K-12 schools
School door security for exterior and fire exit doors that need to stay closed during the school day.
School door securityDoor Monitoring System
A door monitoring system that alerts your staff when a door is propped open, held too long or opened outside its schedule.
Response Technologies door sensors report each door's status to Centurion and send an alert with the door's name and location to the staff responsible for that door. The right person can close the door before it turns into a security gap.Wireless sensorsRuns on RTLS anchorsTwo-way radio alerts
What is a door monitoring system?
A door monitoring system uses a sensor on each door to track whether it is open, closed or propped, and alerts staff when a door breaks the rules set for it. Response Technologies door monitoring runs on Centurion, the platform behind staff panic alerts, so door events and emergency alerts reach the same people through one system.
Door monitoring features
Each door gets its own rules, so a door monitoring alarm goes to the right people at the right time.
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Propped-door alerts
A door prop alarm that notifies staff when a door stays open past its set time, so an exterior door doesn't stay open after hours.
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Customized alerting
Set a door open alert for each door by schedule, time open and who gets notified, so a loading dock door can stay open during deliveries while a fire exit alerts right away.
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Open and close alerts
Know when a door opens or closes.
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Left-open reminders
Send reminders when a door is left open.
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Direct to radio
Send propped-door alerts straight to the two-way radios your facility and security teams already carry.
How a Luxury Hotel Cut Unauthorized Entry by 80% with Door Monitoring
80%reduction in unauthorized entry across ten exterior doors
A 4-star luxury hotel that opened in 2021 had exterior and fire escape doors that staff and guests kept propping open, and rotating guards couldn't cover them all. Response Technologies installed wireless door monitoring on all ten exterior doors with a separate rule for each. When a door stays open past its set time during set hours, guards get a door-specific alert by email, text and two-way radio.
Read the hotel story
“After trying a different control system in a different building, I started my search for an effective system to monitor the access point from the building, that is when I was able to find Response Technologies’ solution. Their technology is simple yet flawless and can be applied to any industry that would like to monitor their door movement”
Carlos, Director of Safety and Security at 4-Star Hotel
See which doors at your facility need monitoring.
Schedule a demoWho uses door monitoring
Response Technologies door monitoring covers the doors that carry the most risk in each type of facility, from a business door alarm on a back entrance to exit door alarms across a hospital wing.
Healthcare and home health
Alerts on restricted-area doors.
Door monitoring for healthcareCourts and government
Monitoring for secure-area doors that only authorized staff should open.
Secure-area door monitoringManufacturing
Dock and perimeter door alerts, including after-hours openings.
Dock and perimeter door alertsHotels
Exit door alarms on fire escape doors that guests prop open.
Read the hotel storyHow door monitoring works
- 1.A commercial door alarm sensor mounts on the door and frame.
- 2.The sensor reports open and closed events to nearby Centurion Anywhere RTLS anchors.
- 3.Centurion checks each event against that door's schedule and allowed open time.
- 4.When a door breaks its rule, the assigned staff get an alert with the door's name and location.
Door prop alarm vs. door monitoring system
A door prop alarm sounds a local alarm at one door when it stays open too long. Door monitoring connects every monitored door to one system, sends the alert to the staff responsible for that door, and logs each door event with a time stamp.
Door prop alarm
- Sounds a local alarm at one door
- Triggers when that door stays open too long
Door monitoring system
- Connects every monitored door to one system
- Sends the alert to the staff responsible for that door
- Logs each door event with a time stamp
- Includes propped-door and door held open alarms as one of several alert rules you can set per door
Response Technologies door monitoring includes the door prop alarm as one of several alert rules you can set per door.
Built on Centurion Anywhere RTLS
Door sensors connect through the same RTLS anchors that locate a staff panic alert by room and floor. One installation gives a facility door monitoring and staff duress alerts on the same network.
All new door monitoring customers get the RTLS version.
Learn about Centurion Anywhere RTLSDoor monitoring FAQ
A door monitoring system is a set of sensors and software that tracks whether each door in a building is open, closed or propped, and alerts staff when a door's status breaks its rules. Response Technologies door monitoring runs on the Centurion platform and is used in schools, hospitals, courts, manufacturing plants and hotels.
A door prop alarm sounds a local alarm at one door when it stays open too long. Door monitoring connects every monitored door to one system, sends the alert to the staff responsible for that door, and logs each door event with a time stamp. The Response Technologies system includes propped-door and door held open alarms as one of several alert rules you can set per door.
A door monitoring alarm is an alert that goes out when a monitored door breaks the rules set for it, such as a door that is propped open or held open too long. With Response Technologies door monitoring, the alert reaches the staff responsible for that door, including over two-way radio.
K-12 schools use door monitoring for exterior and fire exit doors, hospitals and home health providers for restricted areas, courts and government buildings for secure areas, manufacturers for dock and perimeter doors, and hotels for fire escape doors. Any business that needs a business door alarm with alerts sent to staff can use it.
Yes. Each door can have its own schedule, allowed open time and alert recipients. A loading dock can stay open during delivery hours without alerts, while a fire exit triggers a door open alert as soon as it opens.
Schedule a door monitoring demo
In a short demo, Response Technologies walks through your floor plan, maps which doors to monitor and sets up sample alert schedules for your staff.
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