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title: What is a Door Held Open Alert?
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# [What is a Door Held Open Alert?](https://blog.dga.com/what-is-door-held-open-alert)

 Written by [Isabel Leckie](https://blog.dga.com/author/isabel-leckie) | 4/27/23, 1:00 PM

Even if your employees use the correct credentials to gain access to restricted areas, holding or propping the door open can create a security risk. This is why Door Held Open Alerts were created. This feature is part of an advanced physical access control system.

With this feature, when a door is held open longer than a preset time, an alert will be sent to either a designated responsible party or a monitoring center which will alert a list of contacts.

With integration into a video surveillance system, a Door Held Open Alert can also automatically send an image or video clip from the security cameras nearest the door that caused the alert.

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