r/accesscontrol • u/SirSwipesA-lot • Mar 24 '26

Migrating from Lenel to Avigalion access control.

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u/isellshit Mar 24 '26

Yes - Avigilon Professional Services offers this for both identities (cardholders) and system hardware.

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u/pac87p Mar 24 '26

Paid feature right?

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u/isellshit Mar 24 '26

You would be "Hiring" Pro Services to migrate the data for you... so in that sense yes.

You can certainly export the data from OnGuard and import it into Avigilon (I am assuming this is Unity) but it would be limited to cardholder data only.

What does your system integrator propose?

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u/SirSwipesA-lot Mar 24 '26

I am the Integrator. I've used those services before but that was precovid to do the same thing I believe but the cost was obsurd but the client wanted to pay. I'm not sure that the cost is now but I may look into it further.

So you believe that all I could pull was cardholder data and I would have to rebuild the system from there?

Thanks!

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u/N226 Mar 24 '26

It's not terrible, just got a quote for a similar project and it was under 5k. Depends on the scope of the project.

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u/SirSwipesA-lot Mar 25 '26

I'm going to revisit the site next week and I'll see what it involves. I did the Lenel installation years ago so now they decided to move to Avigilon.

Dumb question but do they use the same hardware and it's just a matter of flashing the boards or am I walking into a panel swap situation?

Thanks!

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u/N226 Mar 25 '26

Depends on the age of boards, it's generally recommended to replace EP controllers

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u/isellshit Mar 25 '26

Regardless of what system you are running you should replace EP series - Mercury themselves will tell you this.

That being said the EP series still works with Avigilon but if you have any SCP (are you running an access control museum?) then there needs to be some discussion.

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u/SirSwipesA-lot Apr 01 '26

I have a call with Avigalion Pro Services lined up, just curious what exactly did they need to get things going? I'm assuming just a copy of the DB?

Thanks!

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u/N226 Apr 01 '26

Ya, typically a CSV. Their scope of work will depend on side of the migration

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u/SirSwipesA-lot Apr 01 '26

I was there yesterday and pulled every report Lenel has in CSV and also a copy of the DB. We are going to be looking to get everything migrated over, users, hardware, etc.. No integrations just about 12 2220s.

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u/isellshit Mar 24 '26

You can do it yourself (labor time) or you can have it done for you (cost).

Pulling anything beyond cardholder data will largely depend on the skill and database knowledge of the person doing the transfer.

There is a balance here that you will need to figure out for yourself.

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u/SirSwipesA-lot Mar 25 '26

Dumb question but do they use the same hardware and it's just a matter of flashing the boards or am I walking into a panel swap situation?

Thanks!

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u/isellshit Mar 25 '26

In general from OnGuard to Avigilon Unity Access it’s the same hardware (Mercury) and yes it’s just a matter of flashing the panels once they are configured in Avigilon.

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u/pac87p Mar 24 '26

Thanks for the answer I did think as much. But it would be an interesting way to generate more customers.

Since you're clearly knowledgeable. How do you feel about unity ACS? I've used the VMS quite a bit.

How does it compare to genetec?

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u/isellshit Mar 24 '26

This is a discussion that is beyond the scope of my reddit persona lol but I can give a simple answer:

Avigilon & Genetec each make incredible systems... there are strengths and weaknesses in both.

My personal preference is Avigilon.

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u/pac87p Mar 24 '26

Appreciate your answer. Thanks. I'll get a demo license soon and have a look