Does Your Business Have Multiple Locations? 3 Tips to Manage Your Security

Multiple business locations can increase your company's profits, but doing business out of several different locations can pose some unique security challenges.

You will need to track the comings and goings of customers, vendors, and employees at not just one location, but many locations. You will also have to keep track of inventory and secure assets in more than one location.

While maintaining a high level of security in multiple locations can seem like a daunting task, you can easily enhance your security protocol by accessing the right knowledge and tools.

Here are three tips you can use to more effectively manage security at multiple business locations in the future.

1. Install a Reliable Access Control System

The sheer number of people coming and going can be significant when a business has multiple locations. You need a simple and straightforward way to regulate who has access to each of your locations at any given time.

The best way to gain this type of control is to install a reliable access control system in each of your locations.

Access control systems feature an electronic reader and a series of cards or key fobs. When the cards or key fobs are passed in front of the electronic reader, the access control system determines whether the user has the right permissions to be granted entry.

A detailed log noting the time, location, and ID number of each entry attempt can be printed from an access control system. Permissions and clearance data are maintained in a database that is connected to the access control system. You only have to edit the information in the database to broaden or narrow any individual's access capabilities.

A reliable access control system can eliminate the need for manual security clearances and help you keep all of your business locations more secure.

2. Implement Remote Access Monitoring

Securing multiple business locations is tricky because it's impossible for you to be at every location on a daily basis. If you want to be able to still maintain visual surveillance on remote locations, you should consider partnering with a security company to implement remote access monitoring into your security arsenal.

Remote access viewing allows you to stream the video images being captured by your security cameras from any location. You can even pull up multiple feeds simultaneously so that you can keep an eye on what's happening at each of your company's locations.

A quality remote access monitoring component will also provide you with the opportunity to arm or disable your building's alarm from your phone, manually lock or unlock specific doors, and receive an alert when unauthorized activity is detected.

Remote access monitoring makes it easy to improve business security, regardless of how many locations you operate from over time.

3. Standardize Your Equipment

Standardization can be the key to success when it comes to creating a comprehensive security plan that will cover multiple locations.

A lot of time and effort can be saved when you use the same configuration of cameras, alarms, and sensors at each of your locations. It will also be easier for you to address any issues that may arise with your security systems because you will only have to remember how to troubleshoot a single system.

Partner with a professional security company to help you determine which type of equipment will best meet your company's needs, then have this equipment installed at all locations you currently own or plan to open in the future.

The right security system will help you minimize financial loss and protect your assets. Contact Phoenix Access Control today for help creating a multi-location security system that will offer maximum protection for your company.