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Where Does the Card Reader Go? Mounting Position Decisions That Affect Access Control Performance

Why Reader Placement Is an Access Control Decision, Not an Afterthought This article covers how to determine the correct mounting position for card readers and credential readers at commercial door op...

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Sep 28, 2026 Our Blog

OSHPD Healthcare Projects and Door Hardware: What Changes When California Oversight Is in the Room

What This Guide Covers and Who It Helps If you are a contractor, architect, or facility manager working on a California hospital, skilled nursing facility, or acute care project, you already know that...

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Sep 22, 2026 Our Blog

RFID Hotel Lock Systems Basics: What Every Property Manager and Spec Team Needs to Know Before the Doors Ship

What This Article Covers -- and Who It Is For If you are managing a hotel renovation, specifying hardware for a new lodging project, or replacing aging magnetic-stripe locks on an existing property, t...

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Sep 16, 2026 Our Blog

RFID Credential Standards for Commercial Door Access: What 125 kHz vs. 13.56 MHz Means for Your Opening Spec

What This Article Covers and Who It Helps If you are specifying electrified locks, access-control readers, or credential hardware for a commercial opening, the RFID standard your credential uses deter...

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Sep 7, 2026 Our Blog

Locking Down the Server Room: How to Spec Door Hardware for Data Center Security

What This Guide Covers -- and Who It Is For Server rooms and data center enclosures have hardware requirements that sit at the intersection of physical security, life safety code, and continuous-uptim...

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Aug 30, 2026 Our Blog

Your Phone Is the Key: What to Know Before Specifying Mobile Credentials and Reader Compatibility

What This Article Covers -- and Who It Helps More facilities are moving away from plastic keycards and toward smartphone-based access control. If you are a contractor quoting an electrified opening pa...

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Aug 25, 2026 Our Blog

How a Maglock Talks to Your Fire Alarm: Wiring the Release Circuit the Right Way

What This Guide Covers and Who It Helps This article explains how electromagnetic locks (maglocks) must be wired to connect with a building fire alarm system. It is written for commercial electrical c...

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Aug 22, 2026 Our Blog

Mantrap Installations: How to Specify the Right Hardware for a Two-Door Security Vestibule

What This Guide Covers and Who It Is For A mantrap, also called a security vestibule or airlock entry, is a controlled access passage that uses two doors in sequence to prevent tailgating and unauthor...

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Aug 20, 2026 Our Blog

Adding Card Access to an Existing Mortise Lock: What Actually Has to Change at the Door

What This Article Covers and Who It Helps Facility managers, security integrators, and commercial hardware specifiers frequently face the same challenge: a building already has solid-performing mortis...

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Aug 8, 2026 Our Blog

Door Position Switches: Where They Go, How They Wire, and What Goes Wrong on the First Install

What Is a Door Position Switch and Why Does Every Access-Controlled Opening Need One? A door position switch (DPS) is a two-piece magnetic sensor -- a reed switch module and a matching magnet -- that ...

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Aug 7, 2026 Our Blog

Concealed Power Transfer on Doors With Closers: Routing Wires When the Frame Head Is Already Occupied

The Problem Nobody Plans for Until the Closer Template Goes Down This article is for commercial hardware contractors, access control integrators, school facilities teams, and specifiers who need to tr...

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Jul 29, 2026 Our Blog

Frame Head Reinforcing on Hollow Metal Frames: What Gets Missed Before the Hardware Goes In

What This Article Covers and Who It Helps Frame head reinforcing is one of those line items on a hardware schedule that looks minor until a closer arm pulls out of an underbuilt header, or an inspecto...

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Jul 28, 2026 Our Blog

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