Electronic Access Control

Course Description

This 14-hour course, followed by a two-hour examination, provides broad training and information needed to successfully design and install an electronic access control system. This course teaches both the theory and the practical application of locks, door hardware and electronic access control systems. The course culminates in an actual system design exercise based on a given customer’s specifications and building plan. (1.4 CEUs)

Subject Areas

•Introduction •Program objectives and outcomes •History lesson: how EAC came to be •What EAC can accomplish •Generic EAC systems and their applications •Common design and installation errors •Customer specification design •Choosing locking and egress hardware •Choosing readers and cards/credentials •Developing a specification for power supplies •Selecting wire types for given applications and uses •Working within national electrical and life safety codes •System design

WISA Members – $395
Non-Members – $545

*Optional if sufficient enrollment of 12