Keypad access
Codes for sites where issuing cards is unnecessary, or as a backup to a credential. Codes are planned so they can be changed when people leave.
Access Control
Access Control
Who can open which door, and when — credentials, readers and locks commissioned as one entry system.
Entry control
Controlled doors without treating every opening the same.
Access control is the entry layer: readers, credentials, locks and the permission set behind them. A single door with a keypad is a different job from a multi-door workplace with staff turnover. This page covers that entry layer specifically — alarms sit on their own page, and the broader Security & Access page introduces the category.
Door survey
What we assess before a reader goes on the wall
- 01
Door and frame type
Timber, metal or glass doors — and whether the frame can take a strike or maglock cleanly.
- 02
Who enters
Staff, residents, visitors and after-hours access — each affects credential type and schedules.
- 03
Power and cabling
Reader power, lock release and network paths planned together so the door unlocks reliably.
- 04
Credential approach
Keypad, card or fob — matched to turnover and whether codes need changing when people leave.
Credentials
Keypad, card and fob options matched to the building
Keypads suit sites where issuing cards is unnecessary or as a backup credential. Cards and fobs work better when permissions need to be issued, revoked and timed. The reader and lock are specified together so unlock behaviour is reliable — not a separate afterthought.
How people enter
Reader types for different entry habits
Card and fob access
Credentials that can be issued, revoked and timed — typical for workplaces and multi-tenant entries where permissions need to stay current.
Permissions and locks
A permission set that can survive staff changes
- User permissions
- Who can open which door, and during which hours — designed around real occupancy, not a default that never gets updated.
- Controlled doors
- Electric strikes or maglocks specified with the reader so unlock behaviour is reliable every time.
- Credential management
- Add, remove and time credentials without a site visit every time someone joins or leaves.
- Handover
- The people who will manage the system are shown how to issue and revoke access on day one.
System integration
Doors that can sit with alarms, CCTV and intercom
Access control often shares a brief with intrusion alarms, cameras at the same door, or an intercom that needs to release the lock. Those systems have their own pages; the install is cleaner when they are scoped together from the first site walk.
Access control examples
Reference reader and credential imagery
Reference imagery until additional A2Z project photography is supplied.
Keypad and reader
Wall-mounted reader with keypad and card sensor at a secured entry.
Card access
Proximity credential presented at the reader for controlled entry.
Access control questions
Common questions about controlled entry
Often yes. Many timber and metal doors can take a reader and electric lock if the frame and power path allow a clean install.
Request an access control quote
Tell us about doors, occupancy and how people enter today — we will scope readers, locks and permissions.