Access Control & Key Fob Systems in Vancouver
Decide exactly who gets through each door, when, and keep a record of every entry — without cutting a single brass key. We install keypad, fob and card systems for Vancouver businesses, from a single stockroom door to a networked building, and wire them into the doors and hardware you already have.
How electronic access control works
Access control replaces the metal key with a credential the door can check and log — a code punched into a keypad, a fob or card held to a reader, sometimes a phone. When the credential is valid the door releases an electric strike or a magnetic lock; when it isn’t, nothing happens and the attempt is recorded. Inside, a request-to-exit sensor or push bar lets people out freely so the system never traps anyone. Because every credential is individual, you add or revoke one person in seconds instead of rekeying a lock and re-issuing keys to everyone else.
The part most owners never think about is what the door should do when the power drops, and it matters. A fail-safe maglock unlocks on power loss — right for a stairwell or an exit that has to stay legal in a fire; a fail-secure strike stays locked — right for a server room or a supply cage. We work out fail-safe versus fail-secure door by door against your fire and life-safety needs, then size the strike, reader and power supply to suit. Most jobs run standalone on a single door; where you want central control we set up a networked controller with schedules and one shared log.
What an access-control job covers
- Reader & keypad install. Fob, card or PIN readers mounted at each controlled door and wired back to the controller.
- Strike or maglock fitted. Electric strike or magnetic lock sized to the door, with the fail-safe or fail-secure behaviour it needs.
- Request-to-exit & egress. Motion sensor, push-to-exit button or panic hardware so leaving is always free and code-compliant.
- Credentials & schedules. Fobs and cards issued per person, with time windows so cleaners or contractors only get in during their hours.
- Entry logging. A record of who opened which door and when — standalone at the door or centralised across a networked site.
- Integration with your doors. Tied into existing storefront, mortise or panic hardware and your power — no rip-and-replace where the door already works.
From site visit to a door that logs
Walk the doors & egress
We check each door, its hardware and fire path, and agree fail-safe versus fail-secure before anything is specified.
Approve the plan & price
You get an itemised, fixed quote — readers, locks, controller and credentials — before a single wire is pulled.
Install, program & hand over
We mount and wire the hardware, program credentials and schedules, then show your team how to add and revoke access.
Lost a fob? Revoke it, not the building
The moment a key goes missing, a mechanical lock is a liability until you rekey it. With access control you disable that one credential and the door is secure again — no locksmith call-out, no new keys for everyone else. Add the entry log and you can answer who was in the back office at 2am, settle a dispute, or prove a contractor kept to their hours. We’re a licensed, bonded and insured Vancouver locksmith and we price the whole system up front, so there’s no call-out surprise and no after-hours markup on the quote.
Licensed, bonded & insured · BC Security Worker Licence #E106677 · fixed, upfront pricing agreed before any work.
