Access Control Systems Atlanta: Key Card And Door Access Control
Badge, fob and key card door entry for Atlanta businesses, with access you can change in minutes when people join or leave and a record of which door opened and when. Each reader and lock is fitted by our dedicated, licensed low voltage team, which keeps supporting the system after go-live.
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List the doors you want controlled. A certified engineer visits in person before any quote is written.
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UniVirtual Solutions installs access control systems for Atlanta businesses: badge, fob and key card readers on the doors that matter, door controllers set up on your network, and user access you can add or remove in minutes. We walk the building before any work begins, test each door before hand-over and keep supporting the system after installation. Access control is one of our low voltage services.
Why Keys And Shared Door Codes Stop Working For A Growing Business
Physical keys get copied, lost and never returned. Door codes get shared with a friend, written on a sticky note and left unchanged for years because changing them means telling everyone. When an employee leaves, the honest answer to “can they still get in?” is often “probably.”
Keys and codes also leave no record. After a theft, a dispute or an insurance claim, nobody can say which door was opened and when, or by whom.
An access control system fixes both problems: each person has their own credential, access is removed the moment someone leaves, and every door event is logged.
There is also the cost of the workaround. Rekeying a building after a key goes missing, or paying someone to change codes across every door, adds up quickly and still does not tell you who was inside.
Door Access Control For Offices, Suites And Facilities
We plan access control from a walkthrough of your site: main entrances, suite doors, server and network rooms, storage, and any door with a compliance or insurance requirement behind it. Then we size the readers, controllers, cabling and power to match.
The aim is a system your office manager can run without calling us for every change, and that we can support when something does need attention.
Badge, Fob And Key Card Readers
Readers on the doors you choose, with credentials issued to each person instead of shared keys or codes.
Door Controllers And Locking Hardware
Controllers cabled and set up on your network, connected to the locks or strikes on each controlled door.
User Management
Add a new hire, change someone’s hours or remove a former employee in minutes, without rekeying a door.
Door Event Records
A log of which credential opened which door and when, ready when an incident, audit or insurer asks for it.
Badge, Fob, Phone, Keypad Or Biometric Entry
Every door access control system we install supports the common credential types, and many businesses use more than one:
Badges And Key Cards
Badges and key cards are the classic key card entry system. They double as photo ID and work well for larger teams.
Key Fobs
Key fobs that are durable, low cost and easy to hand out.
Mobile Credentials
Mobile credentials that turn an employee’s phone into the key, with nothing to lose or lend.
Keypads
Keypads for doors where a PIN, alone or with a card, makes sense.
Biometric Readers
Biometric readers such as fingerprint or face recognition for server rooms, file rooms and other high-security doors.
Not Sure What You Need?
We check every door, frame and lock on a free visit, then price only the doors worth controlling.
Each person gets their own credential, so you can see who opened which door and remove access in seconds. That is the core difference between commercial access control systems and shared keys or door codes.
Cloud Or On-Site Access Control, And The Hardware On The Door
We install both cloud-based and on-site commercial access control systems. Cloud platforms make it easy to manage several locations from a browser or phone. On-site systems keep everything inside your building. Either way, user changes can follow your offboarding process, so a departing employee loses door access when they lose their email.
In any door access control system, the hardware on each door matters just as much:
Electric Strikes And Maglocks
Electric strikes and maglocks, chosen to suit the door, frame and traffic.
Fail-Safe Or Fail-Secure
Fail-safe or fail-secure settings per door, so doors behave correctly during a power loss.
Request-To-Exit Devices
Request-to-exit devices so people can always leave freely.
Schedules And Lockdown
Schedules and lockdown, with doors unlocked during business hours and secured with one action when needed.
Doors on an exit path must still allow free egress under life safety codes such as NFPA 101, so we plan locking hardware with that in mind. Across our access control Atlanta projects, doors can also be linked to security cameras so every door event has video beside it.
Access Control Installed By A Cybersecurity Provider
Door controllers and readers are network devices, and the system that decides who gets through your doors deserves the same protection as any other system that holds sensitive data. UniVirtual Solutions sets them up the way a cybersecurity provider would: separated from office computers, off default settings, on current firmware and with administrator access limited to the right people.
