Elevator access control
Restriction by floor, credential and schedule.
What it is
The building's access control extended into the lift: the panel only enables the floors each credential is authorised for, and only within the permitted schedule. Without a valid credential, the cabin won't answer the destination.
It runs on the same card, PIN or biometrics the building already uses, so it's administered from a single console instead of maintaining two parallel systems. Every trip is recorded — who went up, to which floor and at what time — and the elevator stops being security's blind spot.
Who it's for
For buildings where not everyone should reach every floor and reception can't police every single trip.
- Multi-tenant corporate towers
- High-end residential buildings
- Hotels and serviced apartments
- Hospitals and healthcare centres
- Data centres and restricted areas
See it in action
The panel only enables the floors each person is authorised for, and only once they present their credential. It extends the building's access control into the lift: who went up, to which floor and at what time is on record, with no receptionist in the middle.
Manufacturer video · ZKTeco
Key features
Restriction by floor
Each user only reaches the floors authorized for their profile.
In-cabin credential
Card, PIN or biometrics inside the elevator to enable the destination.
Schedule rules
Floor access by time window, day and exception.
Access integration
Same credential and administration as the building's access control.
Use cases
The elevator is usually the door nobody controls: it takes anyone to any floor. These are the cases where restricting it by credential and schedule changes how the building runs.
Corporate towers
Each company only reaches its own floor, even when ten of them share a lobby and the same lifts. No more visitors stepping out on the wrong floor, and no access that depends on who happens to be at reception.
Residential
Residents go straight to their level and visitors get temporary permission with an expiry date and time. Common areas are enabled separately, according to whatever the building's rules decide.
Hospitality
The guest's card enables only their floor and only for the length of the stay. At check-out the permission expires on its own, without relying on anyone remembering to revoke it.
Healthcare and critical areas
Operating theatres, pharmacy, clinical records and inpatient floors stay out of public reach. Staff get in by profile and on record, not by trust or habit.
Contractors and shifts
Cleaning, maintenance and suppliers only go up within their time window and to the floors assigned to them. Outside that range the same credential stops enabling the floor, with nobody having to step in.