Secure people, property, and operations with commercial access control systems designed for today's organizations. Manage credentials, control access remotely, monitor activity, and integrate with your broader security ecosystem from a unified platform.
Modern commercial access control systems help organizations manage who has access, when they have access, and where they can go. By centralizing credential management, automating permissions, and integrating with other security technologies, access control strengthens security while simplifying everyday operations.
Centralized Access Management
Manage users, credentials, schedules, and permissions from one centralized platform. Simplify administration, reduce manual effort, and maintain consistent access policies across one location or hundreds.
Modern Credentials
Support keycards, mobile credentials, PINs, biometrics, and other authentication methods that provide secure, convenient access while improving the experience for employees, visitors, and contractors.
Unified Security
Integrate access control with video surveillance, intrusion detection, visitor management, and other technologies to improve visibility, streamline investigations, and strengthen your overall security strategy.
CORE CAPABILITIES
A Smarter Way to Secure Access
Modern access control combines intelligent hardware, flexible credentials, centralized management, and seamless integrations to create a secure, scalable solution that grows with your organization.
Choose the credential technology that best fits your organization, from keycards and fobs to mobile credentials, PINs, biometrics, and temporary visitor passes. Modern credentialing improves convenience without compromising security.
Reliable Security at Every Entry
Build a secure foundation with readers, controllers, electronic locks, turnstiles, gates, elevator controls, and other access hardware designed to protect people, property, and critical spaces.
Control Every Permission
Centralize user management, credentials, and permissions across every location, from a single commercial door access control system that scales as your organization grows.
Bring Every System Together
Integrate access control with video surveillance, visitor management, intrusion detection, intercoms, and other security technologies to create a more connected, efficient, and responsive security environment.
Choosing the right access control system is only part of the equation. From planning and deployment to long-term optimization and support, we help organizations maximize the value of their access control investment.
No two organizations manage access the same way. We design access control systems around your facilities, workflows, and security policies to create a solution that supports your people today and adapts as your organization grows.
Support Beyond Installation
We provide ongoing support to help maximize the value of your investment. Through training, system optimization, health assessments, proactive monitoring, and ProCare Managed Services, we help keep your access control system secure, reliable, and up to date.
Built to Grow With You
Whether you're adding employees, expanding to new facilities, or adopting new technologies, we design access control systems that scale with your organization and support your long-term security strategy.
80000
Credentials Managed
17000
Doors Secured
50
States Served
3900
Organizations Supported
What Our Clients Say
100%
We wanted to move away from physical keys and have much better control over when and where people could access our facilities. Today we know the right people have access to the right spaces at the right times, and we no longer have to spend time managing physical keys or worrying about access after the fact.
We wanted to move away from physical keys and have much better control over when and where people could access our facilities. Today we know the right people have access to the right spaces at the right times, and we no longer have to spend time managing physical keys or worrying about access after the fact.
Parallel helped us move from managing security at individual locations to building a standardized, centralized security program. They took the time to understand how we operate and helped create a solution that will continue to grow with our organization.
Parallel helped us move from managing security at individual locations to building a standardized, centralized security program. They took the time to understand how we operate and helped create a solution that will continue to grow with our organization.
Choosing the right commercial access control system involves more than selecting readers and credentials. Explore answers to common questions about deployment, integrations, credential management, scalability, and long-term success.
Enterprise access control systems should align with your security objectives, operational workflows, and future growth plans. Consider factors such as credential types, integrations, scalability, administration, and whether a cloud, on-premises, or hybrid deployment best fits your organization.
In many cases, yes. Modern access control platforms often support existing hardware and credentials, allowing organizations to preserve previous investments while upgrading software, management capabilities, and overall system performance.
The right deployment depends on your organization's security requirements, IT resources, compliance needs, and operational goals. Each option offers unique advantages, and many organizations choose a hybrid approach that balances flexibility with control.
Absolutely. Access control can integrate with video surveillance, intrusion detection, visitor management, intercoms, identity management platforms, and other technologies to improve security, simplify workflows, and provide greater operational visibility.
Modern access control systems support keycards, fobs, mobile credentials, PINs, biometrics, QR codes, and temporary visitor credentials. The right authentication method depends on your organization's security requirements and user experience goals.
Yes. Enterprise door access control systems allow administrators to manage doors, users, schedules, permissions, and activity across multiple buildings or locations from a centralized platform.
Modern access control systems can integrate with visitor management solutions to securely manage guests, contractors, vendors, and temporary workers. Issue temporary credentials, define access permissions, and maintain visibility into who is on-site while creating a more seamless visitor experience.
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