Security Brands Ascent: More ways to connect. Fewer installation barriers. Flexible connectivity for communities, apartments, businesses, estates, and ranches. Powered by Summit Control.

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Welcome to Summit Control

The Cloud Platform that Powers Our Ascent Devices

Features

Everything you need at every entry

  • Action Initiated: Photo Capture

    Get visual ID on every visitor. The unit can snap a photo automatically on a call button press or other access event, then deliver it straight to you via push notification—so you always know who’s at the gate before granting entry.

  • One-Way Video Calling

    See who’s calling without being seen. When a guest places a call from the unit, you receive live video on your device while your camera stays off, giving your eyes on your entry point while preserving your privacy.

  • Guest Passes

    Grant access on your terms. Issue time- and use-limited QR codes that let visitors, deliveries, or service providers open the gate during a defined window—then expire automatically, with no permanent credentials to manage or revoke.

  • Rollover & Broadcast Calling

    Never miss a visitor. Assign multiple phone numbers to each entry: sequential “rollover” calling dials up to 3 numbers one after another until someone answers, while “broadcast” calling rings up to 10 numbers simultaneously on a single button press—ensuring a connection is always made.

  • Locally Saved Data

    Stay running even when the network doesn’t. Credentials and access permissions are stored on the unit itself, so authorized users can still gain entry during a cellular interruption, with activity syncing back to Summit Control once connectivity is restored.

  • Gate Status

    Know the state of your access points at a glance. Check whether a gate or door is open or closed remotely and in real time from your computer, tablet, or phone—no trip to the property required.

  • Anti-Passback

    Tighten security and stop credential sharing. Anti-passback prevents the same credential from being used to enter again before it has been used to exit, blocking “tailgating” and pass-backs to keep your access logs accurate and your property secure.

  • Apple CarPlay / Android Auto

    Open your gate without picking up your phone. Integration with CarPlay and Android Auto lets drivers grant access directly from the vehicle’s dashboard, keeping entry hands-free and eyes on the road.

Control

Stability & Scalability

Summit Control is when a collection of independent devices become a truly managed access system.

Summit Control is purpose-built exclusively for the Ascent hardware family. One vendor. One support call. One system where the hardware, the connectivity and the cloud management are all engineered to work together from day one.

System diagram: the Summit Control link controller at the center, connected to a link keypad, link keypad reader, link reader and other Ascent devices through Ascent Link

Hardware

Built for Ascent hardware

Ascent X1 cellular telephone entry system with keypad

Ascent X1

Connected telephone entry system with keypad

Our flagship cellular telephone entry system with keypad, Ascent X1, does everything you need! It is powered by Summit Control, allowing remote management and control of up to two devices via app, text, voice, call button, keypad, QR code, or Wiegand device.

Ascent M3 compact multi-tenant entry system with 8-inch touchscreen

Ascent M3

Compact cellular multi-tenant entry system with 8-inch touchscreen

Our compact cellular multi-tenant entry system with 8-inch touchscreen is small but it does it all! It is powered by Summit Control, allowing remote management and control of up to two devices via app, text, voice, directory call, keypad, QR code, or Wiegand device.

Ascent M8 full-size multi-tenant entry system with 8-inch touchscreen and keypad

Ascent M8

Cellular multi-tenant entry system with 8-inch touchscreen

Our full-size cellular multi-tenant entry system with 8-inch touchscreen brings all the features to the table! It is powered by Summit Control, allowing remote management and control of up to four devices via app, text, voice, directory call, keypad, QR code, or Wiegand device.

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