DoorKing Commercial Phone Entry & Lobby Panels

DoorKing Commercial Telephone Entry Systems & Lobby Panels

DoorKing — DKS or Door King — builds the telephone entry systems and call boxes used on apartment buildings, condominiums, gated communities, office parks and storage facilities. A visitor finds a resident in the directory, the system calls them, and they press a digit to open the gate or door.

Choosing one comes down to three things: how many residents, whether it mounts at a gate or in a lobby, and how it connects. The tables below go in that order.

Which system? Start with capacity

Gate-mounted call box or lobby panel?

The same electronics come in two very different housings, and the choice depends on where people arrive.

Gate-mounted call boxes sit on a post or pillar at a vehicle entrance, reachable from a car window. Lobby panels mount in a building entrance for pedestrians, usually flush into the wall, and are built to survive a public lobby.

Connectivity — landline, VoIP, ethernet or cellular

Most commercial sites no longer want a dedicated copper line at the entrance. DoorKing systems run over VoIP, ethernet or cellular instead.

If you have network at the entrance, ethernet is the most reliable option and carries no monthly cost. Cellular suits sites with no conduit run. VoIP suits buildings already on an IP phone system.

Card readers and access control

Most commercial installations pair the phone entry with a credential reader so residents and staff badge in rather than dialling.

The reader format has to match whatever credentials the property already issues — HID, AWID or DKS Prox. Changing format means reissuing every card on site, so check before you specify.

Posts, kiosks and enclosures

The unit has to sit where a driver can reach it from the car window, set back far enough that a vehicle clears the gate. On a multi-lane entrance a kiosk gives you a single structure for the call box, reader and light.

Common questions

What capacity do I