4 Access Control Options Ideal for New Businesses

Security remains one of the first priorities when you open a new business. If you ignore security, you will leave your property, equipment, and privacy vulnerable to theft, vandalism, and other crimes.

One security element to focus on for your business includes access control. Access control helps limit the people who visit your business and get to certain areas. With an access control system set in place, you have the ability to regulate new employees and build a full security system around specific features.

Check out four different access control options you can use at your new business.

1. Key Cards & Fobs

An important part of any business is to protect and regulate the parking lot. To ensure your employees have proper parking, you may need to implement a gate system with access control; and employees would have either key cards or key fobs assigned to them. An access control machine at the front of the gate would allow employees access.

Additionally, a speakerphone system may be a part of the parking lot access control for customers or visitors who seek to use the parking lot.

Your employees can also use the same cards and key fobs to unlock doors at the entrance of the business. The key card system allows you to monitor when employees have arrived or left the parking area. The log details will help if any incidents occur, and they can help to prevent security issues.

2. Biometric Access

Several areas of your business may be off-limits to a majority of the office staff. Examples include computer server rooms, your personal office, or rooms with safes or expensive equipment. One way to offer secure access to the areas is with a biometric access system.

A biometric system uses fingerprint technology to unlock doors and specific areas. With the fingerprint tech, you will add an extra layer of protection which goes beyond the basic key or key code.

Once installed, you can set up the biometric system to allow access to just one person or expand it to multiple people at the same time.

3. Video Integrated Access Control

When someone comes to your business, you may waste time if you have to walk up and answer the door every time. You also may not want an open door policy where people just enter and exit your business without any security protocol. A video integrated access control provides solutions for each issue.

A professional can install a small video camera doorbell right on the exterior of your business. When someone comes to visit the business, the video system allows them to buzz in and provides you with a direct feed outside the business.

Through the video feed you are able to see delivery workers, expected clients, and other visitors. A speaker and microphone will also allow audio communication if needed. Once approved to enter the building, you can buzz the person in, and the door will unlock for a brief period of time.

4. Keypad Access

Office-to-office security will help employees feel protected and limit the areas where employees are allowed to go. One of the easier ways to add security and keep the flow of business normal is with keypad access.

Door locks on the interior of the building may be equipped with keypad access panels placed over the handles. And you may assign a variety of key codes for different locks around the office. For example, you may decide to add a keypad to an area like a company snack room or copy area.

The keypad numbers may be general numbers for the whole business or assigned individually to help track employees.

Get your security system set up with our professional services at Phoenix Access Control. We have high-quality security options available and will teach you everything you need to know to properly operate your new security equipment.