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Access Control

Credential formats, door behavior, reader selection, and system capacity planning.

Access control issues usually show up late: wrong credential formats, lock behavior that conflicts with life safety, panel counts that run out of room, or power budgets that fail under real unlock events. These tools help you validate the design earlier so the install is less about rework and more about execution.

Planning Guide

Access Control Planning Guide

Walk through the Access Control design process before opening individual tools. The guide explains the linear planning flow, supporting calculators, and the assumptions worth documenting before a design is finalized.

Guided Design Flow

Start with the first decision. Build toward the full design.

Access Control tools can be used individually, but this category also includes a connected design flow. Start with an Access Scope, carry the door or zone context through fail-state behavior, reader selection, lock power, panel capacity, and access-level structure, then document the assumptions behind the final plan.

GUIDED DESIGN FLOW
Access Scope Fail-Safe / Fail-Secure Reader Type Lock Power Panel Capacity Access Levels

The flow includes both Free and Pro tools. Pro access unlocks the full sequence for deeper planning, exportable reports, and saved design snapshots.

Free Tier

Credential Format Helper
Estimate credential numbering headroom and avoid format decisions that create future collision or migration pain.
Free Tier
Fail-Safe / Fail-Secure
Decide how the door should behave during power loss before reader, lock, and hardware choices get locked in.
Free Tier
Reader Type Selector
Choose reader style and interface based on security, environment, throughput, and credential preference.
Free Tier

Pro Tier

Access Level Sizing
Estimate administrative complexity from roles, schedules, grouping, and access structure before it turns into permission sprawl.
Pro Tier
Anti-Passback Zones
Plan APB segmentation and gauge whether tighter zone control adds security value or just operational friction.
Pro Tier
Door Cable Length
Estimate realistic reader and lock cable quantities with routing factor, slack, and install difficulty in view.
Pro Tier
Door Count Planner
Scope controlled door quantity from perimeter, interior segmentation, and compliance posture before controller planning.
Pro Tier
Elevator Reader Count
Estimate car, lobby, and DCS reader requirements before elevator access logic becomes hardware-heavy.
Pro Tier
Lock Power Budget
Model simultaneous unlock current, supply sizing, and headroom before lock circuits become unstable in the field.
Pro Tier
Panel Capacity
Plan controller and expansion requirements with spare margin before the architecture gets boxed in.
Pro Tier