Keyscan Access Control 

From streaming services to productivity apps, households and businesses alike are juggling a growing list of renewals and fees that steadily chip away at budgets. This constant drain has created a heightened sensitivity to hidden costs, with consumers and organizations actively searching for ways to cut back wherever possible.

That’s why Keyscan access control systems by dormakaba stand out. Unlike many competitors in the security industry, the Keyscan platform doesn’t burden your customers with recurring software licensing fees. Instead, Keyscan delivers a robust, enterprise-grade platform designed to protect your customers' buildings and people — without quietly eroding their budget year after year.

This differentiator changes the total cost of ownership calculus from day one. Pair with Keyscan’s flexible, installer-friendly system design, and you get a platform that adapts to your customer's building — not the other way around. And when your customer wants or needs to expand beyond hardwired doors, you can seamlessly add E-Plex 7900 Series wireless locks to build a truly hybrid solution.

Offering the full spectrum of access control solutions, Keyscan also provides a centrally managed access control solution for additional design flexibility and providing a recurring monthly revenue (RMR) stream for installers.  

No recurring licensing fees: Value you can measure

For security leaders and installers alike, recurring license costs can quietly erode budgets and complicate approvals. Keyscan removes that friction.

Budget predictability is not just a financial benefit — it’s an operational one. Facilities teams can forecast with confidence, contractors can propose with clarity and end users avoid the unpleasant surprise of “renewal season” disrupting service plans.

This approach also simplifies buying decisions. Instead of wrangling with tiered subscriptions and feature gating, you can focus on the essentials: which controllers, readers and credentials best fit your customer's risk profile and traffic patterns. The result is a cleaner procurement process and a stronger justification for stakeholders who want both performance and cost control.

Flexible system design that matches the real world

Every building is unique — legacy cabling, mixed door hardware, varying risk zones, different user populations and a patchwork of schedules. Keyscan meets that reality with architecture designed for flexibility. Whether your customer is securing a single site or orchestrating dozens of facilities, you can help them scale at their own pace and maintain a consistent, centralized management layer.

Start anywhere, grow everywhere

Add doors in small increments or in large blocks without re-construction. Expand from a few critical entries to a full campus over time, preserving your customer's investment.

• Mix and match hardware: Keyscan’s controller ecosystem works across a wide range of reader technologies and door hardware types, so your customer isn't locked into one path if their credential strategy evolves. Simply leverage the CA series – 1, 2, 4 and 8 reader access control units in the best configuration for your project.
• Installer-friendly deployment: Clear wiring, panel layouts and repeatable workflows speed up field work. That means faster turn-ups, fewer return visits and cleaner handoffs to your customer’s operations or facilities team.
• Centralized management and reporting: Using the powerful capabilities of Keyscan Aurora Access Control Management Software, administrators can set granular permissions, monitor events and run compliance reports from a unified interface, improving oversight while reducing response times.  

The result is an access control backbone that supports everyday operations, occupancy fluctuations and future technology refreshes — without forcing your customer into one rigid topology.

Go hybrid with wireless E-Plex 7900 Series locks by dormakaba

Not every access point justifies or accommodates the cost or complexity of full hardwired access control. That’s where a hybrid approach shines. By incorporating dormakaba’s wireless E-Plex 7900 Series locks into your Keyscan system design, you can extend electronic control to interior doors, remote areas and retrofit-sensitive locations — quickly and cost-effectively.

Wire where it matters, go wireless where it’s smart 

Keep hardwired control on main or perimeter entries, server rooms, and high-risk areas. Use E-Plex 7900 Series wireless locks for offices, storerooms, meeting rooms, and other spaces where pulling cable is disruptive or cost-prohibitive.  

Unified credentialing and policies

Employees carry one credential and follow one set of rules. Administrators enforce consistent schedules, access levels and audit trails across both hardwired doors and E-Plex 7900 Series wireless openings.

Faster expansion, less downtime 

Wireless deployments minimize construction impact and accelerate timelines. That’s especially valuable in occupied buildings, off-hours projects and phased renovations.  

Emergency readiness

E-Plex 7900 Series locks can participate in sitewide emergency lockdowns, ensuring both wired and wireless openings respond together for rapid facility-wide security.

Lower incremental cost per door

Incorporating E-Plex 7900 Series locks into an access control system is inherently “panel-less,” allowing you to economically bring more doors under control — improving security coverage and user convenience without overextending your customer's budget.

This hybrid model gives you the best of both worlds: the robustness of traditional panels where you need maximum control and the agility of wireless, where speed and cost matter most.  

Centralized management with Keyscan Aurora Access Control Management Software

At the heart of every Keyscan system is the Aurora software platform, uniquely designed for on-prem access solutions or centrally managed access control (CMAC). Aurora allows administrators to oversee multiple sites, doors and users from one intuitive interface, reducing complexity and improving response times. With its comprehensive reporting tools, detailed permission settings and real-time event monitoring, Aurora ensures that security teams maintain full visibility and control — no matter the scale of the environment.

• Recurring revenue opportunities: With Keyscan CMAC services, you can host and manage access control for your customers, creating predictable RMR streams.
• Stronger customer relationships: By managing access on behalf of your customers, you remain a trusted partner long after installation — opening the door to upsell opportunities, system expansions and long-term account retention.

Designed for installers, built for the long haul

Keyscan’s emphasis on no recurring licensing fees and flexible and robust design isn’t just a purchasing advantage — it’s a lifecycle advantage. When projects can be engineered around real building constraints and budgets aren’t eaten by software renewals, integrators can craft smarter solutions that age gracefully.

Keyscan access control delivers a rare combination: enterprise-grade capability without recurring software licensing fees, and a genuinely flexible architecture that adapts to your customers' site conditions and growth plans. When you extend the platform with E-Plex 7900 Series wireless locks by dormakaba, you unlock a hybrid strategy that expands coverage quickly, keeps projects on budget, and simplifies daily administration. For installers, that means cleaner proposals and faster deployments. For organizations, it means a secure, scalable system that won’t nickel-and-dime them year after year.

Keep hardwired control on main or high-risk entrances, add wireless where it’s practical and manage it all from one place — all while helping your customer keep their budget focused on outcomes, not recurring renewals and licensing fees. That’s the Keyscan difference.