Opening Your Gates.
Intrisic to the nature of Automatic Gates is having the convenience of opening your gates from the touch of a button. Gold Approved Installers will be able to provide you with a whole range of options for activating your gates. Outlined below are a selection of the usual options.
Remote Control
Most users will require two or more remote controls to open thier gate from their car or at a distance. You can select from a variety or remotes from compact and pocketable or larger and easier to press through to multi function handsets with up to 8 programmable commands for additional automations such as garage doors or lighting.
The remote controls function using approved radio frequencies and don't require line of sight to operate, they are sturdy enogh to have in your pocket and all have long lasting battery lives to ensure maximum convenience.
Why go to the effort of stopping and getting out of your car twice to open, then close your gate when for an affordable amount you can operate them by remote control?
Digital Keypad
The simple task of pressing a series of numbers into a metallic keypad situated at the gateway is a secure way to allow authorised friends, family or other "bonafide" visitors to enter through the electric gateway. They will not need to carry any keys or cards and thereby will not run the risk of losing them. They are tamperproof and have secondary data information circuit boards which are installed away from the keypad itself; this means they cannot be forced open and the wiring short-circuited to open the gates.
The CAME range of keypads are designed to work in conjunction with CAME control equipment and are finished in an attractive yet hard-wearing stainless steel finish.
Audio & Visual Intercoms
A two-way speech 'Audible Intercom' gives the added dimension of allowing you to speak to the visitor at your gateway from the comfort and security of your home.
When the button at the gateway is pressed the indoor wall phone makes a buzzing sound. Simply pick up the handset to speak to the visitor before deciding whether or not to let them in.
The standard 'Visual Intercom' is a one-to-one set of equipment, where one outside speech and camera unit station communicates with one indoor wall mounted telephone and miniature television monitor.
A 'Leave-open switch' can be fitted to the wall phone, enabling you to keep your gates open from inside your home.
Push Button
The simplest and often the most effective form switching at the gateway is by means of a weatherproof push button. Two of these are generally installed, one on the outside for entry and one on the inside for exit. They can be positioned anywhere to suit your individual installation and are normally put on the right hand side of the entrance when coming in and on a button post on the driveway, so as to be reached from the vehicle driver's window, on exit. These 'DOC P' weatherproof push buttons are often used in conjunction with a timeswitch.
The times at which the gateway can be opened by these buttons may be restricted to accommodate regular deliveries and garbage collection and in this way, once the timeswitch has cut off the pushbuttons, only the people who have the authority to enter will be able to pass through the entrance, with remote controls or other forms of switching. The timeswitch has a 72 hour battery back-up in case of a power cut. This simple, but effective method of switching, always ensures that a pair of closed gates will be presented to passers-by, but at the same time allows limited access to "bonafide" visitors and for deliveries.
Key Switch
Traditionally, the key has been the method of opening a secure entrance and the keyswitch provides exactly the method by which an authorised key holder can switch the gates to open electrically. The keys are an orthordox type of cylinder key and extra keys can be cut locally at a qualified locksmith. The keyswitch has a metallic finish, giving a stylish, but strong appearance. A keyswitch is often combined with other forms of switching at the gateway.
Card Reader
A 'card reader access control' system is a very efficient way for a large number of users to be accommodated and monitored as they pass through an electric gateway. This slotless, stainless steel touchplate is not affected by the weather and the card is "read" instantly and effortlessly. It is often used in combination with other methods of switching.
Whichever type of activation your gate requires, a Gold Approved Installers will advise you on the best solution ensuring you get exactly what you want.
