Schlage Electronics CO-200 Standalone Electronic Cylindrical Lock, Classroom/Storeroom Function, Keypad Reader

Outside lever stays locked at all times, and entry is by credential or by key. Inside lever always retracts the latch for free egress. That's why it suits classrooms, storerooms, IT closets and mechanical rooms, where the door should never be left in a passage state by accident. If you need the door to be unlocked for the day and re-secured, that's the office function; for a restroom or a dorm room, privacy is the function to order. The CO Series carries classroom/storeroom, office and privacy variations, so specify the one that matches how the room is used.

Standalone. There is no panel, no wiring and no head-end to buy. The CO-200 runs on four AA batteries and is programmed either at the keypad by hand or from a PC using Schlage Express software, with the download pushed to the lock through the Schlage Utility Software app on an Android device and an SUS-A cable. It holds up to 2,000 users and an audit trail of 2,000 events. If you want the door supervised in real time, alarmed on forced entry, or remotely unlocked from a security desk, a standalone lock is the wrong tool and you want a wired opening, for example the SDC Electra 7200 solenoid cylindrical lock running on 12/24VDC from an access panel.

Grade 1 and heavy duty, certified to ANSI/BHMA A156.25 full outdoor for the 70 classroom/storeroom function, and the cylindrical version meets or exceeds ANSI/BHMA A156.2 Series 4000 Grade 1. It is UL 10C listed, which is the fire door standard, along with UL 294 for access control, UL Canada and FCC Part 15, and it is ADA compliant. That combination is what a facility spec on a school or hospital corridor door typically calls for.

On a 1-3/4 inch door with a 2-3/4 inch backset bored prep and a 4-7/8 inch ANSI strike, yes, the CO-200 goes into the same opening the mechanical lock came out of. That's the same prep a Marks USA 175RF SFIC storeroom lever or a Stanley QCL150 with its 2-3/4 inch backset latch and 4-7/8 by 1-1/4 inch ASA strike sits in. What changes is the door face: the CO-200 carries a keypad escutcheon rather than a rose, so cosmetically it will not match the remaining mechanical levers on adjacent doors.

The Alarm Lock Trilogy T2 DL2700 covers 1-5/8 inch to 1-7/8 inch doors and is a Grade 1 standalone electronic cylindrical lock with a digital keypad and 100 user codes, IC/SFIC compatible. The Schlage CO-200 is built for a 1-3/4 inch door, so on a thinner leaf the DL2700 is the one that fits the range. The Alarm Lock DL5200 covers the same 1-5/8 inch to 1-7/8 inch range in a double-sided form with 100 user capacity, for openings that need credentials read from both faces.

The TownSteel XCE-2000 is the nearest match in the group: a Grade 1 heavy duty electronic cylindrical lockset with a keypad, in a classroom function, on a 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch door. The Schlage CO-200 is a Grade 1 heavy duty standalone electronic cylindrical lock in a classroom/storeroom function on a 1-3/4 inch door, so the two land in the same duty class and the same opening type. The TownSteel XCE-9000 is the same idea in a classroom intruder version, where the keypad on the inside lets a teacher lock the outside lever without stepping into the corridor.

The SDC Electra 7200 Series is the one for a wired opening: a solenoid controlled cylindrical lock on dual voltage 12/24VDC, for 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch doors. That lock is driven by the panel rather than by credentials presented at the door. The Schlage CO-200 is a standalone battery operated lock on four AA cells, so it holds its own users at the lock instead of taking a release signal. The SDC E75 Series is the battery-powered keypad option from the same brand, covering 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/8 inch doors.

Handing is an order option, and there is a way around it. The CO-200 is field reversible, so the Field Reversible choice covers you when you're buying a batch for a building and don't want to sort left from right at the door. You can also order it hand-specific: RH, LH, RHR or LHR. For a property manager stocking spares across mixed openings, field reversible is the practical call.

The keypad reader version takes a 3 to 6 digit PIN. Across the CO-200 range Schlage also offers proximity and magnetic stripe readers, and combined card plus PIN readers for dual authentication where an opening needs two factors. The point of the card versions is that the same credential a user already carries for the building perimeter opens the interior door too. If your site has no card system, the keypad reader is the one to order and there is nothing else to issue.

The CO-100 is keypad programmed only, with no record of who went through. The CO-200 adds PC programming through Schlage Express, up to 2,000 users, an audit trail of 2,000 events, holiday and time zone scheduling for automatic lock and unlock, and card credential options. If you need to answer the question of who entered a room and when, or you want the door unlocking itself at 7am and securing at 6pm, that is what buys you the CO-200. If you only need a few codes on a storeroom, the extra functionality is not doing anything for you.

It can. The CO-200 works in the same offline system as the AD-200, the CO-220 and the CT5000, all managed from Schlage Express. That matters when a building has cylindrical locks on classroom doors and other form factors elsewhere, since you administer one user list rather than several. Select PACS alliance members also support the CO-200 with added scheduling and audit capability.

