Before opening a new locker-lock installation to users, verify the physical fit, intended access workflow and facilities handoff. A lock being mounted on a door does not establish that it has been configured, tested or assigned to the right management system.
This suggested acceptance checklist helps owners, installers and facilities teams document readiness. Follow the exact manufacturer’s installation and setup instructions; this article intentionally does not provide programming sequences.
Confirm the delivered configuration
Compare the installed locks with the approved project specification. Record family, generation, interface, mechanism, orientation and management arrangement. Check that any different storage groups are identified rather than silently treated as one configuration.
For legacy Numeris Aspire, NextLock Axis or NextLock Range projects, use their matching documents. Newer products bearing a familiar name may require different equipment or instructions.
Verify the physical installation
- Confirm the preparation and mounting against the selected installation drawing.
- Check that doors move normally and the mechanism engages without an obstruction.
- Review clearances around handles, adjacent doors and interior contents.
- Confirm that the installation allows the maintenance access described in the guide.
- Review specified accessible operation at the actual installed location.
- Record damage, misalignment or incomplete work as unresolved items.
Resolve mechanical concerns before treating an access symptom as a programming problem. Do not force the door or alter hardware outside the approved installation process.
Verify intended access with authorized staff
Confirm that the required setup has been completed for the exact product. Digilock’s current RFID setup guidance distinguishes factory-default settings from a prepared operating system; the corresponding generation-specific guide must govern the units on site.
Test the normal user journey for each configuration: occupying or accessing storage, opening it and returning it to its intended condition. Confirm the selected shared-use or assigned-use behavior and staff administration arrangements. Where RFID is involved, use approved representative credentials, not an assumption that every badge works.
Record exceptions and retest after corrective work. Keep user credentials and management information out of a broadly distributed punch list.
Complete the handoff, not just the installation
Assign responsibility for management equipment, future access changes, battery service and support requests. Provide the correct product documents, location inventory and user-facing instructions. Explain how unresolved issues will be reported and who will decide when a unit can return to service.
Retain a dated acceptance record identifying the configurations checked and outstanding work. The employee locker handoff checklist covers the next stage for assigned storage.
For a planned installation, request a quote review with the configuration, quantities and handoff requirements before treating the procurement list as complete.
Frequently asked questions
Can users begin using locks in factory-default settings?
Do not treat factory settings as a commissioned installation. Complete and verify the manufacturer’s required setup for the exact model before releasing it to users.
Does a successful code or badge test prove the installation is complete?
No. Also verify physical engagement, intended relocking behavior, staff responsibilities and documentation. An access test checks only part of the system.
Should every locker group use the same acceptance checklist?
A common record format is useful, but include the actual configuration and intended workflow for each group. Different mechanisms or management arrangements need appropriate checks.
What should be handed to the facilities team?
Provide the model and location inventory, matching guides, approved management equipment, service responsibilities and unresolved-item record. Transfer access-sensitive information through an appropriate secure process.
Manufacturer references: current RFID setup guidance, Numeris Aspire support and Axis support. Use the documentation appropriate to the installed generation.
