Tech Trends: OSDP over IP Changes the Wireless Lock Equation Key Highlights - PDQ Locks appears to be first to market with OSDP over IP for wireless locksets – enabling encrypted, supervised communication between a panel and a wireless lock over existing LAN/WAN infrastructure, with no proprietary gateway required. - The approach leverages OSDP Secure Channel's AES-128 encryption and allows wireless locks to connect to the strongest available access point rather than a range-limited proprietary radio – a meaningful step forward for enterprise deployments. - The reader accepts nearly all major credentials on the market, though OSDP Output Control support varies by access control system – verifying compatibility with PDQ directly before committing to a deployment remains the practical first move. This article originally appeared in the August 2026 issue of Security Business magazine. Don’t forget to mention Security Business magazine on LinkedIn or our other social handles if you share it. Confession time. I recently wrote what some called a heretical article about the obsolescence of the panel in access control – and the idea has stayed with me. Consider the camera industry: the function of a camera is capturing a color image at up to 120fps in near-darkness, and that function has been refined to near perfection. The access control industry, by contrast, is still largely built on 1964 panel technology and still leaning on vulnerable protocols like 125kHz Prox and Wiegand wiring. Just a little passionate about this. Then I heard about a product announcement from PDQ Locks. If you're not familiar with PDQ, that's understandable – they have operated largely behind the scenes. They've been around since 1982, with most of their business in Original Design/Equipment Manufacturing (OEM/ODM) for access control companies, building product for other brands rather than selling under their own name. One of