Security · Quebec and Ontario
Commercial access control system installation
Decide who can open which door, and when. Card, fob, phone and biometric access for one door or for every site you run, managed from one place.
What an access control installation covers
Access control touches doors, electricity, the network and the people who use the building every day. We handle all of it: the readers and controllers, the locks and door hardware, the cabling, and the software your staff will use to add and remove users.
Systems can start with a single door and grow. Where you already have cameras, an intercom or an alarm, we connect them so that a door event can be checked on video and one schedule governs the building.
On a new building the doors are where things go wrong: a frame delivered without preparation for an electric strike, no power at the door, no conduit to the reader. We review the door schedule and the hardware list with the door supplier and the electrician before the frames are ordered.
- Readers and credentialsProximity cards and fobs, keypads, phone credentials over NFC or Bluetooth, and fingerprint or face readers where suitable.
- Door hardwareElectric strikes, magnetic locks, request-to-exit devices and door contacts, matched to each door.
- Controllers and softwareAccess rules by person, group, door and schedule, with a clear event history.
- Multi-site managementSeveral buildings managed from one console, with the same credential working across sites.
- IntegrationLinks to video surveillance, intercom and intrusion alarm so the systems work as one.
Where access control is installed
- Office floors and shared entrances
- Server rooms and restricted areas
- Warehouses and staff entrances
- Multi-tenant commercial buildings
When companies call us
- Keys have been copied or lost too many times and nobody knows who holds one
- A tenant, a department or a contractor needs some doors only, at some hours only
- An older system is no longer supported and its cards cannot be replaced
- A second site opens and staff should use the same credential at both
- A new building needs the doors, hardware and readers coordinated before the frames are ordered
- After an incident, management wants a record of who opened which door, and when
Often installed together with
Industries we install it for
- General contractors
- Construction sites
- Property management
- Offices
- Retail
- Hotels and restaurants
- Warehouses and logistics
- Manufacturing
- Clinics and care facilities
- Schools and daycare centres
- Municipalities and public buildings
- All industries
One door is a job we quote on its own. When cameras, an intercom or an alarm are part of the project, they are designed with the doors so that one event can be followed across the systems.
How an access control project runs
From the list of doors to the day the first cards are handed out.
- Door survey
Each door is looked at for what it is: its frame, its existing lock, how it must behave for people leaving, and where power and cable can reach it. We also ask how the building is used, by whom and at what hours.
- Design and quote
For each door the quote names the reader, the locking hardware and the exit device; for the system, the controllers, the software and the cabling. Doors on an exit route are designed to release as the building and fire codes require.
- Installation
Cable is pulled to each door, hardware is fitted, and controllers are mounted in a secure room and connected to the network. Doors stay usable during the work, and each one is switched over at an agreed time.
- Programming and handover
Access groups, schedules and holidays are entered with you, credentials are enrolled, each door is tested for entry, exit and forced-door alarm, and your administrators are shown how to add and remove users.
What your administrators receive
The system will be run by your own people long after the installation. The handover is built for them.
- Door schedule as installedEach door with its reader, hardware, controller and wiring, matching the labels in the panels.
- Access rulesThe groups, schedules and holidays as programmed, in a form you can review and change.
- Administrator accessAdministrator accounts in the owner's name, with the credentials of the system handed over.
- InstructionTraining for the people who issue cards, change schedules and read the event history.
Questions about access control
Can staff use their phone instead of a card?
Yes. Many current readers accept phone credentials alongside cards and fobs, so you can introduce phones gradually without replacing everyone's card on the same day.
We only need one or two doors. Is that too small?
No. A single door is a normal job for us. We quote it on its own and choose equipment that can be extended later if you add doors.
What happens during a power failure or a fire alarm?
Each door is designed for it in advance. Controllers and locks are backed by batteries so that doors keep working through a short outage, and each door is set to stay locked or to unlock without power, according to its role. Doors on an exit route release as the building and fire codes require, and the connection to the fire alarm is coordinated with the contractor responsible for that system.
Can we keep our existing cards, readers or door hardware?
Sometimes. It depends on the card technology and on the condition of the hardware. We check what is installed, tell you what can be kept, and plan a changeover in which old and new credentials work side by side for a time, when the equipment allows it.
Is the software hosted in the cloud or installed on site?
Either. A cloud-managed system is administered from a browser, with no server to maintain; an on-site system keeps everything inside your network. We explain what each one means for your IT policy, your sites and your recurring costs, and quote the one that fits.
On a construction project, who supplies the electrified door hardware?
It varies from one project to the next, and it has to be settled early. We coordinate with the door and hardware supplier and with the electrician so that frames arrive prepared, power is at the door, and each party knows what it supplies and what it connects.
Doors to secure, one or one hundred? Tell us about them.
Describe the site and what you need. We reply in English or French.