Two useful comparisons among Grade 1 electronic cylindricals. The TownSteel XCE-2000 is a keypad classroom lockset for 1-3/4 to 2 inch doors, and the XCE-9000 is the classroom intruder version of the same, which lets staff secure the door from inside the room during a lockdown, something the CO-200 classroom/storeroom function does not do. The Alarm Lock Trilogy T2 DL2700 is the simpler route: Grade 1, digital keypad, 100 user codes, IC/SFIC compatible, for 1-5/8 to 1-7/8 inch doors, with far less user capacity than the CO-200's 2,000 and no PC managed offline system behind it.

The mechanical key override is the answer, which is why the cylinder choice matters on the order. The CO-200 runs on four AA batteries with up to two years of life and a status indicator that warns before they go, but it is a battery-only lock with no wired power, so a dead lock is opened with a key. Order it with the cylinder prep that matches your key system and issue the override key to whoever holds the master.

The Lockey 1600 is a mechanical keyless knob lock with an adjustable backset and no batteries or software behind it, and the Lockey 2830 is a mechanical pushbutton keyless knob lock with an auto-locking passage function; both cover 1-1/8 inch to 2 inch doors. The BEST 9KZ EZ Series is the middle ground, an electronic keypad cylindrical lock with a key override. The Schlage CO-200 is the choice when you need the credential side of it, since it is battery operated on four AA cells and reads a keypad credential.

They are not interchangeable at the credential. The TownSteel FCE-2000 is a Grade 1 standalone motorized cylindrical lockset using RFID technology in a classroom function on a 1-3/4 inch door, and the FCE-4000 is an RFID electronic intruder classroom lockset, so both expect a card or fob rather than a code. The Schlage CO-200 is specified with a keypad reader. If a facility already issues cards, the RFID units match the credential in hand; if it issues PINs, the keypad unit does.

For a privacy opening, the Alarm Lock Trilogy 4100 is a Grade 1 electronic cylindrical lock with a privacy function and a keypad on 1-5/8 inch to 1-7/8 inch doors, and the CENTRIOS CEB100 is a Grade 1 smart Bluetooth cylindrical lock in a privacy function. Non-electronic, the Cal-Royal CAL20 is a Grade 1 extra heavy duty privacy lock covering 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors. The Schlage CO-200 is a classroom/storeroom function lock, which secures the outside lever rather than giving an occupant a thumbturn.

The Kwikset 912TNL ZW500 is a SmartCode electronic Tustin lever with Z-Wave technology, keyed one side, for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors, and it is built to be driven by a Z-Wave hub. The Schlage CO-200 is a Grade 1 heavy duty commercial lock in a classroom/storeroom function. Where a spec calls for Grade 1 commercial hardware, the CO-200 is the one that carries that rating; the Kwikset suits an opening being brought onto a home automation controller.

The Marks USA 175RF SFIC is a storeroom clutched lever lockset, small format IC, less core, with a 2-3/4 inch backset and an ANSI strike, Grade 2. The Schlage CO-200 shares that 2-3/4 inch backset and ships with an ANSI strike with a 1-3/16 inch lip, so the door prep lines up. The difference is what happens after install: the CO-200 stores users at the lock, while the Marks lever is opened by a key in the interchangeable core.

The Alarm Lock T3 DL3075 is a Grade 1 electronic cylindrical lock with audit trail and keypad access. The Schlage CO-200 stores up to 2,000 users with an audit trail of up to 2,000 events, so both give a facility a record rather than just a code that works or does not. For a school corridor where the record matters alongside a classroom function, the TownSteel XCE-9000 is a Grade 1 heavy duty electronic classroom intruder cylindrical lockset with a keypad on 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch doors.

The Dorma C853 is a Grade 1 entry keyed single cylinder lever lockset from the C800 Series covering 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch doors, and the Dorma C150 is a Grade 1 heavy-duty cylindrical lock in an entry/office function across the same 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch range. The Schlage CO-200 is set up for a 1-3/4 inch door, so on a thicker leaf the Dorma units are the ones with the range to cover it.

Eight finishes: 605 bright brass, 606 satin brass, 612 satin bronze, 619 satin nickel, 625 bright chrome, 626 satin chrome, 626AM satin chrome antimicrobial and 643E aged bronze. Six lever styles: Athens, Latitude, Longitude, Rhodes, Sparta and Tubular. For a hospital or clinic corridor the 626AM antimicrobial satin chrome is the one to specify, and 626 satin chrome is the usual match for existing commercial hardware in most buildings.

The Accentra nexTouch NTB613 is a Grade 1 cylindrical keypad lock with pushbutton entry from the nexTouch Series. The Schlage CO-200 is also Grade 1, and adds cylinder options across SFIC, FSIC, KIL and Schlage standard conventional cylinders, so a locksmith standardizing a building on an existing core format can order the CO-200 to match. Both are keypad locks on a cylindrical prep, so either can take a code at the door.

They are keypad lever locks, but they answer a different opening. The Lockey E985 is an electronic keypad lever lock with remote control and key override, and the E995 is an electronic keypad lever lock with remote control and battery power; both cover 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors. The Schlage CO-200 is a Grade 1 heavy duty commercial lock in a classroom/storeroom function that holds up to 2,000 users with an audit trail, which is what a facility standardizing an access program is buying.