Mantrap Security Door

Mantrap interlocking door controller.

Mantrap security door.

A mantrap is a small room with an entry door on one wall and an exit door on the opposite wall. Either a security guard can allow access or the person can use some type of verification technology such as a card reader pin code or fingerprint scan to gain entrance. A mantrap or a security booth is a security device that monitors and controls two interlocking doors so that they can t be opened simultaneously. The phrase mantrap can be a misleading term as it can often be taken falsely as a door that traps a person.

In its most basic form a mantrap is a small room or vestibule with two doors designed to trap an individual before he or she is cleared to enter a secure location. One door can be unlocked and opened as long as the other door is locked and closed. Boon edam s mantrap security doors are built for reliability and safety and are compatible with any access control system several sizes of mantrap are available including portals large enough to accommodate wheelchairs or delivery carts. They are used as physical safety solutions for places that need a high level of security.

A man trap typically includes a door leading into a vestibule or hallway that leads to another door that leads to a secured area. For automatic mantraps some form of identification like a key card or security code is needed to unlock each door. I became familiar with man traps while working on a project a few years ago for an fbi field office. In a manual system a guard would need to lock and unlock the doors of the mantrap every time someone enters the room or building.

A man trap often stylized as mantrap is a small space having two separate sets of interlocking doors. A mantrap air lock sally port or access control vestibule is a physical security access control system comprising a small space with two sets of interlocking doors such that the first set of doors must close before the second set opens. One door of a mantrap cannot be unlocked and opened until the opposite door has been closed and locked. Neither of which can be unlocked at the same time.

Our mantrap security entrances include access control technologies that use high grade security glass to provide moderate risk appropriate security for your commercial business school or municipal building additionally our weapons detection and prevention door access.