When it works, mobile access control can be a powerful tool.

With mobile technology use becoming a growing trend for office employees, more property owners are investing in mobile systems that elevate the workplace experience. One tool is mobile access control, which simplifies entry to secured workspaces. 

The days of key cards and fobs are winding down and being replaced by technology linked to smartphones. When the tech works properly, tenants can pull right up to a building’s gate and are identified by the phone nestled in their car. The gate opens, the tenant drives in, and the building door unlocks as they approach it. If access is needed for an elevator, tenants are transported to their floor with ease. With this keyless entry system, tenants don’t need to pull out their phones during the entire journey because access is granted via proximity or Bluetooth capabilities. 

Historically, this hasn’t been as seamless as many tenants would like. From poor integrations to lack of scalability and future-proofing, workers have found themselves frustrated on the outside of their office doors. But these days, tenants have a higher standard for prop-tech, so there’s pressure for property owners to get it right. 

Cove’s mobile access integrations, which are trusted by companies like Openpath, Kastle, and Datawatch, are tested and proven as a market leader. 

Here’s how our mobile access control benefits property owners and tenants alike. 

A convenient, efficient, and cost-saving tool 

A major perk for tenants is abundant convenience as mobile access offers easy entry to physical barriers like secured gates, turnstiles, and doors. 

Tenants can also book meeting rooms and amenities virtually and gain automatic access to spaces during reserved times. This forces everyone to actually make reservations and prevents double bookings. They can also check in guests without leaving their desks, and those visitors can unlock certain doors at their designated arrival time. For security, everyone will lose access once their reservation time has lapsed. 

For property managers, mobile access removes the nightmare of assigning fobs or key cards in what’s now become an archaic system. Instead, they can efficiently create, manage, issue, and revoke tenants’ credentials using a secure online management portal. The ability to centrally manage mobile ID requires no physical encoding, printing, or returns. 

Its ability to merge multiple capabilities like tenant and visitor management also saves costs for property owners, who’ve often resorted to using separate systems to manage similar tasks.  

Most importantly, mobile access is secure. There is one source of truth for who's allowed to have access to doors and who isn't. The technology is protected by high-security encryption to prevent any attempts to clone.  

Learn more about how Cove can modernize your office building security with mobile access control. We look forward to chatting with you!