Electronic Locks on Campus

• If the light on the badge reader is green, the door is unlocked. You may enter the building without swiping your badge.

• If the light on the badge reader is red or off, the door is locked.

• If the door is locked and you swipe your badge across the reader, the light will turn green and you may enter the building.
• If you believe you should have access to the door, please contact Support Central.

• After swiping your badge across the reader, if the light alternates between red and blue, you are required to enter your PIN before the system will grant you access.
• Enter your PIN and the light will turn green, indicating you have been given access to the building.

• If there is a reader at an exit door, you must swipe your badge to exit the building.
• If you do not  swipe your badge before exiting the building, an alarm will sound.

• If the reader light flashes green after swiping your card, you have been granted access to the building or room.

• If the reader light flashes red after swiping your card, you have been denied access to the building or room.

1. If the reader light flashes amber:
2. Enter your PIN number.

1. If the reader light flashes yellow after you have swiped your card,
2. Entered your PIN number,
3. And then flashes red:

You do not have access to the building or room, or there is an issue with the door.

1. If after swiping your card and/or entering your PIN
2. The reader light flashes yellow,
3. Then turns green and grants you access to the building or room:

The batteries are getting low on the reader. If and when this happens, please contact Support Central with your building and Room Number (Ex: CAH 115)

• For some campus doors (mainly office doors) the reader light will turn solid green after you have swiped your card. This means the door is already unlocked. Swiping your card while the light is still green will lock the door.