Commercial keyless locks

San Tan Valley, AZ is home to thousands of local businesses ranging from work at home consultants to retail shops and car dealers. Every one of these firms uses locks and keys and many are taking advantage of keyless locks for added safety and convenience.

Keyless locks are just what they sound like; locks with no keys! Instead, they use remotes, keypads, number sequences, swipe cards and even fingerprint technology. Commercial keyless locks offer medium to high security protection for any size and category of local business that you may have or be thinking of opening.

Keyless lock benefits

Some of the many benefits to having keyless commercial locks are quite obvious. First and foremost, you can do away with keys. While there is nothing wrong with having keys, they can be quite cumbersome when you are dealing with large numbers of them. Remember your primary school janitor from “back in the day?” He had quite a key ring on him, didn’t he? You could hear him coming down the hall from several classrooms away!

Not only can keyless locks do away with keys, they can add convenience and better tracking to your business. For instance, each staff member can have his own number sequence to be entered when he or she enters the building or a certain part of it. By looking at the logs, you can tell who has accessed the premises and at what time.

Keyless lock problems

There are pros and cons to pretty much everything and this applies to commercial keyless locks, as well. While you may have the benefit of not having to use keys, you also run the risk of forgetting your number sequence, or writing it down and having someone else find it and use it!

Someone could look over your shoulder and watch you enter your code and then use it at a later date or it could be shared intentionally in a malicious manner by a disgruntled staff member.
One way to combat this type of behavior is to combine commercial keyless locks with video surveillance. This verifies on camera, just who is accessing what rooms or buildings, and at what time. The CCTV cameras are timed to match the entries on the keypad for verification purposes.

Employee badges

Many local San Tan Valley, AZ businesses already use employee badges and swipe cards. Typically these were first used at call centers, and at banks and credit unions. Now, they are common all over the country and used effectively in nursing homes, public libraries, jewelry stores, museums, grocery stores, retail shops, restaurants, hotels, schools, universities, car dealerships, mall shops and thousands more.

These handy swipe cards or badges use a magnetic strip located on one side. This strip has the staff member’s information embedded in it. This data can provide information like employee number, rank, start date and pay rate. If the employee is demoted or terminated, the card information can be updated or even cancelled so that he or she no longer has access.

These cards are made of plastic and are about the same size as a credit card. They can be clipped to a pocket or worn on a necklace or chain so that they are handy to use when swiping the keypad or card reader. Cards are usually issued by management or human resources and can contain whatever information about the employee or visitor that is entered on to them.

Fingerprint locks (biometric)

Here at AA San Tan Valley Locksmith we often get requests for biometric locks. These are also known as fingerprint locks. They sound so futuristic, yet they have been in mainstream use for several years now. Even Apple’s iPhone uses biometric lock technology to secure their devices. Why? Because they work and work well! It’s hard to fake a fingerprint, which makes this technology so effective as a lock. When combined with a number sequence on a keypad, biometric locks for commercial use are a great way to provide security and protection for products, people and locations.

Some drawbacks

We already mentioned that codes and sequences can be forgotten or copied. It’s also possible to have a power outage. Usually there is a battery backup but even if that fails, many keyless locks can also be accessed with a key as a last resort.

Keyless entry on cars is another form of keyless lock technology. These can be used for business use as well as for private applications. Uber and Lyft drivers, limousines, taxis, fleet cars, food trucks, buses and tour vans can all make use of keyless entry and keyless remotes. The number sequences can’t be continually guessed – the system shuts down and/or an alarm will sound if too many wrong attempts are made at trying to enter.

Are keyless locks right for your business?

Since you’ve read this far you are at least thinking of adding keyless locks to your San Tan Valley, AZ business. Good for you! Most any size or category of local business can use keyless locks to their advantage. Dry cleaners, fast food outlets, apartment rentals, dentists, retail stores, home improvement, convenience stores, builders, gas stations, construction firms, private schools, assisted living facilities and hundreds more can all make effective use of commercial keyless locks.

Don’t let the cost of adding keyless locks to your company scare you. The prices have fallen drastically since their inception and implementing this technology can be quite affordable as long as you shop around and do some research. Stick with top brands like Schlage, Master, Kwikset, Medeco, Baldwin, Abloy, Sentex, Kaba, and Yale, and be sure to use a full-service, commercial locksmith shop that offers 24-hour emergency assistance and free consultations.

Using commercial keyless entry allows you to better track staff, visitors, and customers alike. The technology is improving all the time with new additions like sending text messages when a door or lock is accessed. When combined with video technology, access control, and Wi-Fi enabled remote access, keyless locks can make a real difference at your San Tan Valley, AZ business!