What keyless entry systems involves
This page explains keyless entry systems: what the job includes, what to have ready, honest limits and what sets the price.
A standalone keypad or Bluetooth lock gives a business door code-based entry without running wire or buying a controller. We install commercial-grade keypad levers and deadbolts on side doors, supply rooms, offices and shared spaces, program user codes and schedules, and keep a mechanical key override so a dead battery never locks you out. It is the right step between plain keys and a full access-control system.
We dispatch across greater Los Angeles, Ventura County, Silicon Valley and the Bay Area; see the city pages for local detail. The dispatch line at (888) 492-0666 is answered around the clock.
What's included
- Choosing a lock built for the door: Grade 1 or Grade 2 keypad lever for wood and hollow metal doors, narrow-stile options for aluminum storefront, weather-rated models outside
- Installation into the existing lock prep, with strike adjustment so the latch holds
- Programming of a master code, manager codes, user codes and, on models that support it, one-time or scheduled codes
- Keyed override cylinder keyed to your existing keys where the lock accepts a standard cylinder
- Test of low-battery warning, lockout-after-wrong-codes behavior, and passage mode for business hours
- A code record for the administrator and a quick walkthrough of adding and deleting users
When you need keyless entry systems
- Office side and rear doors
- Storage rooms and supply closets
- Conference rooms with after-hours use
- Tenant common areas
- Quick-deploy security upgrade
What to have ready
- Authorization from the business owner or property manager, and landlord approval in a leased space if the door hardware is theirs
- Which doors, and whether each is wood, hollow metal, aluminum storefront or glass
- How many people need codes and whether you want codes to expire or follow a schedule
- Whether you want to manage codes at the keypad or from a phone app
- A sample of your current key if you want the override cylinder keyed to match
Time on site and limits
Typically 45-90 minutes per door for a keypad lever replacing an existing lever on a standard commercial prep, including programming a handful of codes. Doors needing a fresh prep, a different backset, a separate deadbolt, or dozens of user codes take longer.
- Standalone keypads are not networked. Deleting a code means visiting the lock (or using the app on Bluetooth models within range). If you need to revoke from anywhere, that is access control
- Aluminum storefront and all-glass doors rarely accept a standard keypad lever; those need narrow-stile hardware or an electric strike with a separate keypad reader
- Fire-rated doors need a keypad lock listed for the opening, and passage mode cannot be used where the door must latch
- Batteries last months, not years, under heavy traffic. The override key matters; keep one somewhere that is not inside the room the lock protects
- Exterior keypads need a weather-rated model and some shelter from direct rain; consumer smart locks are not built for a commercial back door
Pricing for keyless entry systems
Lock grade and brand, Bluetooth or app management versus keypad-only, the door type and prep, keying the override cylinder, and the number of codes to program set the price. Additional doors in the same visit are quoted per door.
The dispatcher gives you a range on the phone, and the technician confirms a written quote before any work starts.
Payment is by Cash, Credit Card, Debit Card, Apple Pay and Google Pay, and you receive an itemized receipt listing what was done.
Hardware
- Schlage CO-100 and CO-200 keypad levers
- Schlage NDE and LE wireless locks
- Dormakaba E-Plex 2000 and 5000 series
- Kaba Simplex 1000 and L1000 mechanical pushbutton locks
- Alarm Lock Trilogy DL2700 and DL3000
- Codelocks and Lockey mechanical and electronic keypads
- Narrow-stile keypad options for aluminum doors
Rekeyable locks, keypads or access control?
Rekeyable mechanical locks cost the least per door and work well when turnover is low. Keypad or standalone electronic locks suit a few doors with changing users. Networked access control (cards, fobs, mobile credentials) makes sense when you need to revoke access instantly, log entries or manage many doors; it also needs power, wiring and a plan for free egress. Many buildings end up with a mix: access control on the main entries and rekeyable or restricted cylinders everywhere else.
Where we work
We dispatch across greater Los Angeles, Ventura County, Silicon Valley and the Bay Area; see the city pages for local detail. For keyless entry systems, the city pages list ZIP codes, nearby communities and any local access notes.
Greater Los Angeles includes the San Fernando Valley, the Westside, the South Bay, the San Gabriel Valley, the Gateway Cities, the Santa Clarita Valley and the Antelope Valley. Ventura County includes the Conejo Valley and the coastal cities. In the Bay Area we cover Silicon Valley, the Peninsula and the southern East Bay.
Reach the dispatcher at (888) 492-0666
For keyless entry systems, tell the dispatcher your address and what is wrong. You get an ETA before anyone is sent, a written quote before any work starts and a receipt when it is done. The line is answered around the clock.
One & Only Locksmith is bonded and insured; a certificate of insurance is available on request.