Over 40 Years in BusinessISO 27001 compliantPublic sector: GSA contract holder
LA 562-298-5000 · Chicagoland 312-432-5300 · Phoenix 602-733-6807 · Client Support
Over 40 Years in BusinessISO 27001 compliantPublic sector: GSA contract holder
LA 562-298-5000 · Chicagoland 312-432-5300 · Phoenix 602-733-6807 · Client Support
Card, mobile and cloud access control systems for offices, multi-tenant buildings, plants, packing houses, medical groups, warehouses and public buildings in Oxnard, Thousand Oaks, Westlake, Simi Valley, Camarillo, Moorpark and Ventura. One team designs the system, installs the door hardware and supports it after go live.
BTI Communications Group, LTD. designs, installs and supports commercial access control systems across Ventura County from its Santa Fe Springs office, and has been in business for over 40 years. We install and take over Brivo, Avigilon Alta (formerly Openpath), Avigilon Unity, Kantech, RS2 and Axis systems for buildings in Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Thousand Oaks, Westlake, Camarillo, Simi Valley, Moorpark and Ventura. Call 562-298-5070 or book a free site survey.
Every building asks something different of its doors. These are the building types we are asked about most in Ventura County, each linked to how we secure it.
Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park offices and labs need entries that open for the right people on the right day, locked storage and controlled rooms, and vendor credentials that end on their own. Conejo Valley is publicly known for a large life sciences presence. This page does not claim BTI work for any named employer.
Office parks in Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Camarillo and Ventura mix glass storefront entries, shared lobbies, elevators, parking structures and suites that change tenants every few years. We set up entry, elevator and garage readers so a property manager controls the common areas while each tenant adds and removes its own staff.
Medical offices across the county need open patient entries during the day and locked records rooms, medication storage and staff corridors at all times. Access logs show who opened a records room and when.
Industrial buildings in Camarillo, Oxnard and Port Hueneme need zones that match the floor: production, cold storage, tool cribs, server rooms and shipping. We tie badges to shifts, issue contractor credentials that expire on their own, and keep the door logs that a customer audit or a CMMC assessment asks for.
Districts, private schools, cities and special districts need lockdown from one button, visitor screening at the front office and contracts their purchasing team can use. BTI holds GSA contract 47QTCA21D00BA and is a CMAS and TESMA contract awardee (California).
We are not tied to one brand. We recommend the platform that fits your building, your IT team and the hardware already on your doors, and we can run more than one where a portfolio already has a mix.
| Platform | Where it fits in Ventura County | Learn more |
|---|---|---|
| Brivo | Cloud access for multi-site companies and property managers. BTI designs, sells, installs, supports and takes over existing Brivo accounts. Eagle Eye cloud video is part of Brivo. | Brivo · Brivo and Eagle Eye video |
| Avigilon Alta (formerly Openpath) | Cloud and mobile first access with touchless entry, a good fit for offices and clinics. | Avigilon Alta access control |
| Avigilon Unity | On premises access and video from one platform for larger campuses and plants. | Avigilon Unity access control |
| Kantech | EntraPass for sites that want on premises control with optional web and mobile access. BTI is a Kantech Global Edition Certified Partner. | Kantech EntraPass |
| RS2 (Acre) | Enterprise access control for organizations with many doors and complex schedules. | RS2 access control |
| Axis | Network door controllers and intercoms from an Authorized and Certified Axis Gold Partner. | Axis access control |
| Software House C-CURE 9000 | Enterprise access control with deep video integration for large and regulated sites. | Software House C-CURE 9000 |
| Alarm.com for Business | Access control, video and intrusion in one app for smaller offices and retail. | Alarm.com access control |
Not sure which way to go? Compare cloud and on premises options in our cloud access control overview, or download the 2026 Commercial Access Control Systems Guide (PDF).
