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Match the Platform to the Site, Not the Site to the Platform
This is what's stocked for access control: from LenelS2's enterprise-grade platforms down to ELK Products' compact security-and-automation controllers, plus the cloud-native and mid-market options that sit between them. Every recommendation below is scoped to what we can actually install, integrate, and support — not just what's on the shelf.
Portal basics
How an Order Moves Through the Portal
The catalog below is what you're browsing. Placing an order follows the same path whether it's a two-door office suite or a multi-building campus with a badge office of its own.
Assess & Recommend
Door count, site count, and how the business is likely to grow all point toward one platform tier over another. We recommend a fit before quoting a specific brand, not after.
Quote & Approve
The portal returns current pricing for controllers, readers, credentials, and any software licensing, plus an install timeline. Orders above your account's threshold route to an approver.
Install & Configure
Controllers, readers, and door hardware go in; doors are programmed with schedules and access levels before anyone's credential is activated.
Manage & Support
Self-manage credentials through the platform's console, or hand day-to-day badge management to us. The order links to a support ticket from day one.
Licensed hardware & software
Access Control Platforms
Five platforms, five different sweet spots — the badge on each card is our shorthand for who it's actually built for.
LenelS2
Enterprise
OnGuard & NetBox — Honeywell-owned
The platform most large, multi-building organizations already have in some form. OnGuard scales into complex enterprise deployments; NetBox covers the same territory with a lighter, browser-based footprint.
- Over 200 certified third-party integrations, plus an open API
- Zero-trust file and credential protectionUnifies video, intrusion alarms, and building systems in one console
- Elements and OnGuard Cloud add single-tenant, cloud-hosted options
Recommend when: multiple buildings or a campus, an existing security team, or a requirement to integrate with HR systems and other enterprise software already in place.
Genetec Synergis
Enterprise
Unified video + access, one console
Built from the ground up alongside Genetec's video management platform, so access events and camera footage live in the same timeline instead of two systems bolted together after the fact.
- Open-architecture controller support across multiple hardware manufacturers
- Access events automatically bookmarked to the camera watching that door
- Synergis IX adds unified intrusion monitoring alongside access
Recommend when: video surveillance is already ordered or planned alongside access control and one shared console matters more than any single-vendor loyalty.
Brivo
Cloud-native
Multi-site SaaS access control
No on-site server to maintain — Brivo's cloud dashboard manages every door across every location from a browser or mobile app, with local panel intelligence keeping doors working through an internet outage.
- Remote credential issuing and instant revocation from anywhere
- Mobile Pass and support for Allegion, dormakaba, and HID mobile credentials
- Scales from one site to hundreds without a system reinstall
Recommend when: multiple locations with no on-site IT presence, or a preference for zero on-site server hardware to maintain.
Paxton10
Mid-market
Combined access & video, simplified
Access control and video on one controller and one piece of software, aimed squarely at sites that want enterprise-style unification without an enterprise-style install or learning curve.
- Access and video managed from a single app, on-site or cloud-connected
- Fast install with minimal configuration compared to enterprise platforms
- Net2, Paxton's prior line, remains supported for straightforward access-only sites
Recommend when: a single building or small multi-site footprint wants both access and video without standing up a full enterprise platform.
ELK Products
Small business
M1 Gold — security & automation in one panel
A single control board that handles access, intrusion, and light automation together — the right-sized option when a full access control platform would be more system than the site needs.
- Up to 16 hardwired zones, expandable to 208 with wireless sensors
- Up to 199 user codes with customizable authorization levels
- IP, cellular, and landline reporting, with event alerts by phone, email, or text
Recommend when: a small office, retail location, or light-commercial site wants access control bundled with intrusion alarm and basic automation, on one budget-friendly panel.
Migrating off an existing system: Genetec's migration tooling and LenelS2's open API both support bringing an existing door hardware investment forward rather than re-wiring every door on day one — worth raising during the site assessment if a legacy system is already in place.
The layer every platform needs
Credentials & Readers
The platform decides how doors are managed. The credential decides how a person actually gets through one — and this layer is shared across nearly every system above.
HID Global Credentials & Readers
The most widely deployed card and reader ecosystem in commercial access control.
