. The result is biometric authentication at the door with no system redesign: it works with the Mercury controllers, wiring, and workflows you already have.

You can choose the level of assurance each opening needs:

• Face only for frictionless, passwordlessentry
• Face + Card for higher-security doors,with support for physical cards and mobile credentials
• Face + PIN for areas that call forelevated assurance
• QR code for temporary or visitor access,where supported

Because facial recognition is processed on the reader, presentation-to-decision time at the door stays fast. User records (names, credentials, and schedules) sync automatically and are managed entirely from the Access It! desktop client, so there’s no separate database to maintain.It’s a natural fit for corporate offices, data centers, healthcare, and education environments.

Network-native IP locks with ASSA ABLOY DSR

Access It! 12.4 also adds support for ASSA ABLOY IN120 (Wi-Fi) and IN220 (PoE) locks, managed through the ASSA ABLOY Door Service Router (DSR).

This gives you centralized management and real-time monitoring of IP locks without adding controllers at every door. Wi-Fi and PoE options keep installation simple, while the DSR scales to thousands of locks across an enterprise. Access control rules, schedules, and credentials are provisioned from Access It! and stored locally at each lock, so doors keep making smart access decisions even during a network interruption, then sync events and status back through the DSR once connectivity returns.

A few things that make this a practical way to expand secure access:‍

• Less infrastructure. Connect locksdirectly to the network over Wi-Fi or a single PoE cable, reducing wiring andhardware complexity.
• Centralized oversight. View lock health,events, and connectivity right in Access It!, while segmenting deployments bybuilding, department, or region.
• Resilient at the edge. Locks continue operating independently of network status.
• A clear migration path. If you’re alreadyrunning on AMT architecture, this integration brings your IP locks forwardwithout disruption.

Locks are available in mortise, bored, and exit-device configurations, making them well suited to dormitories, classrooms, patient-care areas, IT zones, and office spaces across education, healthcare, commercial real estate, and government environments.

Quality-of-life improvements

Beyond the headline integrations, 12.4 includes a number ofrefinements based on how teams actually use Access It! day to day:

• Flexible desktop client installs. The Rich (desktop) Client can now be installed per user or machine-wide, giving IT more deployment options.
• Faster input response timing. Door contacts and inputs now support a “Very Fast” response time, accommodating VRINX panels.
• Cleaner event archiving. Archiving now uses a 24-hour clock, preventing duplicate file naming.
• Searchable temporary access levels. Temporary access level drop downs are now searchable, so finding the right level is quicker.
• Smarter webhook filtering. Webhook registration now treats empty entity IDs as wildcards for card, cardholder, and reader filters.
• Select-all support. Text fields now respect the Ctrl + A shortcut.

This release also includes a range of additional bug fixes and usability enhancements.

Get started

To learn more about the new integrations, see the Control iD andASSA ABLOY DSR integration data sheets. For licensing, deployment planning, or to add either integration to your system, reach out to your Acre representative, who can help you scope the right configuration for your environment.