Both are good choices. The right one depends on how many sites you run, who manages users and what your IT team wants to host.
| Question | Cloud (Brivo, Avigilon Alta) | On premises (Kantech, Avigilon Unity, C-CURE, RS2) |
|---|---|---|
| Who manages users? | Any admin from a browser or phone, from anywhere | Usually a workstation on your network, with optional web clients |
| Several Ventura County sites? | One account for every site, no servers | A central server with each site linked over your network |
| Internet outage at a site? | Panels keep making decisions locally and sync later | Not affected, the system runs on your network |
| Updates | Delivered by the platform | Planned with your IT team |
| Good fit | Offices, clinics, property portfolios | Plants, campuses, sites that require local hosting |
Many takeover calls start the same way: the installer closed, sold the business or stopped answering, and no one has the admin login. We take over existing systems, and Brivo accounts in particular, without replacing hardware that still works.
Every project is quoted in writing after the survey, with each door and license itemized. Financing at 3.99% is available for qualified buyers, subject to credit approval.
Locked doors must still let people out with one motion. Electrified locks, maglocks and delayed egress devices are designed to the California Building Code, and we work with your contractor and the local building department when a permit is required.
California requires an Alarm Company Operator license for alarm system work. BTI is a Licensed Alarm Company Operator, ACO #7670, and holds C-7 License 807767 for low voltage systems. Our team passes LiveScan background checks before working in client buildings.
Readers, intercoms and door operators are mounted at accessible heights, and automatic openers are coordinated with access control so a badge or button opens the door.
Access logs contain employee data. We set retention and admin roles so only the right people can see or export them, which supports the privacy policies California employers already keep.
A badge event means more with video beside it. We connect doors to security cameras in Ventura County so a denied badge or a forced door opens the matching clip, and we link access control with intrusion alarms so the building arms itself when the last person badges out.
Access control lives on your network, so it should be secured like the rest of your IT. Our IT team segments door controllers, keeps firmware current and watches for problems through the 24/7 NOC/SOC. If you also want IT support, see managed IT in Ventura County and cybersecurity in Los Angeles.
BTI has no Ventura County office. Engineers and crews dispatch from our Santa Fe Springs office and warehouse. Our office at 12155 Mora Dr in Santa Fe Springs is about 46 miles from Thousand Oaks, 46 from Simi Valley, 58 from Camarillo and 66 from Oxnard in a straight line.
About 46 to 51 miles from Santa Fe Springs. Life sciences and professional services offices around Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park, plus multi-tenant buildings along the 101 corridor.
About 46 to 52 miles away. Offices, medical groups and light industrial buildings in Simi Valley and Moorpark.
About 58 miles away. Manufacturing and technology sites around the Camarillo Airport business park, plus offices and medical groups in town.
About 66 miles away. Agriculture, food production, manufacturing and logistics near the Port of Hueneme, with offices and plants across Oxnard.
About 70 miles away. Downtown and midtown offices, medical groups and public buildings in the City of Ventura.
The Westlake area of Thousand Oaks, Oak Park, Santa Paula, Fillmore and Ojai are served with remote support and scheduled on site days.
Oxnard, Port Hueneme and Ventura sites are farther from our office, so on site work there is usually planned as scheduled service days. Remote support and our 24/7 NOC/SOC cover every site around the clock.
See everything BTI does in the region on the BTI Ventura County hub, or the Los Angeles access control page for other Southern California sites.
12155 Mora Dr, Units 1 & 2
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Security line: 562-298-5070
Main office: 562-298-5000
24/7 support: 800-HELP-BTI (800-435-7284)
Monday to Friday, 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM PT
Licensed Alarm Company Operator, ACO #7670
C-7 License 807767
Packing houses, cold storage and logistics sites run multiple shifts with changing crews. Access schedules by shift, gate and dock door control, and door alarms linked to cameras keep the right people in the right areas.
Offices, labs and professional buildings use badge and mobile access for lobbies, suites, labs and server rooms, with audit reports that show who entered and when.
Manufacturers and flex industrial buildings need rugged readers, after hours lock schedules and one system across front offices and production floors.