- Proximity, smart card, and multi-technology reader options
- HID Mobile Access: phone- and smartwatch-based credentials over Bluetooth and NFC
- Broad compatibility across LenelS2, Genetec, Brivo, and most other platforms in this catalog
Ordered as: a hardware line item alongside any platform above, sized to door and reader count
Mobile Credentials
A phone instead of a card — fewer physical badges to lose, print, or deactivate.
- Instant issue and revoke without printing a replacement card
- Supported across Brivo, LenelS2, Genetec, and Paxton10 platforms
- Touchless, tap-free entry at high-traffic doors
Ordered as: a platform add-on, licensed per user rather than per physical card
Biometric Readers
Fingerprint or facial verification where a lost or shared card is a real risk.
- Fingerprint and facial-recognition readers for high-security doors
- Typically paired as a second factor alongside a card or mobile credential
- Reserved for server rooms, pharmacies, and other sensitive-area doors, not every door on-site
Ordered as: a per-door hardware add-on, scoped during the site assessment
Worth pairing: a door already ordered on the video surveillance catalog can share its camera with the access control platform — Genetec and Paxton10 do this natively, and LenelS2 and Brivo both support it through certified video integrations.
Side by Side
Site size and existing infrastructure usually narrow this down to one or two realistic options.
| LenelS2 | Genetec Synergis | Brivo | ELK Products | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deployment | On-premise or single-tenant cloud | On-premise, open architecture | Cloud-native, no server on-site | On-premise, one control panel |
| Scale | Single site to global enterprise | Single site to enterprise campus | Single site to hundreds of locations | Single site, small door count |
| Scale | Single site to global enterprise | Single site to enterprise campus | Single site to hundreds of locations | Single site, small door count |
| Video integration | Certified third-party VMS integrations | Native — built on the same platform | Certified integrations for event correlation | Not applicable |
| Best fit | Multi-building organizations with an IT/security team | Sites unifying video and access on one console | Multi-location businesses with no on-site server | Single small office or light-commercial site |
Terms You'll See in the Catalog
ACS
Access Control System
The combination of software, controllers, readers, and credentials that decides who can open which door, and when.
Controller / Panel
The hardware that receives a credential read and decides whether to unlock the door — the brain behind one door or a group of doors.
Credential
Whatever a person presents to get through a door: a proximity card, a smart card, a mobile phone, or a fingerprint.
REX
Request to Exit
A motion sensor or push button that lets someone leave through a controlled door without triggering a forced-door alarm.
Wiegand / OSDP
The wiring protocols between a reader and a controller. OSDP is the newer, encrypted standard replacing older, unencrypted Wiegand wiring on security-sensitive doors.
Anti-Passback
A rule that blocks a credential from badging into an area twice in a row without badging out first — stops one card being passed back to let a second person in.
Access Level / Schedule
The set of doors a credential can open, and when — a cleaning crew's access level might open every door, but only between 6 and 8 a.m.
Unified vs. Integrated
Unified means access and video are built on one shared platform from the start (Genetec, Paxton10); integrated means two separate systems are connected together after the fact (LenelS2, Brivo, with a certified VMS).
Before You Place a Large Order
Door Hardware and Fire Code Both Matter
Electrified locks, door closers, and fail-safe versus fail-secure configuration all have to satisfy local fire code, not just the access control platform's spec sheet. We check this during the site assessment, not after installation.
Existing Wiring Can Be Reused, or Not
A site already wired for a prior access control system may reuse that cabling with a new controller, or may need a fresh run — this pairs with a structured cabling quote when a rewire is required.
Growth Changes the Right Answer
A platform sized for today's three doors can become the wrong fit at thirty. We factor a realistic two-to-three-year growth estimate into the recommendation, not just the current door count.
Credential Format Compatibility
Cards issued under an old system don't always work with a new reader technology. We confirm credential compatibility before a platform swap, so badges don't need to be reissued on day one.
Get a Platform Recommendation and a Quote in One Request
Tell us the door count, the site count, and what's already installed — we'll recommend the platform that actually fits, quote the hardware and licensing, and scope the install as one request.