Digital Keypad Door Entry

Access Control

WEATHERPROOF (most)

These are really keypad systems that are hardwired in. The keypad is mounted outside the door, and it controls an electric strike or magnetic lock. The electronics on some models are mounted inside, in a secure place. They are particularly well-suited for people who find it difficult to insert and turn a key in a regular lock. The buttons are very easy to depress. For extra security these systems will turn off and sound a local alarm after a preset number of wrong combinations. They will recyle on again after a few minutes. This makes them extremely difficult to to defeat.They cannot be picked open. Most of these systems are weather-proof and very rugged. They work just about anywhere. They are tough and smart!

Suggested Uses:

You can put a temporary code in for a baby-sitter or house-keeper and then erase it all by yourself right at the keypad.

You can control an electric garage door and unlike the very cheap keypads being sold through the home centers, with this keypad you'll have a high security locking system that can't be opened.

You can have more than one combination so each person will have a unique code.

When controlling an electric lock or strike the relay can be set so it's timed to open or close for a pre-determined period. This is called a momentery closure of the relay. Most keypads can also be set for latching, which means that when the correct code is entered, the relay will fire (open or close). It will remain that way untill the code is entered again.

With the master code you can erase and add new codes any time. You can hook up more than one unit to control a lock such as one on the outside and one on the inside similar to a double cylinder lock. The possibilities are really endless.


Note: Some of these keypads are actually part of a two piece system in that the keypad is attached to a seperate small box that contains the electronics. These two part systems are inherently more secure because the box is installed inside in a secure are. The two part systems will specify this.

Note: Some applications require a special output format know as Wiegand. The Wiegand output is different from the output of most keypads. Most keypads are made to open or close a relay to activate a lock. A Wiegand format keypad will instead produce a certain voltage patern that will be recognized by the systems electronics. Some of these keypads can also be ordered in the Wiegand format and in addition a very secure 26 bit format, at about the same price as regular keypads. See the Securitron and IEI keypads below for this option or call or e-mail for more info. Also, the amount of users per keypad simply means how many codes are available to use at a time. For instance: 500 users means 500 people can each have their own personal code .