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An AI sales agent's Paxton Net2 access control quote, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares a quote for a Paxton Net2 access control system: door controllers and power, readers, PaxLock Pro wireless locks, Net2 software, Entry video panels and monitors, and a discount. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the product line and returns a verdict, every reason, a line-item quote and the figures it computed.

Scope: Paxton Net2 access control orders (US): Net2 Plus controllers, P-series readers and keypads, PaxLock Pro with the Net2Air Bridge, Net2 Lite and Pro with Net2Online and the Paxton Connect app, and Entry panels and monitors. Prices and most rules are typical for this kind of product rather than published by Paxton. See everything this validator covers

This validator models Net2 system quotes, not just the scenarios shown below. Items marked with an asterisk (*) are illustrative.

  • Doors, power and readers — the Net2 Plus controller with its PoE+ or 12 V / 24 V trigger-disconnect supply, the P38, P50 and P200 readers, KP75 MIFARE keypad, long range, energy saving, marine, TOUCHLOCK and Genuine HID readers, activation licence cards and proximity tokens*, with up to 1,000 doors and 50,000 users.
  • Wireless locks and software — PaxLock Pro (internal or external) with the Net2Air Bridge, Net2 Lite or Pro, Net2Online, the Paxton Connect app, anti-passback, fire alarm integration and multi-factor login, with their version requirements.
  • Entry and discount — Entry Standard, Vandal Resistant and Touch panels, Entry Standard, Audio and Premium monitors, Net2 Entry controllers and the Paxton Entry app, a size-based discount that goes to approval above the standard, and a stated total compared with the priced lines.

Any Net2 quote that touches these products and rules is in scope, not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: Paxton10, the Net2 Nano and Classic controllers, I/O boards, third-party integrations, installation labor, taxes, shipping and non-US variants. Prices and most rules are typical for this kind of product rather than published by Paxton (see the note at the end).

The AI sales agentBuilds the Net2 quote from the conversation and says it is ready.
Predictika validatorChecks every rule at once and returns the verdict, each finding, and the computed figures.

8 scenarios in 3 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch

What the agent proposes

The AI sales agent says

Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.

Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)

Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run

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Where rules-based CPQ gets it wrong
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Our assessment of what a typical rules-based CPQ (product rules, price rules and validation rules, as in Salesforce CPQ) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.

    
What the validator caughtTypical rules-based CPQPredictika
Software features that need Net2 Pro, and Pro versionsOnly with workarounds
Edition, version and app selections depend on each other, so they need cross-line rules that interact and must be revised with every software release.		Edition, version and each app are in one request, so every dependency is checked together.
Wireless locks that need enough bridgesOnly with care
A quantity rule per bridge capacity; it works, but it is easy to leave out or mis-set.		Locks are compared with bridge capacity on every call.
Lock voltage that must match the controller power supplyOnly with care
A pairing rule per supply variant; each new supply is another rule to maintain.		Supply and lock voltage are in one request and every pairing is checked together.
Entry panels that need controllers, monitors and the right pairing for two-way videoOnly with workarounds
Counts and type pairings across several lines need cross-line rules that interact with each other.		Panels, controllers, monitors and options are in one request, so every conflict is found whatever order the choices arrive in.
Quantity discounts with a hard cap and an approval bandOnly with care
A discount schedule plus an approval rule for each band; the cap and the standard have to be kept in step.		The standard for the size of order and the cap are computed on every call; above the standard goes to approval, above the cap is blocked.
A stated total that must equal the priced linesOnly with care
A stated figure is a free-entry field; a rule can compare it with the computed total, but someone has to write and maintain that comparison.		The stated total travels with the quote and is compared with the computed net total on every call.
Every problem returned in one answerOnly with workarounds
Rules tend to fire as the quote is saved or a step is completed, so a rep often fixes one error and meets the next.		All findings come back together, whatever order the choices arrive in.

  

  

    
What this validator catches: findings from its test cases
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Every rule is checked on every call, in any order the choices arrive; one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the quote; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.

