By Access control is vital to protecting your business, but there are many hurdles and limitations faced by business owners and commercial security companies when it comes to actually installing premise access controls. Most buildings have dozens of doors, and wiring all of them can be a challenge, especially when some doors are virtually unreachable by conventional wiring. Luckily, there’s a leading-edge hard-wired solution that also offers secure long-range wireless for all your access control needs.
There’s a saying that your building is only as secure as its least secure door, which means that if you’ve got something in your business that’s worth protecting, you have to protect every single door in the place, and control who has access to them. But doing that takes a lot of time and money, and has limitations that can be exploited. Wiring every door and every keypad and control panel means wires running throughout your building. That’s a fair amount of installation time and labor cost, not to mention holes drilled in the walls and the effort to keep all those wires out of sight. And of course there are some doors that are extremely difficult to wire, for one reason or another. That’s where hardware systems with long-range wireless options such as the ProdataKey wireless access control system come to the rescue.
Wireless access controls are often cheaper and easier to install out of the box than wired commercial security systems, and they can be utilized for places that would be difficult to reach with wires. They can be even more secure. A wireless keypad on the secure side of a door means no wires on the unsecured side that can be tampered with by would-be thieves or intruders, and ProdataKey wireless access control system technology is protected by the same encryption used by banks and financial institutions.
In place of wires, wireless commercial security systems use battery-powered transmitters that can communicate wirelessly for up to one mile, or an average of 450 feet indoors through solid walls. Thanks to ProdataKey’s Wireless Mesh Access Control technology, every door controller acts as a repeater for the wireless signal, eliminating the need for wireless hubs or other specialty devices.
Besides simplifying installation, eliminating the need for costly and time-consuming wiring, and increasing security, wireless premise access controls still offer all the functions that you’ve come to expect, from read-in/read-out capabilities to door lock, door alarm, door position sensors, and request exit. Adding wireless to your commercial security system will give you the same control over who comes and goes and when, but with less equipment, easier installation, and improved security.
In an age when most of us carry phones in our pockets that can do everything that a computer can do and are constantly in communication with the Internet, wireless technology is at the forefront of many fields. Commercial security systems that incorporate wireless access controls benefit business owners and the security industry by adding convenience and security to any business with property, assets, or personnel to protect.
If you’re ready to help protect your business with wireless premise access controls, or if you have any other commercial security needs, A-TEC Security in Kansas City can work with you to find the commercial security system that’s right for you and your business.