Commercial access control systems in Chattanooga, TN
Badge, fob and phone entry for Chattanooga offices, plants and tenant buildings, with door schedules you can change from anywhere and a log of every swipe.
Why are Chattanooga businesses moving from keys to access control?
Keys cannot tell you who opened the back door on a Saturday, and they walk out the door with former employees. An access control system gives each person a credential, decides which doors and hours it works for, and records each use. Turning someone off takes a few clicks.
Turner Security plans door hardware and readers, installs the system and supports it from our office on Shallowford Road. We work with readers, controllers and cloud platforms from manufacturers on our partners list so the setup fits the building instead of one brand.
Local office5959 Shallowford Rd, Suite 541, Chattanooga, TN 37421
Phone(423) 344-3787
Credential optionsBadges, fobs, PIN codes and phone credentials
Ties intoCameras, alarms, intercoms and vehicle gates
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Parts of a system
Door control planned around your Hamilton County site
We start at the doors and the people who use them, then choose hardware.
Staff changes
Turn on a new hire before their first shift and shut off someone who leaves the moment HR tells you.
Exterior and interior doors
Front entries, dock man doors, IT closets and stock rooms, each with its own rules.
Phone credentials
Let staff use a phone instead of carrying another card, where the platform supports it.
Door schedules
Lobby unlocked during office hours, locked automatically at close, holidays handled ahead of time.
Video tied to doors
Pull the clip of a forced or after-hours door from the same screen.
Hardware service
Strikes, maglocks, closers and readers adjusted or replaced as they wear.
Around the region
Where access control earns its keep in Chattanooga
Multi-tenant office buildings downtown and along Gunbarrel Road deal with tenants moving in and out every year. Plants and distribution centers around Enterprise South run several shifts through the same doors. Medical and professional offices near Hamilton Place need back rooms locked even when the lobby is open.
In each case the system keeps a clear record and saves the cost of rekeying every time a person leaves. When something needs adjusting, our help desk can handle a lot of it remotely, and local technicians are close by for the rest.
Credentials shut off in minutes
Every entry logged by person and door
Schedules changed from a phone
Technicians based in Chattanooga
Chattanooga office 5959 Shallowford Rd, Suite 541, Chattanooga, TN 37421 (423) 344-3787Call now Chattanooga office
Based in Chattanooga5959 Shallowford Rd, Suite 541
How it works
How an access control install goes
Same local team from the first walk to ongoing service.
1
Door survey
We check frames, hardware, power and how each door is used day to day.
2
Proposal
Readers, locks, controllers and software laid out with a clear price.
3
Install
Hardware fitted, doors tested, users and schedules loaded.
4
Training
Your admin learns to add people and pull reports, and we stay on call.
Chattanooga buildings
Access control for Chattanooga plants, offices and campuses
Lock the building automatically between services or classes and give volunteers and staff only the access they need.
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Moving off keys
How a Chattanooga access control project usually runs
Turner Security has served businesses since 1976, with a local office at 5959 Shallowford Road. There are no long-term contracts, and most service issues are resolved remotely by our help desk.
1Walk every door and gate with you
2Check which doors can reuse existing hardware
3Written plan and price before any work
4Install, test and load your users and schedules
5Train your team to manage it from a phone
Common questions
Questions we hear a lot
What does access control cost for a Chattanooga building?
The biggest factors are the number of doors, the condition of the existing hardware and whether you want cloud management. We quote after a door survey.
Can we keep our existing door hardware?
Often part of it. We look at each frame and lock and tell you what can be reused.
Can several buildings run on one system?
Yes. Owners with sites in Chattanooga, Cleveland and North Georgia can manage them from one place.
What happens when the power goes out?
Controllers are typically installed with battery backup, and each door is set to release or stay locked based on how it must behave and what the local fire code official requires.
Can tenants get their own access?
Yes. Property managers can give each tenant their own users and doors while keeping control of the shared entries.
Can access control open our vehicle gates too?
Yes. Gate operators can be tied into the same system, so drivers use credentials you control and each opening is logged.
What access control platforms do you install in Chattanooga?
We work with platforms including Brivo, LenelS2 and Kantech, and recommend one based on your doors, how many sites you have and how you want to manage it.
I spoke with a gentleman named TJ today. In spite of me not having all the information available to properly communicate and identify the issue, he patiently walked me through steps to identify and troubleshoot one of our doors we were having issues with. The issue ended up not having anything to do with a Turner Security device but through process of elimination, he helped me find a solution to the issue. TJ was genuinely patient, friendly, and professional and I feel like he went above and beyond to help me resolve the issue.
KevinGoogle review, 5 stars
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I received excellent customer service and help with our access control system from Tommy Oliver. He was patient and helpful from start to finish!
Joseph M.Google review, 5 stars
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I give 5 stars because they are a 5 star company. Any time I have had a question, from Kenneth to Dan to Melissa, anything I asked was answered. They go above and beyond.
