The contents of this article are non-canon to the Avatar franchise (source).
Control Panels are standard installations on automatic doors in a variety of RDA facilities across Pandora. The Na'vi are often confused by the amount of effort humans go through to lock their doors and deactivate their machinery. Panels can be activated using key cards.
Avatar: The Game[]
In the DS game, control panels featured frequently at the crux of puzzle sequences; Nok would often have to go in search of a key card to gain access to the next area.
Source[]
- James Cameron's Avatar: The Game NDS, ingame Pandorapedia entry