Apartment Call Box

A call box is considered to be an access control device, which is installed near the building entrance. It allows visitors to communicate and request access from a certain tenant. In spite of their limitations, call boxes remain one of the most widespread entry systems today.

Every apartment call box entry system consists of the following components:

• Master/Main station. It is installed at the building’s entrance and is utilized by guests to get in touch with residents.
• Substation. Tenants use a substation to communicate with the visitors. These substations might be anything from straightforward audio-transmitting receivers to smartphone apps.
• Door strikes. Depending on the sort of entrance, door strikes can take many different forms, although they are frequently either magnetic or/and electric.

Where to Install a Call Box?

Call boxes are usually installed near the main entrance at both commercial and residential buildings (apartments, offices, commercial buildings, gated communities)

Apartments

Call boxes in multi-tenant apartment buildings help residents to save time. The property staff can also benefit from having a call box system, as they won`t have to spend additional time granting access to every visitor.

Tenants can use the call box to:

• Distantly communicate with visitors;
• Grant access for couriers;
• Manage the access without relying on a doorman.

Offices and commercial buildings

Call boxes for commercial buildings can be set up in a few different ways. You might install substations in every employee’s office. Or, you might just have one substation at a front desk, where a staff member manages all visitor access. A call box for business has made it simpler for everyone to enter the building. Additionally, it improves the overall security.