Keyed-alike groups share an operating key. A master-key arrangement adds defined higher-level access over individual locks or groups. Choose by who must access which opening, not by the convenience of a single demonstration key.
Practical Review Checklist
- List roles and door marks in a permission matrix without including real key codes.
- Distinguish shared-key groups from individual access and supervisory access; identify cross-department conflicts.
- Ask the system supplier how lost keys, expansion and cylinder replacement will be managed.
- Assign authority for ordering additional keys, storage, issue records and return at handover.
- Confirm the proposed cylinder family and keying design support the matrix; do not assume every smart lock or mechanical cylinder does.
Record and Approval
Freeze a permission schedule with group identifiers, authorised roles, quantities, key-control owner and unresolved decisions. Keep detailed operational key records in an appropriately controlled system, not a public RFQ. A future tenant change may alter the best grouping; document that scenario before approving a sample.
Send the door marks, quantities, destination and the completed review record to WONLY for a configuration-specific discussion. Confirm availability, evidence and responsibilities in writing; this checklist is not a product certificate or a universal installation instruction.
FAQ
Can this record replace the approved specification? No. It organises the questions; the responsible designer, supplier and installer must resolve the actual configuration before release.