    
1Net2Online, the Paxton Connect app, anti-passback and fire alarm integration need Net2 Pro; Net2 Lite does not include them.
2Net2Online needs Net2 Pro version 6.01 or later.
3The Paxton Connect app needs Net2 Pro version 6.00 or later.
4Multi-factor authentication for system login needs Net2 version 7 or later.
5Readers other than the Genuine HID readers need a proximity activation licence card, and the order has none.
6A Wiegand output needs a Wiegand activation licence card, and the order has none.
73 readers per door are quoted; a Net2 Plus controller has two reader inputs.
8Every controlled door needs at least one reader or keypad.
9The energy saving reader is quoted for interior doors only.
10120 users need a token each but only 100 tokens are quoted.
11The lock voltage does not match the controller power supply; PoE+ and 12 V supplies power 12 V locks and the 24 V supply powers 24 V locks.
12The fire alarm trigger input needs the 12 V or 24 V power supply with trigger disconnect, not the PoE+ supply.
1340 PaxLock Pro locks need one Net2Air Bridge for every 16 locks, and the order has 2 bridges.
14Net2Air Bridges are quoted to serve PaxLock Pro locks, and the order has no locks.
15Orders of 250 or more doors are priced by the sales team; a person should confirm 1000 doors.
161001 doors are quoted; a Net2 system supports up to 1,000 doors.
1750001 users are quoted; a Net2 system supports up to 50,000 users.
18Two-way video needs the Entry Touch panel with the Entry Premium monitor.
19Every Entry panel needs a Net2 Entry controller; 20 controllers are quoted for 24 panels.
20The order has no doors, wireless locks or Entry panels.
21Entry monitors are quoted with Entry panels, and the order has no panels.
22Orders below 10 doors have no standard discount; a person should approve 5 percent.
23101 Entry panels are quoted; an Entry system supports up to 100 panels.
241001 Entry monitors are quoted; an Entry system supports up to 1,000 monitors.
25The Paxton Entry app needs Entry Configuration Utility version 4.0 on the panel.
26A discount of 21 percent is above the 20 percent maximum.
27A discount of 8 percent is above the 5 percent that applies to this size of order; a person should approve it.
28The quote states a total of 1000725 cents; the priced lines give 1000825 cents.

  

  

    
Scenarios and results
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The recorded result of the validator for each scenario on this page: the request the AI agent sent, the verdict, and every finding, in the order they appear above.

    
1. Office headquarters: Office headquarters order with Net2Online on Net2 Lite, no activation card and 24 V locks on the PoE+ supply

    
The agent's request. Please quote a Paxton Net2 system with 36 Net2 Plus door controllers on the PoE+ power supply, each with 1 P50 reader, on interior doors with 24 V locks, for 450 users with 450 proximity tokens* and the Net2 Lite edition (version 7.00) with Net2Online. The quote applies a 10 percent discount. The quote states a total of $26,406.00. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Activation licence card missing. Readers other than the Genuine HID readers need a proximity activation licence card, and the order has none.
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  • Lock voltage does not match the power supply. The lock voltage does not match the controller power supply; PoE+ and 12 V supplies power 12 V locks and the 24 V supply powers 24 V locks.
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  • Feature needs Net2 Pro. Net2Online, the Paxton Connect app, anti-passback and fire alarm integration need Net2 Pro; Net2 Lite does not include them.
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2. Office headquarters: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a Paxton Net2 system with 36 Net2 Plus door controllers on the 24 V power supply with trigger disconnect, each with 1 P50 reader, on interior doors with 24 V locks, for 450 users with 450 proximity tokens*, 1 proximity activation licence cards and the Net2 Pro edition (version 7.00) with Net2Online. The quote applies a 10 percent discount. The quote states a total of $24,871.50. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 36 doors priced; list total $27,635, net total $24,871.50.
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3. Resort wireless locks: Resort order with too few Net2Air Bridges and an energy saving reader at the pool gate

    
The agent's request. Please quote a Paxton Net2 system with 6 Net2 Plus door controllers on the 12 V power supply with trigger disconnect, each with 1 energy saving reader, on exterior doors with 12 V locks and 120 PaxLock Pro locks (external version) with 5 Net2Air Bridges, for 300 users with 300 proximity tokens*, 1 proximity activation licence cards and the Net2 Lite edition (version 7.00). The quote applies a 15 percent discount. The quote states a total of $62,262.50. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Energy saving reader outdoors. The energy saving reader is quoted for interior doors only.
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  • Not enough Net2Air Bridges. 120 PaxLock Pro locks need one Net2Air Bridge for every 16 locks, and the order has 5 bridges.
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4. Resort wireless locks: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a Paxton Net2 system with 6 Net2 Plus door controllers on the 12 V power supply with trigger disconnect, each with 1 energy saving reader, on exterior doors with 12 V locks and 120 PaxLock Pro locks (external version) with 8 Net2Air Bridges, for 300 users with 300 proximity tokens*, 1 proximity activation licence cards and the Net2 Lite edition (version 7.00). The quote applies a 15 percent discount. The quote states a total of $63,244.25. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Energy saving reader outdoors. The energy saving reader is quoted for interior doors only.
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5. Resort wireless locks: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a Paxton Net2 system with 6 Net2 Plus door controllers on the 12 V power supply with trigger disconnect, each with 1 marine reader, on exterior doors with 12 V locks and 120 PaxLock Pro locks (external version) with 8 Net2Air Bridges, for 300 users with 300 proximity tokens*, 1 proximity activation licence cards and the Net2 Lite edition (version 7.00). The quote applies a 15 percent discount. The quote states a total of $64,340.75. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 6 doors priced; list total $75,695, net total $64,340.75.
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6. Residential tower entry: Residential tower entry system with a 22 percent discount

