BS EN 60839-11-1:2013Current
Electronic access control system requirements
Choose an access control grade that matches the risk at each door, not one grade for the whole building.
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Access control integration
Access Control Integration: Connected to CCTV, Fire and Intruder Systems
Access control that works with your other security systems, not in isolation from them.
Access control systems deliver significantly more value when they are correctly integrated with CCTV, fire alarms and intruder alarms. Door access events can trigger camera recording. Intruder alarm arming can be automated on last-user exit. Fire alarm activation must release electric locks for safe evacuation. SPS Technical installs and maintains all four system types across Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the Humber — so integration is designed correctly from the outset, not retrofitted by a third party who doesn't understand the full picture.
Integration options
Access Control Integration Options
The four most common integrations SPS Technical designs and installs are CCTV event linking, intruder alarm automation, fire alarm door release and ARC monitoring connection. Each can be implemented independently or as part of a fully integrated security system.
CCTV event linking
Door access events trigger camera recording. Entry and exit footage matched to access log entries. Specific cameras assigned to specific doors within Paxton Net2 or Paxton 10. Footage available for every access event without manual review.
Intruder alarm integration
Last-user-out automatically sets the intruder alarm via access control. First-user-in unsets it. Eliminates the need for separate alarm panels in low-occupancy premises and reduces the risk of an alarm being left unset.
Fire alarm interface
Automatic door release on fire alarm activation ensures safe evacuation and legal compliance. SPS Technical installs both systems and tests the interface at every maintenance visit — not relying on a third party to make the connection work.
ARC monitoring connection
Access control events can be routed through an Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) for out-of-hours monitoring. Forced entry detection and door-held-open alerts escalated for response and actioned immediately.
One provider. One agreement.
One Provider Across All System Types
For clients managing fire alarms, CCTV, intruder alarms and access control across one site or multiple sites, a single maintenance provider means consistent engineering standards, unified compliance documentation, cross-system testing at every maintenance visit and a single point of contact for all faults. SPS Technical maintains all four system types under one contract.
Managing access control, CCTV, intruder alarms and fire alarms through separate contractors creates gaps — in integration, in documentation, and in accountability when something goes wrong. SPS Technical provides all four under one maintenance agreement, with unified reporting and one point of contact.
Single maintenance agreement
Unified compliance reporting
One point of contact
Integrated system design
Standards that apply
The standards behind access control integration
The British Standards and laws we work to, in plain English. Each one links to a summary page with the current edition and the official source.
BS 7273-4:2015+A1:2021Current
Releasing locked doors when the fire alarm sounds
Any access-controlled door on an escape route should release automatically when the fire alarm operates.
What BS 7273-4 means for you →BS 5839-1:2025Current
Fire alarm systems in non-domestic buildings
Have your system serviced by a competent person at least every six months.
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