A system for selectively opening a second lock from a first lock using short-range communications SRC, the system being disposed in a building that includes at least a partition divided into a plurality of rooms, including a first room and a second room, the plurality of rooms including a respective plurality of egress doors, wherein the first room includes a first door and the second room includes a second door, the system comprising: a plurality of locks including the first lock for locking the first door and the second lock for locking the second door, the plurality of locks adapted to communicate with short range communication SRC protocols, wherein the first lock is adapted to: receive a first credential from a portable smart device, determine if the plurality of locks is identified for access in the first credential, and when the plurality of locks is identified for access by the first credential, the first lock is adapted to: unlock, and forward the first credential to the second lock; wherein before the first lock determines whether the plurality of locks is identified for access by the first credential, the first lock is adapted to determine a class of access associated with the first credential, wherein when the class of access provides general access, the first lock is adapted to open, without forwarding the first credential to the second lock; and wherein before the first lock determines the class of access associated with the first credential, the first lock is adapted to determine whether the first credential is valid. the system being disposed in a building that includes at least a partition divided into a plurality of rooms, including a first room and a second room, the plurality of rooms including a respective plurality of egress doors, wherein the first room includes a first door and the second room includes a second door, the system comprising: a plurality of locks including the first lock for locking the first door and the second lock for locking the second door, the plurality of locks adapted to communicate with short range communication SRC protocols, wherein the first lock is adapted to: receive a first credential from a portable smart device, determine if the plurality of locks is identified for access in the first credential, and when the plurality of locks is identified for access by the first credential, the first lock is adapted to: unlock, and forward the first credential to the second lock; wherein before the first lock determines whether the plurality of locks is identified for access by the first credential, the first lock is adapted to determine a class of access associated with the first credential, wherein when the class of access provides general access, the first lock is adapted to open, without forwarding the first credential to the second lock; and wherein before the first lock determines the class of access associated with the first credential, the first lock is adapted to determine whether the first credential is valid. a plurality of locks including the first lock for locking the first door and the second lock for locking the second door, the plurality of locks adapted to communicate with short range communication SRC protocols, wherein the first lock is adapted to: receive a first credential from a portable smart device, determine if the plurality of locks is identified for access in the first credential, and receive a first credential from a portable smart device, determine if the plurality of locks is identified for access in the first credential, and when the plurality of locks is identified for access by the first credential, the first lock is adapted to: unlock, and forward the first credential to the second lock; unlock, and forward the first credential to the second lock; wherein before the first lock determines whether the plurality of locks is identified for access by the first credential, the first lock is adapted to determine a class of access associated with the first credential, wherein when the class of access provides general access, the first lock is adapted to open, without forwarding the first credential to the second lock; and wherein before the first lock determines the class of access associated with the first credential, the first lock is adapted to determine whether the first credential is valid.