    
The agent's request. Please quote a Paxton Net2 system with 30 Entry Touch panels (surface mount) with 480 Entry Standard monitors and 26 Net2 Entry controllers, the Net2 Lite edition (version 7.00), two-way video and the Paxton Entry app (Entry Configuration Utility version 3.5). The quote applies a 22 percent discount. The quote states a total of $231,769.20. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Entry controller missing. Every Entry panel needs a Net2 Entry controller; 26 controllers are quoted for 30 panels.
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  • Two-way video needs Touch panel and Premium monitor. Two-way video needs the Entry Touch panel with the Entry Premium monitor.
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  • Paxton Entry app needs a newer panel utility. The Paxton Entry app needs Entry Configuration Utility version 4.0 on the panel.
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  • Discount above the maximum. A discount of 22 percent is above the 20 percent maximum.
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7. Residential tower entry: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a Paxton Net2 system with 30 Entry Touch panels (surface mount) with 480 Entry Premium monitors and 30 Net2 Entry controllers, the Net2 Lite edition (version 7.00), two-way video and the Paxton Entry app (Entry Configuration Utility version 4.0). The quote applies a 18 percent discount. The quote states a total of $401,964.00. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Discount above the standard for this size. A discount of 18 percent is above the 10 percent that applies to this size of order; a person should approve it.
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  • Order summary. 0 doors priced; list total $490,200, net total $401,964.00.
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8. Residential tower entry: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a Paxton Net2 system with 30 Entry Touch panels (surface mount) with 480 Entry Premium monitors and 30 Net2 Entry controllers, the Net2 Lite edition (version 7.00), two-way video and the Paxton Entry app (Entry Configuration Utility version 4.0). The quote applies a 10 percent discount. The quote states a total of $441,180.00. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 0 doors priced; list total $490,200, net total $441,180.00.
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Narration transcript
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The text of the narrated walkthrough, step by step.

    
    
      
  1. Welcome to a demo of Predictika's Validator. An AI sales agent prepares a quote for a Paxton Net2 access control system: door controllers and power, readers, PaxLock Pro wireless locks, and more. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the product line and returns a verdict, every reason, a line-item quote and the figures it computed.
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  2. I will start with the first request by the agent.
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  3. The agent says. Please quote a Paxton Net2 system. The quote applies a 22 percent discount. The rest of the request is on screen. The quote states a total of $231,769.20.
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  4. Before it goes out, the agent calls the validator.
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  5. Blocked, with four findings, all in one answer. Every Entry panel needs a Net2 Entry controller; 26 controllers are quoted for 30 panels. Two-way video needs the Entry Touch panel with the Entry Premium monitor. The Paxton Entry app needs Entry Configuration Utility version 4.0 on the panel. The other one is on screen.
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  6. The validator returned four blocking findings in one answer. A check that reads one field at a time would pass most of this; it shows only when the choices in the quote are checked against each other.
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  7. What this shows: for entry panels that need controllers, monitors and the right pairing for two-way video, a rules-based CPQ can do this only with workarounds.
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  8. Now the agent resubmits.
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  9. The corrected request. It changes the entry monitor type to premium, the Net2 Entry controllers to 30, the Entry Configuration Utility to 4.0, the discount to 18 percent and the stated total to $401,964.00.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. Not blocked, but held for a person.
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  12. The validator also returns the line-item quote. It starts with Paxton Entry Touch panel and Paxton Entry Premium monitor; the other line is on screen.
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  13. The four blocking findings are cleared; one approval remains for a person: discount above the standard for this size.
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  14. The agent resubmits once more.
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  15. The revised request. It changes the discount to 10 percent and the stated total to $441,180.00.
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  16. It calls the validator once more.
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  17. This time the validator clears it.
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  18. The validator also returns the line-item quote. It starts with Paxton Entry Touch panel and Paxton Entry Premium monitor; the other line is on screen.
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  19. The earlier finding is cleared, and the validator's total, $441,180.00, matches the quote.
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  20. Four problems caught in one call, fixed in two passes, and a clean $441,180.00 quote. That is the value of Predictika's validator: catching mistakes before they reach the customer. Now you can try the other scenarios yourself.
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