[17] Fast and Easy DIY Long Range RFID Reader!

hey everybody they're not so civil engineer here and today we are going to build a long-range low frequency RFID card reader so if that sounds interesting let's get started to build this you will need four main pieces of hardware all of which are linked in the description below to start off obviously we need a reader and the one that I have can be purchased on Amazon for $85 I have built this with both styles a and B that Amazon offers and there really isn't much of a difference between them now it's incredibly important to note at this stage that the card reader will only read e/m 4100 style tags and if you want to have a more versatile reader you need to get a hid maxi procs which is significantly more expensive our reader runs off as little as nine volts but up to fifteen with increased voltage expanding the maximum read distance its stated voltage is 12 volts so I purchased a double-a battery pack that supplies 12 volts at 1.5 amps using eight double-a batteries the benefit of purchasing this pack is that it hasn't included on an off switch so we don't need to wire one in our last item is something which can record all the data that the reader sniffs in our case I'll be using the trusty ESP key now that we have all of our main components we can get to building the build process is relatively simple and takes very little time the first thing we will do is check that the power bank is in the off position before splicing the red and black wires together I'll be doing a simple cross place and covering the connection electrical tape you can also use heat shrink if you have it I'm not an electrical engineer nor an electrician so don't shred me in the comments for my terrible wiring skills once our battery pack is wired up we can install the ESP key when you purchase an ESP key I'd recommend you also get the punch down tool it makes installing the wires much easier be sure to follow the wiring guide in the user manual to ensure that you're putting the right wires in the right insulation displacement connectors skipping the top connector it goes white green black red from top to bottom I personally like to have the ESP key on a hard flat surface which enables me to get good even downward pressure to seat the wires once the ESP key is connected were basically done all that's left to do is install the batteries and flip the switch on and we should hear several startup beeps as well as see the ESP key turn on now having a long range reader that beeps every time you steal a credential isn't the most covert thing and I would suggest that you remove the beeper it can be found on the inside of the reader protruding from the epoxy fill a pair of pliers can easily dispatch the reader but let's make use of it for diagnostics before we remove it we want to make sure that the hunt pad is not only reading our target cards but also doing so at an acceptable distance if you use old batteries you may find that your read range is greatly degraded so let's take one of our target cards and see what our read range is let's also connect to the ESP keys local Wi-Fi and see that it is recording the data we are capturing and that's it we have a fully functioning long range card reader you can shorten the main cable and arrange your battery pack and ESP key at your own discretion but make sure you do not put the battery pack or ESP key inside the coil the read range is at its highest when nothing is obstructing the RF field so it's in your best interest to put the coil in battery pack in separate compartments so with that I'd like to thank you all for watching in my next video I'm going to perform several voltage and read range tests as well as demonstrate simulated real-world attacks this has been the not-so civil engineer stay safe out there

Channel: TheNotSoCivilEngr

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Length: 3min 30sec (210 seconds)

Published: Wed Mar 11 2020