If you are asking whether we are able to tell you which magstripe or chip type of the key card is if we know the locking system the hotel is using.

The answer is No. Different hotels may use different chips or magnetic stripes even if they are using the same locking system.

We need 2 types of sample cards for testing:
1, One card that the hotel is already used;
2, One card that the hotel never used.

Once we’ve tested the cards, we will get to know what kind of magstripe or RFID chip we nee to use for the key card. (2 pcs each would be the best.)

Don’t worry if you don’t have any cards in your hand, contact us for a sample pack to test in the hotel. Normally, we provide preprinted cards with magnetic stripe or RFID chip only without encoding. The hotel will encode each hotel card with an encoder, only an encoder key card could open the corresponding door.

Hotels change their key card frequently in order to maintain their image branding, which also pushes the cost higher – especially when the chip they are using happens to be an expensive one.