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When you install a proper access control system, you’re done chasing down who has copies of your building keys. You’re done wondering if that employee who quit three months ago still has a way in. You’re done paying a locksmith to rekey everything every time someone loses their keychain.
You get a system that lets you add or remove access with a few clicks. You see exactly who entered which door and when. If someone tries to get into an area they shouldn’t, you know about it immediately.
For businesses in Aldan and throughout Delaware County, this means your office, warehouse, or retail space stays secure without you having to physically hand out keys or wonder who made copies. You control access from your phone or computer, whether you’re on-site or not. That’s the difference between hoping your building is secure and actually knowing it is.
We’ve been solving security problems in Delaware County since the late 1800s. We’re now on our fourth generation, with Tom McCausland and his daughter Chrissy running the largest locksmith operation in the Delaware Valley from our Prospect Park storefront.
That longevity matters because access control isn’t just about installing hardware. It’s about understanding how businesses in Aldan actually operate, what security challenges you face, and how to set up a system that works with your daily routine instead of against it.
We’ve installed commercial access control systems in every type of building you can imagine throughout Delaware County. We know which systems hold up and which ones create more problems than they solve. When you call us, you’re getting someone who’s seen it all and knows how to get it right the first time.
We start with a free walk-through of your Aldan property. We look at every entry point, discuss who needs access to what areas, and identify any security weak points you might not have noticed. This isn’t a sales pitch—it’s a real assessment of what you actually need.
Once we understand your building and your access requirements, we recommend specific door access control systems that fit your situation. We explain what each component does, how you’ll manage it day-to-day, and what it costs. You’ll know exactly what you’re getting before any work starts.
Installation happens on your schedule. We mount the hardware, run the necessary wiring, set up your control panel or cloud-based system, and program all the initial access credentials. Before we leave, we walk you through how to add users, remove access, pull reports, and handle common scenarios you’ll face.
After installation, you have direct access to our team if questions come up or you need to expand the system. Most of our commercial clients in Delaware County end up adding more doors or features as they see how much easier access control makes their daily operations.
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Every access control system installation we do in Aldan includes the physical hardware—card readers, keypads, or biometric scanners depending on what makes sense for your doors. You get the electronic locks or strikes that actually secure the entry points, the control panel or cloud-based system that manages everything, and all the wiring and connections to make it work reliably.
We set up your initial users and access schedules. If your warehouse manager needs access Monday through Friday from 5 AM to 6 PM, that’s programmed in. If your cleaning crew needs access on weekends, they get their own credentials with their own schedule. You can change any of this yourself after we show you how.
For businesses in Aldan dealing with multiple buildings or locations throughout Delaware County, we can integrate everything into one system. You manage all your properties from the same interface. We also connect your access control to existing security cameras if you want visual verification of who’s coming and going.
The typical commercial access control system installation in Pennsylvania runs between $2,500 and $4,300 per door, depending on the level of security you need and whether you want cloud-based management or an on-premise system. We give you exact pricing after the walk-through because your building and your requirements determine the real cost.
For a typical commercial building in Aldan with three to five entry points, installation usually takes one to two days. That includes mounting all the hardware, running wiring, setting up your control system, and training you on how to use it.
Larger buildings or more complex setups take longer. If you have ten doors, multiple floors, or want to integrate with existing security cameras, you’re looking at three to five days. We schedule the work to minimize disruption to your business—a lot of our Delaware County clients have us do the installation over a weekend or after hours.
The walk-through and system design happen before installation day, so when we show up to install, we already know exactly what’s going where. We’re not figuring it out as we go. That’s why we can give you accurate timeframes and actually stick to them.
You manage it yourself for all the routine stuff. Adding a new employee, removing someone who left, changing access schedules, pulling reports of who entered when—you do all of that from your computer or phone without calling us.
We set everything up and show you exactly how to handle these common tasks. The systems we install are designed for business owners and managers to operate, not just IT professionals. If you can use a smartphone, you can manage your building access control.
You call us when you want to add new doors to the system, if hardware fails, or if you need help with something technical. But the day-to-day management of who gets in and when? That’s all you, whenever you need to make a change. Most of our Aldan clients appreciate not having to wait on anyone to grant or revoke access.
The electronic locks have battery backup, so they keep working during a power outage. Depending on which system you choose, the doors either remain locked and secure, or they can be set to fail-safe (unlock) for emergency egress. We discuss this during the walk-through because it depends on your building type and local fire codes.
For cloud-based access control systems, a temporary internet outage doesn’t lock you out. The local hardware continues operating on its last set of instructions. Your employees can still use their credentials to get in. You just can’t make changes to access permissions until the connection comes back.
If you’re concerned about internet reliability, we can install an on-premise system that doesn’t depend on cloud connectivity. It costs more upfront but operates completely independently. For most businesses in Delaware County, the cloud-based systems work fine because internet outages are rare and brief, and the system keeps functioning locally even when they happen.
For a small business in Aldan with one or two entry points, you’re typically looking at $2,300 to $5,000 per door. That includes the hardware, installation, initial programming, and training. A basic two-door setup might run $5,000 to $8,000 total.
The price goes up if you want higher security features like biometric readers, if your building needs extensive wiring work, or if you’re integrating with other security systems. It goes down if you’re doing multiple doors at once because some costs are fixed regardless of how many doors you’re securing.
We give you exact pricing after seeing your building and understanding what you need. Some businesses need simple card reader systems. Others need multi-factor authentication, anti-passback features, or integration with HR databases. The cost reflects what you’re actually getting installed, not some generic package price that doesn’t match your situation.
Yes, and it’s one of the most useful integrations you can do. When someone badges in at a door, your security camera system can automatically pull up that camera feed and bookmark the video. If there’s an unauthorized access attempt, you get both the access control alert and the video of who was at the door.
This integration works with most modern commercial security camera systems. If you already have cameras installed at your Aldan location, we evaluate whether they’re compatible during the walk-through. If they are, we connect everything so you’re managing both systems from one interface.
If your cameras are older or incompatible, you can still install access control without them. You just won’t get the automatic video verification. Some of our Delaware County clients start with access control and add integrated cameras later. The systems are designed to work together, but they don’t have to be installed at the same time.
Adding doors later is straightforward with the systems we install. You call us, we come out and install the hardware on the new door, connect it to your existing control system, and you start managing it the same way you manage your other doors.
The cost for adding doors is usually less per door than the initial installation because the main control system is already in place. You’re just adding another access point to an existing network. Most businesses in Aldan that install access control end up expanding it once they see how much easier it makes managing building security.
We design the initial system with expansion in mind. If you tell us during the walk-through that you might add doors later, we make sure the control panel or cloud system can handle it. You’re not locked into the initial configuration. Your access control system grows with your business without needing to replace everything.
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