2N Fortis Handle – wireless access control door handle
The 2N Fortis Handle is a wireless electronic door handle that adds secure access control to internal doors without complex wiring. We supply and install it for offices, schools and commercial buildings.
- SSAIB certified
- Local engineers
- Free site visit and quotation
At a glance
- Product
- 2N Fortis Handle
- Wiring
- None to the door, battery powered
- Credentials
- 13.56 MHz MIFARE DESFire
- Battery
- CR123A, up to 230,000 openings
- Management
- 2N Access Commander
- Installed by
- Local engineers based in Huntingdon
Overview
2N Fortis Handle supply and installation
The 2N Fortis Handle is a modern wireless electronic door handle designed for access control and door entry systems in commercial environments. It gives you secure door access control without cabling, which makes it ideal for internal doors where a traditional wired system would be difficult or expensive to install.
BDi Advance supplies and installs the 2N Fortis Handle as part of access control and door entry systems, for organisations that want to improve building security and manage who can go where.
- Wireless and battery powered, so there is no cable to run to the door
- Encrypted 13.56 MHz MIFARE DESFire cards and fobs
- Permissions and schedules managed centrally in 2N Access Commander
- Fitted as a new system or as an upgrade to an existing door entry system
- Local engineers based in Huntingdon, covering Cambridgeshire and East Anglia
- Access control installations carried out under our SSAIB certification
Quotations start with a free site visit. Call 01223 566 599 or send us your details and we will get one booked.
Is it right for your doors?
When a wireless access control door handle makes sense
The Fortis Handle is one part of an access control system, not a replacement for all of it. These are the points we look at before recommending it.
Internal doors without cabling
Main use
It suits internal doors where running cable to a reader and lock would be disruptive or expensive, such as meeting rooms, management offices, staff rooms and IT rooms.
Your cards and fobs
MIFARE DESFire
The handle reads 13.56 MHz MIFARE DESFire credentials. If your site already uses a different card type, we check compatibility at the survey.
How access is managed
2N Access Commander
Permissions, schedules and credentials for the handle are managed in 2N Access Commander.
Battery and upkeep
CR123A
A CR123A battery supports up to 230,000 openings, typically around four years depending on how busy the door is.
Main entrances and the wider building
Full system
For main entrances and multi-site control, we design a full access control system and advise where wireless handles fit into it.
2N Fortis Handle
Professional access control. Wireless simplicity.
The Fortis Handle combines durable stainless-steel construction and support for RFID credentials in a clean, modern design, so businesses can manage door access easily without changing the look of the door.
It gives you a flexible way to extend RFID door access control and keyless door entry across offices, education facilities and commercial buildings.
Secure RFID door access control
The Fortis Handle supports encrypted MIFARE DESFire RFID credentials, which use strong encryption to help prevent cloning or unauthorised copying of cards.
Keyless door entry
Staff use a card or fob instead of a key, so there are no keys to lose, copy or collect when someone leaves.
Central control of who goes where
Administrators can grant, update or revoke access as needed, keeping full control over authorised users.
Not every door needs a wireless handle. Where a wired reader is the better option, we will say so.
Centralised access management
Managed with 2N Access Commander
Access permissions, schedules and credentials for the Fortis Handle are managed in the 2N Access Commander platform.
That lets you control door access across multiple doors and locations from one central system.
One platform
Doors, users and schedules
Permissions and schedules are set in 2N Access Commander, so adding a user or changing their access is done once, not door by door.
The 2N range
Where the handle fits
The handle is part of the 2N access control range and is managed in 2N Access Commander.
Other systems we install
Paxton and Avigilon
For sites that need a different platform, we also install Paxton and Avigilon access control and will advise which suits your building.
Ideal applications
Where the Fortis Handle is used
With durable mechanical construction and battery life of up to 230,000 openings, the Fortis Handle is designed for busy workplaces.
These are typical settings.
Offices
Secure meeting rooms, management offices and restricted areas as part of an office access control system, without installing additional cabling.
Typical doors: meeting rooms, HR and finance offices, stores.
Schools and colleges
Secure staff rooms, administration offices and IT suites with RFID door access control, while keeping easy access for authorised staff.
Typical doors: staff rooms, offices, IT suites.
Shared and multi-tenant buildings
Extend access control and door entry to internal doors in shared office buildings and multi-tenant properties without expensive infrastructure upgrades.
Typical doors: tenant suites, shared workspaces, plant rooms.
Healthcare premises
Control who can reach staff-only areas, offices and stores on internal doors where new cabling would disrupt a working building.
Typical doors: staff areas, offices, stores.
2N Fortis Handle installation
How an installation works
Quotations start with a free site visit. We look at the doors, how people move around the building and how you want access managed, then recommend where a wireless handle fits and where a wired reader is better.
Site visit
Free site visit and quotation
Design
Doors, credentials and access levels planned around your building and how it is used
Installation
Handles fitted and set up by our engineers, with no cabling to the door
Handover
Cards or fobs enrolled, permissions set up in 2N Access Commander and your team shown how to manage users
Ongoing support
Maintenance, remote support and diagnostics, and a 24-hour service line
SSAIB certified access control installers
Our access control installations are carried out under our SSAIB certification, which covers access control, intruder alarms and CCTV, and we are a Paxton Gold Partner. Whether you are adding a Fortis Handle to one door or extending access control across a building, our local engineers design, install and support it, and we also take over and maintain systems installed by other companies.
2N Fortis Handle installation across Cambridgeshire and East Anglia
We are a Cambridgeshire business with local engineers, providing responsive maintenance and long-term support for the access control systems we install.
Areas we cover
We install and support the 2N Fortis Handle and wider access control systems across Cambridgeshire and East Anglia, including Cambridge, Huntingdon, Peterborough, St Ives, St Neots, Ely, Wisbech, March, Newmarket and Bury St Edmunds.
Our engineers are local to the region, and we also work with national clients across the UK.
Sectors we work in
We fit the Fortis Handle for organisations including commercial offices, schools and colleges, healthcare premises and shared workspaces.
- Offices
- Education
- Healthcare
- Shared workspaces
Each building has its own priorities, from securing a single IT room to controlling access across every internal door. We design around how the site is actually used.
“Advance Security has been our security systems installer and maintainer for the last 16 years. Our site has developed massively in that time and the security requirements have grown accordingly. We have Access Control Systems covering some 130 entrance doors across three offices in the UK and Advance has been instrumental in ensuring they were delivered to meet our demanding deadlines. Our CCTV system was recently brought up to the latest high definition IP platform, and again Advance Security were there to provide the transition, ensuring the minimum down time. I would have no hesitation in recommending Advance Security, they have a can-do attitude, and are always on call at a moment’s notice when we need them – any faults being resolved or repaired the same day.”
Group Facilities Manager, Sagentia
Next step
Free site visit and quotation
We do not quote access control from a price list. We come out, look at the doors and how the building is used, and then design to suit the site and the budget. There is no charge for the visit.
Talk to us about the 2N Fortis Handle
Book a free site surveyCall 01223 566 599No charge for the visit
Frequently asked questions
The 2N Fortis Handle is a wireless electronic door handle designed for access control systems. It allows secure door entry using RFID credentials without requiring cabling, making it ideal for internal doors in offices, schools and commercial buildings.
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