Access control systems in Edmonton
Fob, card and mobile access for Edmonton condos, offices, warehouses and schools, with cold-rated hardware on every exterior door, installed and supported by our Edmonton head office.
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Access control systems for Edmonton buildings
Edmonton’s condo towers, office buildings and industrial sites share the same goal: the right people in, everyone else out. We design and install fob, card and mobile access control across Edmonton, from downtown and Oliver high-rises to business parks and warehouses in the northwest and southeast industrial areas.
Our Edmonton team plans for local realities like −40 winters, which are hard on outdoor readers, gate operators and door hardware, and long dark evenings when tailgating at parkade gates goes up. Every system is set up so managers can cancel lost fobs, schedule doors and see who came and went from their phone.
Supported by our Edmonton head office.
What we install in Edmonton
Cold-rated exterior doors
Readers, strikes and maglocks chosen for −40, with heaters where needed.
Parkade and overhead doors
Gate and overhead door control for condo and office parkades.
Encrypted fobs
Credentials that can’t be copied at a kiosk like older proximity fobs.
Phone management
Cancel a fob, change a schedule or check who came in from anywhere.
Edmonton problems we solve
The issues Edmonton property managers and business owners call us about.
Cold-weather doors
Readers, maglocks and strikes chosen and installed for extreme cold, so exterior doors don’t freeze open or shut.
Parkade tailgating
Gate and overhead door control, paired with cameras that show who followed who in.
Lost and copied fobs
Encrypted credentials that can’t be cloned like older proximity fobs.
Systems nobody supports
Takeovers of abandoned Edmonton access systems, with admin access recovered.
What affects the cost of access control in Edmonton
What moves the price on Edmonton access control jobs. After a site walk, you get a written quote.
Number of doors
Door count drives the price, since every door needs a reader, lock, wiring and a controller input.
Exterior and cold-weather hardware
Exterior doors often need cold-rated or heated readers and hardware, which cost more than interior doors.
Credential type
Encrypted fobs, cards and phone credentials are priced per user.
Cloud or on-site
Cloud systems carry a subscription, while on-site systems need licences and a server.
Elevators and integrations
Elevator control and links to cameras or intercoms add design and programming.
Planning access control for an Edmonton building
Six things to sort out before the install, so the system works on day one and through the first cold snap.
- List every openingCount exterior doors, suite or office doors, parkade gates and overhead doors, and note which ones people use most in winter.
- Check door conditionDoors that frost up, sag or don’t latch need hardware work first, or no lock will hold them shut.
- Decide who manages usersPick who adds and cancels fobs, such as the property manager, board or office admin, and whether they need phone access.
- Plan for lost fobsAgree how lost or unreturned fobs get cancelled, so a former tenant’s fob stops working the same day.
- Fire alarm releaseDoors on the exit path have to let people out and release when the fire alarm sounds. We coordinate with your fire alarm contractor.
- Power and backupControllers need power and battery backup, so each door behaves the way you choose during an outage.
Access control brands we install in Edmonton
Fully supported end to end.
More security services in Edmonton
One local team for every system in your building.
Choosing between Kantech and Genetec Synergis for an Edmonton building? Read Kantech vs Genetec Synergis.
Areas we cover in and around Edmonton
Also see access control systems across Alberta and BC and nearby service areas.
Edmonton building on Kantech P82WLS or P84WLS fobs? They’ve been discontinued. Call us to plan the switch.
Stuck with a system nobody will fix?
We repair and take over cameras, access control, intercoms and alarms installed by other companies, when your current provider has fallen short.
Access control questions in Edmonton
Do you install access control in Edmonton condos?
Yes. We install fob and mobile access for condo and rental buildings across Edmonton, including lobbies, parkades, elevators and amenity rooms.
Can outdoor card readers handle Edmonton winters?
Yes. We choose readers and locking hardware rated for extreme cold and install them to handle snow, ice and wind.
What drives the cost of access control in Edmonton?
Mainly the number of doors, how many are exterior doors that need cold-rated hardware, and whether you want cloud or on-site software. We price it after a site walk.
Another company installed our Edmonton access system. Can you take it over?
Yes. We regain admin access to systems you own, test every door and fob, and hand over full documentation and support.
Where is your Edmonton office?
Our head office is at 9618 42 Ave NW, so Edmonton access control projects are handled by our local team.
Can door alarms at our Edmonton building go to a monitoring team?
Yes. Forced-door and held-open alarms, including exterior doors that freeze ajar in winter, can go to our monitoring partner with the matching camera view.
What happens to Edmonton access control doors in a power outage?
You choose for each door. Exit doors always let people out, and battery backup keeps controllers and locks running through short outages. We go through every door with you before we install.
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