Cloud-managed Keri access control for organizations that want browser and mobile administration without maintaining a local application server.
What this product family does
Borealis supports centralized cardholder, schedule, door, event and report management. Keri documents compatibility with Keri NXT, KB and legacy platforms plus supported Mercury EP, LP and MP hardware; controller feature support is not identical, so an existing-site inventory is essential before conversion.
Products and decisions
| Product area | What it includes | Selection guidance |
|---|---|---|
| Management | Browser-based cloud platform and Borealis Connect mobile workflow | Multi-site organizations, remote administration and reduced local-server maintenance |
| Controllers | KB, supported NXT/PXL paths, NXT-MSC and Authentic Mercury options | Confirm the exact feature matrix, firmware and hub/controller capacity for every existing panel |
| Credentials | Cards, fobs and supported mobile/wireless integrations | Document credential technology, enrollment, revocation and migration before rollout |
| Operations | Schedules, lockdown/lockout, reports, remote door control and operator roles | Define approvals, audit retention, incident workflow and least-privilege administration |
Questions to answer before quoting
- Is cloud access approved by IT and the property owner?
- Which controllers and expansion boards are already installed?
- Are elevator, wireless lock, video or readerless-access integrations required?
- What is the internet-outage and local door-operation expectation?
- Who owns administration, backups, updates and recurring services?
- What must continue working during network, internet or power failure?
- Which opening, egress, accessibility and life-safety requirements apply?
- What training, documentation and preventive maintenance are required?
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Official manufacturer references
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How to compare and specify this product family
For Keri Borealis Cloud Access Control, the right model and architecture depend on the site, existing infrastructure and operating policy. A proposal should clearly document the following access-control system decisions before equipment is ordered:
- Number and type of controlled openings
- Controller, reader, lock and credential compatibility
- Cloud or on-premise administration and ownership
- Offline behavior, backup power and emergency operation
- Directory, HR, video, visitor and elevator integrations
- Licensing, cybersecurity, training and lifecycle support
Installation, testing and handoff
A site survey records each opening, door hardware, cable path, power, network, credential policy and integration requirement. The design then maps readers, controllers, locks, inputs, outputs and administrator roles to the operational workflow. Commissioning includes door-by-door functional tests, failure-mode and backup-power checks, permission and schedule tests, event verification, administrator training and as-built documentation. Product availability, subscriptions and supported integrations are confirmed for the current project before procurement.
Frequently asked questions
Questions that come up when a Keri site moves cardholders, schedules and reporting into cloud-managed Borealis administration.
Do we still need a server on site?
No local application server is required. Borealis is administered through a browser, with the Borealis Connect mobile workflow for day-to-day tasks, so what stays on site is the controller, reader and door hardware. Confirm with IT the outbound connectivity that browser administration needs, and put the cutover date after that conversation rather than before it.
Can we keep the Keri panels that are already installed?
Some convert and some do not, and the inventory decides which. Keri documents compatibility with Keri NXT, KB and legacy platforms plus supported Mercury EP, LP and MP hardware, but controller feature support is not identical across those paths. Record every panel, expansion board and firmware level on site, then check each against the feature matrix and hub or controller capacity.
Which functions stop working during an internet outage?
Browser and mobile administration stop: adding a cardholder, changing a schedule, pulling reports and sending remote door control commands all travel to the cloud. What continues at the opening is set by the internet-outage and local door-operation expectation you document, then verified panel by panel at commissioning. Write down which doors must keep granting access, which should lock down, and who gets called.
How is a conversion from an existing Keri system sequenced?
It begins with the existing-site inventory, since the controllers and expansion boards already installed determine what moves and what has to be replaced. A survey then records each opening, door hardware, cable path, power, credential policy and integration requirement. Commissioning follows with door-by-door functional tests, failure-mode and backup-power checks, permission and schedule tests, event verification, administrator training and as-built documentation.
Are elevator and wireless lock integrations part of the platform?
They are treated as project requirements to raise before quoting rather than assumed features, which is why this page asks whether elevator, wireless lock, video or readerless-access integrations are required. Name the elevator controller, the lock family and the video system in the requirements document. Each pairing is then checked against what Keri supports for your configuration before anything is promised to the security team.
Does IT have to sign off on a cloud access-control platform?
Yes, and this page puts cloud access approved by IT and the property owner first among the questions to answer before quoting, because the platform reaches outside the building. Bring IT the connectivity the browser platform needs, the cardholder and event data that leaves the site, and the answer to who owns administration, backups, updates and recurring services. A landlord may also have a say.
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Official Keri Systems software, firmware and support
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Before updating: confirm model, hardware revision, current version, entitlement and rollback plan, and schedule monitored or life-safety-adjacent systems with the administrator.