10 key tips for choosing the right retail security gate
October 16, 2025·Vista EAS
The full ten-point review
Most failed gate purchases come from skipping unglamorous checks. Before signing a quote, run through these ten:
- Detection rate at actual opening width
- False alarms — under two per day
- Antenna count — single, dual, triple
- Frequency — RF 8.2 MHz vs AM 58 kHz
- Power — universal 90-260 VAC
- Networking — TCP/IP for diagnostics
- Warranty — two years minimum
- Spare parts — boards in country
- Installer — two reference sites
- Total cost — gate, tags, deactivator, five-year service
Vista EAS publishes spec sheets that map directly to this list.