BTI Communications Group, LTD. serves Southern California from our Santa Fe Springs office. Pick your region for local services.
Los Angeles County businesses.
Orange County businesses, served from Santa Fe Springs.
Riverside and San Bernardino County businesses, served from Santa Fe Springs.
Burbank, Glendale, the Valley, Santa Clarita and Antelope Valley businesses, served from Santa Fe Springs.
Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Camarillo, Oxnard and Ventura businesses, served from Santa Fe Springs.
Long Beach, Carson, Compton, Downey, Norwalk and Cerritos businesses, served from Santa Fe Springs.
Pasadena, Alhambra, El Monte, West Covina, City of Industry and Pomona businesses, served from Santa Fe Springs.
Torrance, El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Redondo Beach and San Pedro businesses, served from Santa Fe Springs.
Over 40 years of IT, security and communications work. Call 562-298-5070 for security or 323-510-8003 for IT, or book a free consultation.
Get a free consultationWe install eight access control platforms, so the recommendation follows your building, not a quota.
Access control, video, alarms, networks and cybersecurity come from one accountable partner.
We step in when another installer is gone and keep the hardware that still works.
GSA contract holder (47QTCA21D00BA) and CMAS and TESMA contract awardee (California).
ISO 27001 compliant governance, independently reviewed through the TAG ISO 27001 Compliance Program.
400+ engineers, a mobile fleet and a stocked warehouse in Santa Fe Springs.
Access control is one part of a security plan built around your industry. Local examples from across Ventura County:
BTI Communications Group, LTD. designs, installs and supports commercial access control for Ventura County businesses from its Santa Fe Springs office, about 46 miles from Thousand Oaks. We install Brivo, Avigilon Alta (formerly Openpath), Avigilon Unity, Kantech, RS2 (Acre) and Axis, and we hold California ACO #7670 and C-7 License 807767.
BTI Communications Group, LTD. designs, installs and takes over commercial access control systems in Oxnard, Port Hueneme and the rest of Ventura County from our Santa Fe Springs office. We are a Licensed Alarm Company Operator (ACO #7670) with C-7 License 807767 and have been in business for over 40 years.
Door controllers and locks run on battery backup sized during design, and every locked door still lets people out with one motion under the California Building Code.
You disable it in the software in seconds and issue a new credential. With mobile credentials there is no card to lose.
Yes. Many clients start with a main entry or server room, then add doors on the same system later.
Our Southern California office is at 12155 Mora Dr in Santa Fe Springs. We do not have a Ventura County office. Thousand Oaks and Simi Valley are about 46 miles away in a straight line, and Oxnard and Ventura work is planned as scheduled service days. Call 562-298-5070.
Yes. We secure lobbies, suites, elevators and parking for offices in Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Camarillo and Ventura, and set up multi-tenant systems so each tenant manages its own users while the property manager controls common areas.
Yes. We set up production zones, docks, gates and contractor credentials for manufacturing and logistics sites in Camarillo, Oxnard and Port Hueneme.
Yes. We take over existing Brivo accounts as well as new installs. After you confirm ownership, we arrange the change with Brivo, review users and schedules and fix doors that show offline or forced.
Door logs, badge reports and controlled zones give auditors evidence of who entered sensitive areas. CMMC and other compliance work is completed and contracted by BTI and its partners, including top industry professionals in each category.
After a free site survey we send a written, itemized proposal that lists every door, device and license.
Often. Many strikes, maglocks, exit devices and door contacts can stay. The survey shows which openings can reuse hardware and which need new readers or locks.
Yes. Brivo, Avigilon Alta and Kantech all support mobile credentials, and cards and phones can work side by side during a phased switch.
Yes. BTI holds GSA contract 47QTCA21D00BA and is a CMAS and TESMA contract awardee (California), and we design lockdown and visitor screening for districts and public buildings.
A free consultation covers a site survey, a door schedule and a written scope you can share with your leadership.