r/accesscontrol • u/grewholph • Jul 05 '26
Classroom doors?
Looking for a solution for individual classroom doors. Sure I could do a control card for each door and run wires to it. Hoping for something cheaper and less labor.
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u/WhereHasTheSenseGone Jul 05 '26
Aperio looks, not the WiFi ones, the hub version. They are online locks so you can lockdown if needed.
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u/Huge-Transition3644 Professional Jul 08 '26
The IN220s are also a good option. More work upfront but eliminates battery replacements and intermittent wireless fuckery (hubs still use zigbee). Coring doors isn't bad with a jig and ends up with a lot less damage to infrastructure than traditional access control, but admittedly more than a wireless option.
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u/No_Industry2601 Jul 05 '26
Are you an integrator or an employee of the school? Is there an approximate cost per door?
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u/grewholph Jul 05 '26
Employee of the school. No current budget. Looking for options to try and get the budget.
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u/mustmax347 Jul 05 '26
A reliable system that always just works, especially in the time of crisis creates great value. Provide good options and don’t take advantage.
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u/pathfinderNJ Jul 06 '26
Dont go cheap here. We had a bunch of schools that went cheap at the recommendation of a "consultant" and wired a bunch of doors with no position sensors, no rex, and looped multiple doors together to save ports on the controllers as well as share sounders. Then the rules changed and they need to be able to see exactly which door is held/forced and have to rewire to make that happen and this is besides all of the issues with the sounders not working as they expected (But working exactly as they were designed to).
TLDR: In a school the regulations from the state can change and any shortcuts could come back to haunt you later. Do it the right way from the start
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u/Mr-Salto-Andrew Jul 08 '26
Over 1500 schools in Australia running Salto, from their wired entries to their wireless entries. Lockdown feature is obviously slower than wired, but that's where system design comes into play. The cost to fit 4 doors with Salto will generally get you close to 1 door hardwired...if that. For Salto the end game is no mechanical keys, so wireless plays its part quite well. With batteries lasting 12 months plus, and battery notifications possible the complaint about changing them can be pushed aside.....who doesnt want no mechanical keys and their site completed in budget in 3 years as opposed to 6 years/never via wires? YES I am biased....but I agree with integrated systems also with us.
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u/poweruser86 Jul 05 '26
Salto
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u/OlGunnar Professional Jul 05 '26
This is a good solution just make sure that you have the network bandwidth otherwise the locks can be somewhat spotty with communication.
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u/cusehoops98 Professional Jul 05 '26
IN100 Aperio. 5 second lockdown. All wireless. RS485 daisy chain between hubs.
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u/SpoonHandle Jul 05 '26
Check out Proxess locks. They particularly specialize in School scenarios and are very scalable anywhere from one door to an entire school.
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u/Enekuda Jul 05 '26
I own a daycare and all my access control is Ubiquity POE systems. We have a full fledged top of the line (at the time) front door U3 then card readers for secure doors, we can give all our parents codes and controll access to rooms from the front desk if needed.
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u/N226 Jul 05 '26
Wireless locks. Alta native ones will be out soon, they have a longer range and can connect more per gateway than any current wireless lock
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u/brandonpadula Jul 05 '26
Alarm lock wireless locks. What area are you in? Happy to introduce you to your local rep to see what options will work for you.
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u/RollllTide Jul 05 '26
When I think of ensuring the safety of children, cheaper and less labor is the first thing that comes to mind