Access control also works best alongside security cameras at the same doors, so a door event can be matched to video when it matters.
From Free Assessment To Ongoing Support
Our managed IT and cybersecurity work for Atlanta businesses dates back to 2009, and every door access project we take on runs in four steps:
Free Walkthrough
Before we quote, we look at each door, the frames and hardware, and where the controllers will connect.
Scope
You see the controlled doors, reader types and how people will get in before work starts.
Install And Test
Readers, controllers and locks are installed, cabled and tested door by door.
Hand-Over And Support
We show your team how to add and remove people, and ongoing support covers badge changes, firmware updates and system checks.
The controllers and readers run on the structured cabling we install, so cabling for new doors can be planned in the same scope.
Access Control Systems Atlanta Businesses Can Trust
Licensed And Insured
UVS holds a low voltage contractor license and carries insurance, and Georgia’s state licensing board oversees that license for anyone installing door hardware and readers. Before an installer wires a single lock, ask to see proof of both.
Dedicated Low Voltage Team
Access control work is assigned to our dedicated low voltage crew, which sits outside the help desk and coordinates with our cybersecurity engineers. Readers and controllers are set up secure on the first day, and we keep supporting the system long after hand-over. For access control Atlanta businesses can grow with, we install and support all top commercial access control brands, cloud-based or on-site. No subcontractors touch your doors; our own technicians do every install.
Free Site Assessment
Every access control job begins with a free site assessment of your doors, and lock and reader installs can run after hours so staff and visitors keep moving through an occupied office or warehouse. Door entry clients range from law and accounting offices to manufacturing plants, distribution warehouses, aviation businesses and construction materials yards across metro Atlanta, from McDonough and Peachtree City up to Kennesaw, Marietta, Roswell, Alpharetta, Sandy Springs, Duluth and Norcross.
“Absolutely great performance, responsive and fast. I highly recommend UniVirtual!”
James Stone, Attorney, Stone Law Group (from our Google reviews)
Access Control Systems Atlanta: Common Questions
What Atlanta businesses ask before an access control project.
What is the difference between a badge, a fob and a key card?
They are different shapes of the same idea: a credential that identifies one person to the door reader. Badges and key cards are card-sized and can carry a photo ID, and fobs fit on a key ring. The right choice depends on how your people work.
Can we remove a former employee's access right away?
Yes. Access is tied to each person’s credential, so it can be turned off in minutes without changing locks or codes for everyone else.
Can we see who opened a door and when?
Yes. The system keeps a record of door events by credential, which is useful after an incident and when an auditor or insurer asks.
Do you visit the site before quoting?
Yes. Every access control project starts with a walkthrough of each door and where the controllers will connect.
Do you support the system after it is installed?
Yes. Ongoing support covers badge and user changes, firmware updates and system checks.
Do you work outside Atlanta?
Yes. Our access control team covers metro Atlanta and cities across Georgia. Call 678-374-4352 to confirm your address.
Can employees use their phone as a key?
Yes. Mobile credentials let staff unlock doors with their phone and work alongside a key card entry system, and you can add or remove them remotely. Badges, fobs, keypads and biometric readers are also available.
Is cloud or on-site access control better?
Cloud-based commercial access control systems suit businesses with more than one location or anyone who wants to manage doors from a phone. On-site systems suit businesses that prefer everything inside their own building. We install both and recommend one after the free site assessment.
What happens to the doors if the power or internet goes down?
Door controllers are installed with battery backup, and each door is set as fail-safe or fail-secure to match its purpose and the code. Most systems keep working locally if the internet drops and sync again when it returns.
Can a door access control system work with our existing doors?
Usually, yes. During the free site assessment we check each door, frame and existing lock to decide whether an electric strike, maglock or new hardware fits best.
Can doors unlock on a schedule?
Yes. With most access control systems Atlanta businesses use, doors can unlock during business hours, lock automatically after hours and be locked down with one action in an emergency.
Certified Engineers Across Georgia
Our access control systems secure anything from one suite entrance to properties with several buildings, for businesses in metro Atlanta and the Georgia cities beyond it.
Doors You Control, And A Record Of Who Used Them
Tell us which doors you want to control and how people come and go today. We then book an engineer to walk the building with you and discuss the plan, including which doors to control first if you prefer to start small.