Access Control
Video Intercoms and Door Entry for Homes and Lobbies
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What an intercom is for
An intercom lets someone inside see or hear a visitor and release a lock or a gate. Homes use a gate station and an indoor monitor or a phone app. Buildings use a lobby panel with call buttons or a directory. The release should trigger the actual lock or motor, not a hopeful relay on the wrong strike.
Video vs audio
Video helps you decide who is at a dark gate. It also needs lighting at the panel. A camera in the intercom is not a substitute for a dedicated CCTV view of the whole opening.
Multi-tenant buildings
Each flat needs a reliable call path. Cheap wireless kits drop in load-shedding and thick walls. Wired backbone with a documented power supply is still the professional default.
Integrate the opening
CapeCore ties intercoms to gate motors, maglocks and, where useful, CCTV. A consumer doorbell stuck on a plaster pillar is not a gate entry system.
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