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Latchbolt and Cam Monitoring on Fail-Secure Electric Strikes: What the Two Signals Actually Mean and Why Both Matter on a Fire-Rated Opening

What This Article Covers When a fail-secure electric strike is specified on a fire-rated opening, the hardware selection conversation usually stops at two questions: Is it fail-secure? Does it carry a...

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May 25, 2026 Our Blog

Fail-Secure Electric Strikes on Fire-Rated Doors: What the Monitoring Outputs Actually Tell You

What This Article Covers This guide is for contractors, security integrators, and facility managers who specify or install fail-secure electric strikes on fire-rated openings. Specifically, it address...

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May 24, 2026 Our Blog

Fail-Secure Electric Strikes on Fire-Rated Doors: Why the Monitoring Spec Gets Dropped Before the Opening Is Complete

What This Article Covers This guide explains how auxiliary monitoring works on fail-secure electric strikes installed on fire-rated door openings, why the monitoring portion of the spec is routinely o...

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May 20, 2026 Our Blog

Latchbolt Monitoring on Fire-Rated Electric Strikes: The Feedback Signal That Gets Dropped From the Access Control Spec

What This Article Covers This guide explains latchbolt and cam monitoring on fail-secure, fire-rated electric strikes — what those feedback signals mean, why they are dropped from access control speci...

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May 17, 2026 Our Blog

Fail-Secure Electric Strikes on Fire-Rated Doors: Why the Monitoring Spec Gets Dropped Before the Opening Is Complete

What This Article Covers — and Who Needs It Fail-secure electric strikes on fire-rated openings are one of the most compliance-sensitive hardware decisions in commercial construction. Contractors, sec...

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May 9, 2026 Our Blog

Electric Strike Monitoring: What the Auxiliary Switch Actually Does on an Access-Controlled Opening

What This Article Covers This guide explains how auxiliary switch monitoring works on electric strikes used in commercial access control openings. If you are a security integrator, commercial contract...

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Apr 23, 2026 Our Blog

Electric Strike Monitoring: What the Auxiliary Switch Actually Does on an Access-Controlled Opening

What This Article Covers and Who It Helps Electric strikes do more than release a latch when a credential is presented. On monitored openings, the strike itself reports back to the access control syst...

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Apr 23, 2026 Our Blog

Electric Strike Monitoring Features Explained: What Latchbolt and Cam Feedback Actually Do for Your Access Control System

Why Electric Strike Monitoring Matters More Than Most Specs Let On This guide is for security integrators, commercial contractors, facility managers, and architects who specify or install electric str...

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Apr 22, 2026 Our Blog