Garage Door Security – Security Solution Unveiled

A growing number of law enforcement professionals, crime prevention specialists, security experts and homeowners are expressing concern that home garage door security is compromised with a garage door opener (GDO), and no other locking mechanism, is vulnerable to invasion from a variety of security violation techniques.

To address this need, Automated Security Technologies, Inc. (AST) manufactures an automated garage door security solution known as Gaplock. Gaplock protects against home invasion threats by working with the GDO and rolling code remote to automatically lock the garage door every time it is closed, and unlock it before it is opened. At the 2003 International Door Association EXPO in San Antonio (April 25-26), AST unveiled a pluggable version of Gaplock designed with the installer in mind.

“Dealer-installer pros that specialize in home security and automated garage doors told us they need an automated garage door lock that is simple and easy to install,” says Rodney Shoemaker, President of Automated Security Technologies, Inc. “We listened to the industry and developed an installer-friendly, pluggable version of Gaplock that enables dealer-installer pros and their customers to benefit from this unique, hassle-free security solution.”

This new Gaplock operates with the GDO by simply plugging both (Gaplock and the GDO) into a control module, eliminating any need to wire it in with the GDO and compressing installation time to less than 15 minutes. Gaplock is sold solely through the door and security industries, and it only requires basic skills and tools to mount Gaplock inside the garage, on the outside of the roll-up door track, on either side of the door.

Gaplock’s pluggable automated garage door security solution enables the dealer-installer pro:

To provide new and existing customers a unique solution to what law enforcement and other security professionals consider “The weakest link in home security”.

To provide for customers a solution for integrating the garage door into the security system without the hassles of magnetic switches.

To provide Gaplock companion security solution products (from rolling code remotes to wireless contact transmitters).

To eliminate for customers the cost and hassle of service callbacks to repair doors/openers damaged when the opener is activated while the door is manually locked.

To better serve their customers’ needs and grow their business (by improving per job revenue and profitability).

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