All properties are not the same part 4: Commercial properties
All properties and all access challenges are not the same. Luckily, iLOQ has a range of smart-access solutions that are designed to maximize security, minimize administration and lifecycle costs and optimize the user experience in all properties.
In the fourth part of our series of blog posts, let’s take a look at how iLOQ’s digital-key-based and keyless smartphone-based access solutions bring significant advantages to commercial properties.
The challenges of access management in commercial properties
Managing access in commercial environments can be complex due to:
- A high volume of staff, contractors and visitors.
- Multiple access points in the property both individual and shared.
- Frequent staff turnover and temporary access needs.
- The need for tailormade and often time-limited access rights.
- Constantly changing access requirements.
- Lost, stolen, or unreturned keys or keys shared with unauthorized people creating security vulnerabilities.
- The need for integration with smart building systems and broader ecosystem preferences.
These challenges lead to several pain points:
- Increased security risks for properties, the assets contained in them and personnel.
- High maintenance costs, especially with mechanical or battery-powered systems.
- A large number of physical keys in circulation.
- Time-consuming and complex key logistics and administration.
- Difficulty tracking who has access to what, where and when.
- Frustration for staff and visitors navigating the premises.
iLOQ’s smart-access solutions
iLOQ’s innovative smart-access solutions address these challenges head on. You have the option of using digital keys (where all the access rights a person needs to move around the premises are programmed to just one key), or a keyless smartphone-based solution (where the access rights are programmed and sent to iLOQ’s app running on an NFC (Near Field Communication)-enabled smartphone). With iLOQ’s versatile platform, you can even use a combination of the two. And the solution is fully scalable and can be adapted as the premises change or grow.
Why iLOQ is ideal for commercial properties
There are a huge number of benefits of this smart-access solution for all relevant parties – the building owners, the locking system administrators and property managers and the staff and visitors themselves.
- No more key chaos: Eliminate bulky keyrings and reduce the number of physical keys in circulation.
- Quick and easy access management: Grant, modify, or cancel access remotely and in real time (24/7) with iLOQ’s easy-to-use cloud-based platform.
- Enhanced security: No risks related to mechanical keys that can easily be lost, stolen, copied or shared with unknown people. If a member of staff leaves their job, their access rights are quickly and easily cancelled avoiding the hassle of getting keys back to keep security levels high.
- Battery-free, cable-free and no maintenance: With iLOQ’s digital-key-based solutions, the power needed to recognize access rights and open the lock comes from the kinetic energy harvested by pushing the key into the lock. With iLOQ’s smartphone-based solution, the NFC induction of the smartphone when it is held against the lock provides the power to recognize the access rights and open the lock. In addition, no cabling, Wi-Fi or internet access is needed eliminating the need for a complex electrical infrastructure and worries about not being able to get access in a power outage or if batteries in the lock have run out.
- Audit trails: Know exactly who accessed which area and when, improving security and operational transparency.
- Seamless access: Staff can conveniently move around all the places they need to access using just one key or their smartphone. Temporary access rights can be issued to visitors or contractors, ensuring smooth and secure entry.
- Cost and time savings: No need to replace locks or rekey systems when access needs change or if a key is lost or stolen and no need to purchase batteries or pay for the maintenance to continually change them.
- Fast installation or retrofit: iLOQ’s smart locks are extremely quick, easy and cost effective to retrofit in existing properties and equally as easy to install in new facilities. There’s no need for special tools, drilling or to make changes to the existing infrastructure.
- API and SDK integrations for smart ecosystems: iLOQ’s open API/SDK allows developers to create their own software solutions and integrations to external systems such as existing property management software.
iLOQ’s wide portfolio of hardware includes smart-lock cylinders, camlocks, key tube locks and padlocks. They are robust and operate reliably in the harshest environments and weather conditions – both hot and cold.
Take a look at how iLOQ revolutionized ‘Tripla’ a major shopping, entertainment, business and residential complex known as the new heart of Helsinki in Finland.
Or watch this short video to see how a commercial premises in Manhattan was quickly and easily retrofitted with iLOQ’s smart-access solution to provide secure and keyless access.
Whether you’re managing a single office building or a large commercial complex, choosing iLOQ’s smart-access solutions is a strategic move. You’ll reduce lifecycle costs, enhance security, and deliver a seamless, modern access experience for both staff and visitors. Be proactive, be efficient, but, most of all, be smart with iLOQ.
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