How to Select the Ideal Pedestal for Your Access Control Project
When setting up access control for your home, business, or industrial facility, it can be difficult to choose the right pedestal for your devices with so many great options. With different shapes, sizes, finishes, compatible devices, and installation types, there's a seemingly endless amount of choices that can feel like a headache to sift through. Luckily, we've created a quick guide to help you narrow down your choices to find the right solution for you. Let's take a look!
Pedestals & Towers
Gooseneck Stands
- Mounts keypads, intercoms, and card readers at the ideal height for driver or pedestrian access
- Available in 42" to 84"+ heights with single, dual, and triple-head configurations
- Device-specific models available for ButterflyMX, MVI KeyCom, and other leading brands
- Suits both residential driveways and high-traffic commercial entry points
Towers
- Architectural tower pedestals available in square and round profiles
- ADA-compliant models meet accessibility requirements for commercial and public installations
- Compatible with Aiphone, Knox Box, Alpha Comm, Ikall, and other major intercom systems
- Heights range from 47" to 72"+ to accommodate a wide variety of access control layouts
Bollards
- Sturdy protective posts that guard buildings, devices, and pedestrians from vehicle impact
- ADA-compliant models available with tapered top, flat top, and alcove cutout styles
- Offered in stainless steel and carbon steel for long-lasting outdoor performance
- Serves as both a functional safety barrier and a polished architectural element
Cabinets
- Cabinet-style enclosures that house intercoms, keypads, card readers, and video devices
- Compatible with ButterflyMX, Aiphone, Doorbird, Viking, LiftMaster, CellGate, and more
- Combo pedestal designs integrate the enclosure and mounting stand into one clean unit
- Built for commercial, industrial, and gated entry applications that demand a polished finish
Mounting Posts
- Simple, reliable posts for mounting keypads, intercoms, photo eyes, and surveillance cameras
- Camera poles available in 10', 12', and 14' heights with 4" and 6"x6" tube options
- Kiosk-style models available for ButterflyMX, 2NIP, and iPad 11 installations
- Offered in pad mount and in-ground configurations in steel and stainless steel
Pedestal Heights
Height for the most part is pretty standard between pedestals, often being between 36" - 48" tall with some reaching as tall as 84". These are meant for different purposes, for instances a 48" tall stand is one of the most popular sizes as it is the most common height for drivers to be able to reach while in a car or on foot. However, for areas where large commercial vehicles like semi-trucks are passing through, a much taller pedestal is going to be needed to grant those drivers access.
Standard Gooseneck Stand
Dual Gooseneck Stand
Certain pedestals like the ones seen here have two different heights listed as they have two necks and faces to mount a device to. This kind of stand is unique and allows you to create one uniform access point for your facility to grant standard vehicles and semi-trucks alike access to your facility, making it easy for guests.
Pedestal Locations
One big contributing factor to consider when buying a pedestal is where it's going to go. If you're looking for something that guests can easily spot and use like a check-in kiosk at a store, a university, or other commercial business, a tower or cabinet is recommended as they are large structures designed to be eye-catching and recognizable. For outdoor areas, pedestals and bollards are especially effective at keeping driveways and traffic control points secure. Each type of pedestal offers a unique functionality to it that makes them suitable for different spaces like indoors, outdoors, residential, commercial, industrial, campuses, universities, etc.
Compatible Brands
One of the best features of our Pedestals is that they are device ready with a wide variety of compatible brands including 2N, ButterflyMX, Swiftlane, and more. Each product is labeled according to its available brand and sku that it's compatible with, making shopping for a stand that's compatible with your gate security device easier than ever. For more information on compatible brands, check out our helpful Brand Resources page for additional information!
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