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Lockdown and mass notification systems.

One button that locks doors, starts paging, and shows instructions on clocks and displays. Built for schools and public buildings.

262-207-4099
Lit exit sign and alarm in a dark corridor

What it is

Tell everyone at once, and lock the doors.

Lockdown and mass notification connect your doors, speakers, and displays so one action reaches every room.

The problem

Separate systems for doors, paging, and clocks, each started a different way.

What it does

A lockdown button or software trigger locks doors and plays messages everywhere.

Where it goes

Classrooms, hallways, gyms, offices, and exterior areas.

Event flow

What happens when lockdown starts.

One action reaches every room: doors, speakers, clocks, and displays.

Flow from a lockdown button through the notification software to the doors, the speakers and horns, the clocks and displays, and the intercoms.
Illustration, not to scale.
  1. A lockdown button or a software trigger starts it.Trigger
  2. Doors lock through the access control system.Access control
  3. Ceiling speakers and exterior horns play the message.Paging
  4. Networked clocks and displays show the instructions.Clocks and displays
  5. Intercoms join paging.Intercom

Works with

Capabilities

What we install.

We install the devices, the network, and the software that ties them together.

Lockdown buttons

Tied to paging and doors.

Networked clocks and displays

Time sync and on-screen instructions.

Ceiling speakers and exterior horns

Coverage inside and out.

Notification software

Such as Singlewire InformaCast.

Fire alarm integration

Where required.

The Complex Standard

Installed to the same standard on every job.

Read the full standard →

Hardened install

No default passwords, current firmware, its own network segment, and no port forwarding.

Yours to keep

Every credential, program file, license key, and as-built at closeout, with a 1-year labor warranty.

Brands we install

Singlewire InformaCast, Axis, and Genetec.

Questions

Lockdown & Mass Notification FAQ.

Short answers to the questions we hear most.

Can lockdown, intercom, and fire alarm work with our door system?

Yes.

Do you work after hours?

Yes, by schedule, and the main line takes emergency calls after hours.

What warranty do we get?

A 1-year labor warranty, manufacturer warranties (5 years on Axis cameras), and handoff training for your staff.

Request a quote

Tell us about your project.

Share your site, scope, and timeline. We scope the security system and the cabling, network, and power it runs on.

262-207-4099 Existing customer? Go to Support
New Berlin · Milwaukee area
5100 S. Calhoun Road
New Berlin, WI 53151
Mon to Fri, 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM
DeForest · Madison area
7649 Grinde Rd
DeForest, WI 53532
Mon to Fri, 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Phone 262-207-4099 Also the after-hours emergency line