Hotel locks on steroids?
Previously offline access systems move closer to online via virtual networks and WiFi
Controlling access to buildings and dorms is an essential component of campus safety, but administrators face a constant struggle to balance security and cost. Standalone electric door locks offer a compromise that can deliver solid security at an affordable cost. In recent years, advances in these un-wired solutions have improved the functionality moving them closer to their wired counterparts.
For more than a decade, campuses have deployed ‘hotel-style,’ card reading locks on interior dorm, lab and office doors. Electronic key codes encoded in the ID card’s magnetic stripe controlled access to an approved door or grouping of doors.
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