What Is Locknetics and What Does It Offer?

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Locknetics is an Allegion brand that makes electromechanical hardware for access control solutions. If you are specifying, installing, or maintaining electrified door hardware—electric strikes, electromagnetic locks, power supplies, and related components—Locknetics is the product line to look at on us.allegion.com. Its stated focus is hardware "designed to fit the challenges of everyday, on the job applications," meaning the catalog is aimed at real installation conditions rather than specialty or one-off builds.

What "electromechanical hardware for access control" covers

Electromechanical hardware sits at the point where an electronic access control decision (a card reader, keypad, or request-to-exit device) becomes a physical action (a door unlocks, a bolt retracts, a maglock releases). Locknetics' category covers that interface layer, which typically includes:

  • Electric strikes — the frame-mounted piece that releases the latch when powered, letting the door open without changing the mechanical lock.
  • Electromagnetic locks (maglocks) — face-mounted holding force on the door, released when power is cut.
  • Electric bolt locks — a positive latching bolt driven by a solenoid, often used where shear or pry resistance matters.
  • Power supplies and control accessories — the filtered, regulated power and switching that electrified hardware needs to operate reliably.
  • Monitoring and switching options — request-to-exit, door position, and latch monitoring that let the access system know the door's actual state.

The common thread is that these products are chosen to fit an existing door and frame, so compatibility (frame type, voltage, fail-safe vs. fail-secure behavior, monitoring) drives the selection more than brand preference.

Who it is for

Locknetics is relevant if you fall into one of these roles:

Role What you need from the site
Installer / technician Model numbers, wiring and voltage details, mounting compatibility
Specifier / consultant Product categories to write into an access control spec
Facility or security manager Replacement parts and like-for-like upgrades for existing openings
Integrator Hardware that matches the access control panel's output and monitoring inputs

If you are a homeowner looking for a residential smart lock, this is not that category—Locknetics is commercial and institutional door hardware.

How to use us.allegion.com to find the right product

  1. Start from the door, not the product. Identify the opening type (single leaf, pair, frame material), the existing lock, and whether the door must fail safe (unlock on power loss, for life safety) or fail secure (stay locked on power loss).
  2. Match the hardware family to that requirement. A fail-safe opening points toward a maglock or a fail-safe strike; a fail-secure opening points toward an electric strike or bolt that holds when unpowered.
  3. Confirm electrical compatibility. Check the voltage and current the access control panel supplies against what the hardware expects, and whether a regulated power supply is needed in between.
  4. Verify monitoring needs. If the system must report door status or latch status, confirm the model includes those switches before ordering.
  5. Check the installation environment. Frame depth, door thickness, and whether the frame is hollow metal, aluminum, or wood all constrain which models physically fit.

The expected result at the end of this process is a specific model number that matches your opening, your power source, and your fail-safe/fail-secure requirement—not just a product category.

Common sticking points

  • Fail-safe vs. fail-secure confusion. Getting this backwards is a life-safety issue on egress doors, not just a functional one. Decide it before selecting hardware.
  • Power supply mismatch. Electrified hardware often needs filtered and regulated power; feeding it from an unfiltered source can cause buzzing, unreliable release, or shortened life.
  • Frame and door preparation. Electric strikes require cutting the frame, and maglocks require a header or frame strong enough to carry the holding force. Confirm the physical install is possible before ordering.
  • Monitoring assumptions. Not every model includes latch or door position monitoring; if the access system expects those signals, the hardware must provide them.

Where to go next

Use us.allegion.com as the entry point for the Locknetics line: browse by product category, then narrow by the electrical and mechanical requirements of your specific opening. If you are mid-project, the fastest path is to bring the door type, frame material, power source, and fail-safe/fail-secure decision with you—those four facts eliminate most of the catalog immediately.