In this blog we explore:
- The growing security pressures facing facilities managers across sectors
- How SimonsVoss DoorMonitoring provides real-time alerts for critical doors
- How DoorMonitoring works without cables, delays, or costly retrofits
- Learn how to configure doors by risk level, user group, or time of day
- See where the technology is being used to protect high-security spaces
The facilities landscape can be complex. Knowing whether a door is locked or ajar, secured or tampered with, isn’t just useful – it’s essential. From fire doors and server rooms to HR offices and medicine cabinets, facilities managers are under mounting pressure to prevent unauthorised access, ensure compliance, and reduce risk across their estates.
SimonsVoss Technologies delivers an advanced solution designed precisely for these needs. DoorMonitoring is the world’s only fully wireless door monitoring system, delivering real-time insights into door status without the need to install cabling or disrupt operations.
The New Reality for Facilities Managers
Facilities managers today are balancing growing expectations:
- Compliance with fire regulations, privacy laws (like GDPR), and safeguarding standards
- Security against unauthorised entry, vandalism, and increasingly brazen social media-driven trespassing incidents
- Visibility across sprawling estates, often with limited staff
Traditional master key systems or mechanical locks leave significant blind spots — you don’t know what happened, when, or who was involved.
DoorMonitoring closes these blind spots.
Let’s be honest – its concerning but it’s true that we live in a time where platforms like TikTok encourage teens to sneak into school buildings after hours, film it, and post for clout. These are not hypothetical risks – they’re daily realities for site security teams.
What is SimonsVoss DoorMonitoring?
At its core, DoorMonitoring is a sensor-driven system that integrates directly into digital locking cylinders or fittings. It continuously tracks and wirelessly reports the real-time status of a door, including:
- Open or Closed
- Locked or Unlocked
- Time Limit Exceeded (e.g., propped open)
- Forced Access Attempted
This means your team is instantly alerted when any monitored door is:
- Left open too long
- Unlocked outside authorised hours
- Opened with force or outside permissions
No cables. No downtime. No intrusive work.
Tailored Monitoring Per Door
With SimonsVoss, you’re not locked into a one-size-fits-all approach. Using the central software platform, you can create custom rules for each door or group of doors:
- Schedule-based locking (e.g. server rooms only accessible 8am–6pm)
- Different permissions for different staff roles (e.g. cleaners, contractors, faculty)
- Alert triggers by time, location, or event severity
This kind of precision allows you to prioritise the most critical areas without overwhelming your team with irrelevant notifications.
Facilities teams don’t need more noise. They need the right alerts, at the right time, in the right format – that’s what DoorMonitoring delivers.
Real-Time Alerts, Retrospective Insight
In addition to live alerts, all events are logged in the SimonsVoss management software. This audit trail helps with:
- Compliance documentation
- Insurance claims
- Internal investigations
You can export reports to show who accessed what, when, and under what conditions. Ideal for sites regulated under GDPR, health & safety legislation, or safeguarding standards.
The door position signaling sends the administrator a wireless, secure and real-time alert as soon as the locking status deviates from the entered settings:
- Open
- Closed
- Lock securely locked or unlocked
- Time limit exceeded
- Forced access
Monitoring for each door or group can be easily created via the management tool. Sensors then detect whether a door is opened and closed according to these settings, and also whether the door does not remain open longer than desired.
Use Cases by Risk Profile
All events are registered in the management software. This makes reporting to management, control authorities and insurers easy.
High-Security Internal Rooms
- HR offices (personnel data)
- Server/data centres
- Medical storage areas
Regulatory-Sensitive Areas
- Fire doors (must remain closed unless actively in use)
- Restricted wards in care facilities
Perimeter & Out-of-Hours Access Points
- External doors
- Emergency exits
- Side gates and delivery zones
Built for Rapid Retrofit and Scalability
Because SimonsVoss DoorMonitoring is completely wireless, it can be deployed door by door, with minimal installation time and no need to rip out existing infrastructure. This makes it perfect for:
- Live schools and healthcare environments
- Heritage buildings where drilling is restricted
- Large campuses wanting phased rollout
It’s a system that scales with you, not one that locks you into costly upfront decisions.
Start with five doors. Grow to five hundred. It’s completely modular.
Trusted by Institutions Worldwide
From universities to hospitals, office campuses to councils, SimonsVoss DoorMonitoring is already protecting thousands of critical spaces. Why?
- Wireless reliability
- Full auditability
- GDPR-aligned data management
- Peace of mind for security, IT, and facilities teams alike
Ready to See It in Action?
SimonsVoss offers demos, pilot schemes, and on-site evaluations for facilities teams looking to enhance access visibility. Whether you’re managing a single site or multiple locations, we can help you find the right level of monitoring with minimal disruption.
Don’t wait for something to go wrong. Proactively protect your people, property, and data with SimonsVoss DoorMonitoring.