Detailed diagrams, cable guidance and step-by-step instructions for Australian installations.

How to Design an Access Control Wiring Plan

Plan readers, controllers, locks, REX devices, contacts, fire release and door schedules.

Design sequence

  1. 1Door schedule
  2. 2Reader protocol
  3. 3Lock type
  4. 4REX/contact inputs
  5. 5Fire release
  6. 6Software naming

Documentation to produce

  • Concept wiring diagram
  • Cable schedule
  • Device schedule
  • Port/input/output schedule
  • Commissioning checklist
  • As-built drawing

Useful resources

Product planning note

Product selection should happen after the design logic is clear. Where relevant, SecurityWholesalers can be used as a product reference for cameras, NVRs, PoE devices, intercoms, alarms and access control hardware.