Keeping buildings and their contents secure is a top priority for homeowners, business owners, and managers. People also need to be able to access private and common areas. In many places, such as businesses and commercial buildings, it is necessary to allow many people to access certain areas while keeping other areas restricted only to specific people. This can be accomplished by installing profile cylinder locks.
What Is a Profile Cylinder Lock?
A profile cylinder lock has a cylinder that can be unscrewed by a locksmith to rekey the lock. The cylinder can have several types of locking mechanisms, such as a wafer tumbler lock, pin tumbler lock, or disc tumbler lock. Cruciform pin tumbler locks can also use an interchangeable cylinder.
How Profile Cylinder Locks Can Be Keyed
Profile cylinder locks can be keyed in several ways:
In an individually keyed system, a cylinder can only be opened with an individual key.
With a keyed-alike system, multiple cylinders can be opened with the same key. This system is typically used in a home or business to open front and back doors.
In a master keyed system, each lock has an individual key that will not open any other lock. All of the locks in the building can be opened with a master key. This is often used in commercial properties so maintenance staff can access apartments but residents cannot access other people’s units.
A grand master key system is an extension of the master key system. Each lock has an individual key, and the locks are divided into groups. Every lock in a group can be opened by a master key, and the whole system can be opened by a grand master key. This system is often used in large commercial properties.
Maison keying, or common entrance suite keying, is often used in office buildings, hotels, and apartments. Each apartment or office has an individual key that will not open any other unit. Each key will also open entrance doors and doors to communal areas. This system is often combined with a master key system that the property owner or landlord can use.
A digital or electronic profile cylinder lock uses an electric current. This may be a stand-alone lock with an electronic control assembly mounted directly to the lock. Electronic profile cylinder locks are often connected to an access control system that can log who enters and leaves the property. Keys can be removed or added without needing to rekey the cylinder locks.
Contact All American Locksmiths to Have Profile Cylinder Locks Installed
Profile cylinder locks are versatile enough to be used in many residential and commercial applications. All American Locksmiths has installed profile cylinder locks for many homeowners, commercial property owners, and business owners across Connecticut. If you would like to improve security and access control at your home, business, or commercial property in Connecticut with profile cylinder locks, contact All American Locksmiths today.
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