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Don’t Get Locked Out of ROI Unified access solutions reach new heights.

by Aaron Rudenstine

G one are the days of unwieldy key rings and locksmiths on speed dial. Unified access control is an all-in-one solution for property owners and managers to control every point of access throughout a building from one integrated platform. With unified access control, owners and operators can easily manage everyday access points such as gates, elevators, and amenity spaces from any laptop or smartphone.

the gym. Assigning keys, creating replacements, and collecting them when a resident moves out are all logistical pain points that require a lot of time. And these tasks do little to improve ROI—they don’t enhance the resident experience or boost retention rates. What’s more, rudimentary electronic access control systems that don’t integrate with each other aren’t much of an upgrade. At just one property, staff might have to

WHY DO BUILDINGS NEED UNIFIED ACCESS CONTROL? Before unified access control, owners and operators had to spend a lot of time dealing with inefficiencies in old lock-and-key systems. For example, before unified access control, when a new resident moved into a gated property with a gym, that resident needed at least four keys: gate, front door, their apartment door, and

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