The systems in the lobby
Mircom, Enterphone, DoorKing and the rest. What each one can and cannot do with your phone number, and how to tell which you have.
How to identify which intercom your building has
Read the faceplate, the display and the model sticker to work out which entry panel is on your lobby wall, and what that means for getting buzzed on your phone.
9 min readEnterphone: changing the phone number your suite dials
Enterphone and Viscount panels store one phone number per suite. Who can change it, why a second number is only a rollover, and what to ask your building.
10 min readMircom TX3: changing the phone number your unit dials
The Mircom TX3 is the panel in a large share of Canadian apartment lobbies. What it stores per unit, what it cannot do, and what to ask your building for.
5 min read