Allegion Emergency Lockdown Exit Device Examined
While lockdown has become an important feature in securing areas against active assailants, adapting it for exit devices has been a problem that often requires opening the door first to lock it.
However, Allegion's Von Duprin released a retrofit kit that kills exit device power from the inside.
We examine this offering in this note, including feedback from Allegion to IPVM's questions.
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