Hardwired and IP-enabled lock families for perimeter, high-traffic and real-time monitored openings.
Products and selection guidance
ASSA ABLOY brands include integrated electronic mortise/cylindrical and exit-device solutions that may use PoE/IP, RS-485 or traditional access wiring. Selection depends on brand/model, host PACS, credential/mobile support, cabling, egress hardware and door certification. Survey the complete opening and do not mix incompatible trim, lock and controller assumptions.
- IP/PoE integrated lock and reader architectures
- Hardwired online lock and exit-device solutions
- Mobile/smart credential and OSDP/PACS compatibility
- Door preparation, fire label, egress and mechanical key system
- Door, lock, free-egress, accessibility and fire-alarm requirements
- Network, power, standby battery and outage behavior
- Current licenses, subscriptions, firmware and integrations
- Administrator training, backup, documentation and maintenance
Site-specific design
Boston High Tech inventories existing equipment and validates current manufacturer compatibility before specifying reuse, migration or replacement. Qualifications may be confirmed privately when needed; license numbers, certificate copies and named certificate-holder details are not published.
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How to compare and specify this product family
For ASSA ABLOY Wired, IP and Mobile-Enabled Electronic Locks, the right model and architecture depend on the site, existing infrastructure and operating policy. A proposal should clearly document the following electronic lock and door-hardware system decisions before equipment is ordered:
- Opening type, handing, frame and door condition
- Fire rating, egress, accessibility and code constraints
- Fail-safe or fail-secure operation and emergency release
- Credential, reader and controller compatibility
- Battery, wireless gateway and offline behavior
- Mechanical key override, maintenance and lifecycle support
Installation, testing and handoff
Each opening is surveyed as a complete assembly. We verify the door, frame, handing, existing prep, latching, closer, egress hardware, power path and the required emergency behavior before specifying a lock. Installation includes alignment and mechanical correction within scope, cable and power testing, credential enrollment, door-state and request-to-exit tests, and failure-mode verification. The owner receives opening schedules, administrator guidance and maintenance requirements; private credential data and certificate details are not published.
Frequently asked questions
What buyers ask before specifying ASSA ABLOY electronic mortise, cylindrical and exit-device locks on wired or IP openings.
Three architectures were quoted for the same door. What actually separates them?
The wiring path and where the connection terminates. These lock families may use PoE/IP, RS-485 or traditional access wiring: a PoE/IP opening rides the network and draws power from the switch, an RS-485 opening runs back to a panel port on a bus, and traditional access wiring brings reader, lock power and door monitoring back separately.
What has to be pulled to an opening for a hardwired online lock?
Hardwired online lock and exit-device solutions need a path from the door leaf back to the panel or switch, which means a power transfer at the hinge or a door loop, plus the conductors the chosen architecture calls for. Conductor count follows the architecture, and the pathway is checked at fire-rated frames before cable is pulled.
Which openings can be prepped for an electronic lock and which cannot?
Some openings accept preparation and some do not, which is why the complete opening is surveyed rather than the lock alone. Door preparation, fire label, egress and mechanical key system are reviewed together with opening type, handing, frame and door condition. A labeled fire door limits what may be cut in the field and who may cut it.
We already run an access control head end. Does that limit our choices?
Yes, the host PACS narrows the model list before brand preference enters the conversation. Selection depends on brand and model, the host PACS the lock must report to, credential and mobile support, cabling, egress hardware and door certification. Identify the head end and its firmware level first, then build the lock schedule against what that system supports.
Staff want to open doors with their phones. Is that available on these locks?
Mobile support varies by brand and model inside the ASSA ABLOY range, so the check is made against the specific lock on the schedule. Mobile/smart credential and OSDP/PACS compatibility is one line of the design: which credential types the head end issues, which types the lock reads, and whether cards already in circulation keep working during the changeover.
Can we reuse the trim we like with a different lock body?
Compatibility here is confirmed per brand and model rather than assumed. Selection depends on brand/model, host PACS, credential and mobile support, cabling, egress hardware and door certification, so the complete opening gets surveyed first and we do not mix incompatible trim, lock and controller assumptions. Send us the trim and the lock body you are considering and we will check that pairing before the schedule is approved.
ASSA ABLOY Aperio owner, administrator and buyer resources
Discuss ASSA ABLOY Aperio installation, maintenance or service
Detailed guides are maintained by 360TechnologyGroup.com, the parent-company knowledge center.
Official ASSA ABLOY software, firmware and support
Official manufacturer resources. We link out rather than host firmware.
Before updating: confirm model, hardware revision, current version, entitlement and rollback plan, and schedule monitored or life-safety-adjacent systems with the administrator.