Security & Comms
Access Control System Installation in Bangladesh
An access control system decides who can open which door, at what time, and keeps a record of every entry. Staff use a card, fingerprint, face or PIN instead of a key. A lost card is blocked in the software at once, and the same data can feed attendance and payroll. Escape doors must still unlock automatically in a fire.
Quick facts
- Standards
- IEC 60839-11-1, NFPA 101 and BNBC 2020 for exit doors
- Who needs it
- Factories, offices, data rooms, hotels, hospitals and residential towers
- What you get
- Door hardware, readers, controllers, software, user enrollment and audit logs
- Equipment
- Hikvision or Dahua readers and controllers, maglocks, exit buttons, turnstiles
Scope
What’s included.
Everything below is done by our own engineers and installation team, so one company answers for the result.
- Door-by-door survey of frames, locks and cable routes
- Card, fingerprint, face or PIN readers per door
- Electromagnetic locks or electric strikes with door closers
- Fire alarm interface to release escape doors
- Break-glass emergency release beside each controlled exit
- Turnstiles, flap gates or boom barriers at entrances
- Software setup, user enrollment and access schedules
- Attendance report export for payroll
Card, fingerprint or face recognition: which reader suits you?
Cards and fobs are fast and cheap to replace, but they can be shared or lent. Fingerprint readers tie entry to a person and remove card costs, though dust, wet hands or worn fingertips cause failed reads in some production areas. Face recognition is touch-free and quick at shift change, which is why many factories now choose it for main entrances.
Many sites mix them: face readers at the main gate for attendance, cards for offices, and card plus PIN for server rooms and cash stores. Card technology matters too. Basic 125 kHz proximity cards are easy to copy, so higher-security doors should use 13.56 MHz smart cards with stronger encryption.
How does access control stay safe in a fire?
A locked door on an escape route is a life safety hazard. Electromagnetic locks on exit doors are wired fail-safe, so they release when power is lost, and the fire alarm panel cuts their power the moment an alarm is raised. Each controlled exit also gets a green break-glass unit that releases the door by hand.
Fail-secure locks belong on stores and offices, not on exit routes. We agree the egress strategy with your fire safety plan before choosing hardware, then test release from the alarm panel, from the break-glass unit and from a power cut during commissioning. Auditors and fire inspectors often ask to see exactly this test.
Can access control replace the attendance machine?
Yes, if it is planned that way. Readers at the main gate or production floor entrances record each worker's in and out times, and the software exports them in a format your HR or payroll system can import. That removes a separate attendance device and the arguments over manual registers.
Plan for shift peaks. When a large shift arrives in a short window, one reader becomes a queue. We size the number of readers and turnstile lanes for your busiest shift change, so the gate does not hold up production or tempt people to walk past the reader.
How it’s done
How we deliver it, step by step.
- 01
Door schedule
We list every door with its frame, lock type, user group and whether it is on an escape route.
- 02
Egress check
Escape doors are matched to the fire safety plan, with fail-safe locks and break-glass units specified.
- 03
Install and wire
Readers, locks, controllers and the fire alarm interface are installed and cabled back to the controllers.
- 04
Enroll users
We load staff, set access groups and time schedules, and enroll cards, fingerprints or faces.
- 05
Release test
Each door is tested from the alarm panel, the break-glass unit and a power failure before handover.
Price guide
What sets the price.
Every site is different, so we price from a survey, not a rate card. These are the factors that move the number, and the written quote shows each one.
- Number of doors and the reader type on each
- Door frame condition and lock hardware needed
- Turnstiles, flap gates or boom barriers at entrances
- Fire alarm integration and cable distances to controllers
- Number of users and attendance or payroll integration
- Software licenses for multi-site or central management
Service areas
Access control in Chattogram, Dhaka, Gazipur and Narayanganj.
Our engineers survey, install and maintain on site across these cities and the industrial zones around them. For a site elsewhere in Bangladesh, ask and we will tell you plainly whether we can cover it.
- Chattogram
- Dhaka
- Gazipur
- Narayanganj
Frequently asked questions
Cost follows the number of doors, the reader on each, the lock hardware, any turnstiles and how far doors are from the controllers. Integration with the fire alarm and payroll adds design and testing work. We survey each door and quote it line by line, so you can see where the money goes.
Modern face readers work well at shift change when they are mounted at the right height, kept out of direct sunlight and enrolled with good photos. Reliability drops with poor lighting or rushed enrollment. For very large shifts, plan enough readers so workers do not bunch up and step past them.
That depends on the lock. Fail-safe locks, used on escape doors, release when power is lost so nobody is trapped. Fail-secure locks stay locked, which suits stores and cash rooms. Controllers and readers can run on battery backup so security doors keep working through load-shedding.
Yes. Many systems link a door event to the nearest camera, so a forced door or an invalid card brings up the matching video clip. Using the same brand for cameras and access control usually makes this simpler, while open protocols allow mixing brands with more setup work.
Yes. Reception can issue visitor cards or QR passes with an expiry time and limited door access, and the system logs who visited, whom they met and when they left. Buyer and security audits often ask for exactly this record.
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Tell us what you need and where. An engineer confirms your survey slot by phone or WhatsApp.
What happens next
- 1
We call or WhatsApp you to confirm a time.
- 2
An engineer visits and assesses your fire, electrical and security risks.
- 3
You get a written recommendation and quote. No charge, no obligation.
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