Electronic Access & Credentials
Access Control
Know who opened which door, when, and revoke it in seconds, without re-keying a building because one badge went missing.
Overview
Keys do not scale. Credentials do.
A mechanical key gives you no record and no recall. One lost key can mean re-coring an entire floor. Electronic access control replaces that with a credential you can issue, schedule, restrict by door and time, audit, and switch off remotely the moment someone leaves.
Wiscom designs access systems door by door: the right lock hardware for the door type and its fire rating, the right reader for your credential strategy, and controller capacity with room to grow. Life safety comes first: free egress, fire alarm release and ADA operation are designed in, not bolted on after inspection.
We deploy cloud-managed and on-premise platforms, integrate with video so every door event has a matching clip, and can bring an existing panel-based system into a modern interface without replacing every reader on day one.
Where we deploy it
- Corporate offices
- Schools & districts
- Healthcare & clinics
- Multi-family & MDU
- Warehouse & logistics
- Data centers
- Government facilities
- Cannabis & regulated
Talk to an estimator
Send us drawings, a device count, or just the square footage, and we’ll tell you what the scope realistically looks like.
Capabilities
What this service actually includes.
Not a category heading, but the specific work we self-perform under it.
Readers & credentials
Encrypted smart cards and fobs, mobile credentials over Bluetooth and NFC, PIN keypads, biometric readers and multi-factor doors for high-security areas. We migrate legacy 125 kHz Prox to encrypted 13.56 MHz.
Door hardware
Electric strikes, magnetic locks, electrified levers and mortise locks, wireless locksets, door position switches, request-to-exit devices, delayed egress and automatic operators for ADA openings.
Controllers & software
Cloud-managed and on-premise controllers with scheduling, lockdown, anti-passback, first-person-in, multi-site administration and role-based operator permissions.
Gates, elevators & turnstiles
Vehicle gate operators, loop and credential entry, elevator floor-by-floor control, optical and full-height turnstiles, mantraps and controlled vestibules.
Video & alarm integration
Door-forced and door-held-open alarms tied to camera clips, badge-in snapshots, and a single investigation timeline across access, video and intrusion events.
Visitor & contractor management
Self-service check-in, host notification, temporary credentials that expire on their own, watchlist screening and printed badges with photo and access level.
On site
Our own work, photographed.
Not stock imagery. These are Wiscom installations.
Specification
How we decide what to specify.
The reference table our estimators and engineers work from when scoping this service.
| Credential | Security | User experience | Best fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 125 kHz Prox | Low: trivially cloned | Familiar, cheap to replace | Legacy systems awaiting migration |
| Encrypted smart card | High: mutual authentication | Tap and go | Most commercial buildings |
| Mobile credential | High: device-bound, revocable | Phone stays in pocket | Offices, tech, multi-tenant, MDU |
| PIN keypad | Medium: codes get shared | No card to carry | Back doors, storage, secondary areas |
| Biometric | Very high: non-transferable | Nothing to carry or lose | Server rooms, pharmacy, cash and evidence |
| Multi-factor | Highest | Deliberately slower | Vaults, data halls, regulated storage |
Close-out
What you receive when we’re done.
Documentation is part of the scope, not a favor. Every access control project closes out with the same package, so the next person to touch the system, whether that is us or somebody else, can work from facts.
- Door schedule listing hardware, reader and mode per opening
- Access level and schedule matrix built with your team
- Fire alarm interface verified with the AHJ present
- Administrator training plus a written quick-reference guide
- Credential enrollment and a clean starting cardholder database
- Battery-backed operation confirmed under simulated power loss
FAQ
Access Control: common questions
It depends on the occupancy, the egress path and your local code. Maglocks require a compliant release method and must drop on fire alarm and loss of power. We design to IBC/NFPA 101 and confirm the approach with your authority having jurisdiction before we install. It is far cheaper than failing inspection.
Often yes, if they speak a supported protocol. That said, if you are still on unencrypted 125 kHz Prox we will recommend migrating: those credentials can be cloned with a device that costs less than a tank of gas. Many controllers support both during a phased cut-over.
Controllers and locks run on battery backup, typically four hours or more. Fail-safe doors on the egress path release as code requires; fail-secure doors stay locked but always allow exit from the inside by mechanical means. We test this with you at commissioning.
Yes. Lockdown can be triggered from software, a badge gesture, a physical button or a mobile app, and can be scoped to one wing or the whole campus. We build and rehearse the lockdown plan with your team as part of commissioning.
Related
Pairs well with
These disciplines share pathways, power and closets. Bundling them saves a mobilization.
Free estimate · No obligation
Let’s scope your project.
Tell us what the building has to do. We’ll walk the site, design the system around it and give you a written estimate with no line items you can’t explain.
- Site survey before we quote, not after
- Written scope so you can compare bids honestly
- One accountable contractor across every low voltage trade
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