Smartphone Controls: The Simple and Convenient Access Solution

Smartphone access controls enable people to use their mobile phones to unlock doors. Businesses can use these systems for front doors, individual offices, or whatever method works best for them. This option offers many advantages for company owners who want streamlined and more cost-effective security for their property. 

Choose Something Common

Over 80 percent of Americans own a smartphone, so most employees will already have one available when the new system begins. You also have no need to supply a phone to employees without a smartphone because the security system can also work with key fobs, badges, or access cards.

Reduce Security Expense

The need to replace key cards and fobs as employees misplace them or leave the company can raise the cost of security for employers. Smartphone access reduces the expense because the employee uses digital credentials from the employer on their phone. The need no longer exists to order and store badges or fobs continuously for the entire team.

Smartphone security access even works when electronic access is not possible. Manual checks from security guards at areas without electronic locks or during power outages may require people to show ID badges. The apps for the smartphone security system often store digital ID badges on the phone for this purpose. 

Have Instant Security

Employers do not have to worry about security risks with lost or stolen phones. It takes only a few seconds to revoke digital credentials if an employee quits or if they lose their phone. The credentials stay safe in a secured cloud and not on the phone. Credentials become accessible again once the employee finds the lost device or buys a new phone. 

The average American checks their phone 47 times a day, so most will notice the loss quickly. However, most people only look for a key fob or ID card when they need it to get inside their workplace. Losing a security card could take days to notice if the employee loses it while on vacation or over the weekend.

Avoid Some Concerns

Employers who rely on accurate access records to each room may have a more reliable system with a smartphone access system. Many companies forbid employees from sharing ID cards or badges with coworkers, but many employees will still do so if asked. The willingness to share may decline when this means allowing someone to take their phone. 

Hackers have developed methods in the past that enabled them to use expired access cards to enter hotel rooms. Employee ID cards could have some of the same vulnerabilities, especially if employers do not always collect unused cards. Smartphone access is more difficult for thieves because they usually need to steal the phone, bypass its security, and find the app for use.

Demagnetization can also become a problem with some security access cards. The cards can become temporarily unusable if exposed to magnets, credit cards, or other security cards. Smartphone access does not have any vulnerability of this type. 

Welcome Temporary Workers

Temporary workers, employees from other offices, and anyone else who needs access for a short time can have temporary access through their phones. Most smartphone systems enable the company to create guest credentials that give access to the area where they will work. The program can include the dates of their use, so the access only applies for those days. 

Modern security options continue to improve as technology becomes more affordable and accessible to everyone. The simplicity of the systems enables most businesses to customize everything. At Phoenix Access Control, we will help you adapt any service to meets the needs of your company. Contact us to learn more about smartphone access systems.