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Paxton Access Control and Door Entry in Essex

Sarum Systems installs, services and upgrades Paxton access control and video door entry across Essex, Hertfordshire and Suffolk, working from our base in Harlow. We fit Net2, Paxton10 and Paxton Entry in offices, schools, blocks of flats, industrial units and managed lets, and we take over Paxton systems another company installed, including older Net2 sites running on a PC under a desk that nobody wants to touch. Every installation is designed so escape doors release on the fire alarm. Free survey and a three hour response on maintained systems.

About Paxton

Why we fit Paxton.

Paxton makes access control and video door entry systems that cover most of the buildings we work in. Net2 is its networked access control system, administered from one or more PCs and licence free, with a free Net2 Lite version that suits most sites and Net2 Pro for more advanced control. Paxton10 combines access control and video management in one system, run through online software and apps and scaling to 1,000 doors and 1,000 cameras. Paxton Entry is the video door entry range, which can run standalone or connect to Net2 or Paxton10. That spread makes Paxton a sensible fit for anything from a two door office to a multi-site school.

Ranges we work with

Paxton products we install and service.

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Net2

Networked access control run from one or more PCs. Licence free with free upgrades, available as Net2 Lite or Net2 Pro, and able to integrate with fire and intruder alarm systems.

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Net2 Plus controller

Single door controller that connects over TCP/IP or RS485, stores events locally and can run independently of the PC. Works with Paxton or third-party readers.

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Paxton10

Access control and video management in one system, scaling to 1,000 doors and 1,000 cameras, with phone credentials through Paxton Key, lockdown and fire and intruder alarm integration.

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Paxton Entry

Video door entry built from an external panel, control unit and internal monitor. Runs standalone or networked, and users can answer the door from a phone with the Paxton Entry app.

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Paxton10 Reader Converter

Lets most existing Net2 proximity and keypad readers work on a Paxton10 controller, giving an upgrade path from Net2 without replacing every reader on day one.

What we do

Our Paxton services.

Net2, Paxton10 and Paxton Entry installation, from one door to whole sites
Commissioning with fire alarm release, exit buttons and break glass units on escape doors
Servicing, controller checks and Net2 software updates
Repairs to readers, locks, door entry panels and power supplies
Taking over Paxton systems installed by other companies
Migrating old Net2 sites to current Net2 or Paxton10
Existing systems

Already have Paxton? We can take it over.

A lot of the Paxton systems we are called to were fitted years ago and then left. The Net2 server sits on an old PC, the person who knew the password has moved on, and fobs for former staff still open the front door. We audit every controller, door and user, back up the database, update the Net2 software and delete tokens nobody can account for. We also check the fire alarm interface, because Net2 relies on its server and controllers to unlock doors on alarm, so essential escape doors need a hardwired release and a break glass unit as a second method.

Paxton suits the mix of buildings around Harlow and across Essex and Hertfordshire. Schools use it to keep one visitor route open during the day and open specific doors for evening lettings. Multi-tenant units on Templefields and similar estates give each business control of its own doors while the landlord keeps the gate. Letting agents and block managers use Paxton Entry so residents can answer the door from their phone, and lost fobs are cancelled the same day. Offices in older converted buildings use Net2 to replace keys that were never handed back.

FAQs

Paxton questions we hear.

No. Net2 is licence free with free upgrades. Net2 Lite costs nothing and suits most sites, while Net2 Pro adds more advanced features. You pay for the hardware and installation, not an annual software fee.
Escape doors must release on the fire alarm and open from inside. We link the fire panel to the Paxton system and add a hardwired release and break glass unit on essential doors, as Paxton's own guidance calls for a second release method.
Often in stages. Paxton's Reader Converter lets most existing Net2 readers work on a Paxton10 controller, so controllers and software can change first and readers later. A few older reader models are not supported, so we check every one at survey.
Yes. With Paxton Entry and the Paxton Entry app, residents answer calls from the external panel and let visitors in or turn them away from a phone or tablet, wherever they are. A standalone system needs the panel on an internet connected network.
Yes. We take over Net2, Paxton10 and Entry systems, audit the users and doors, update software, fix faults and put the site on a maintenance plan with a three hour response, so you are not waiting on an installer who has moved on.
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