Tap2Open – Smartphone Access for Gated Communities & Secured Doors
Best Practices for Marina Access Control Summer boating season is finally in full swing! I wanted to talk about best practices for marina access control. Marinas have Unique Access Control Needs Marinas have unique security and access control needs. First, they have seasonal slip holders who need access control for the entire season. Typically, docks […]
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You’ve probably installed your share of callboxes, keypads, and card readers over the years. You know the drill: the community wants better security, the property manager wants something low-maintenance, and the HOA board wants to stop hearing complaints from visitors stuck waiting at the gate. The good news? There’s a smarter product to put in
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You’ve seen it happen. A delivery driver pulls up to the gate, can’t figure out the call box, and traffic starts backing up. Someone in line gets impatient and follows the car ahead through the open gate. And just like that, the whole point of having a gate is gone. This is the problem
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Picture this: A group of people are partying at the community pool. They’re loud and breaking all the rules…Drinking from glass containers, leaving trash around. No one seems to know who they are, or who they’re visiting. How did they get in? Turns out they know the gate code…Turns out pretty much everyone knows
You’ve probably seen the newer telephone entry systems on the market. They have touchscreens, video intercoms, and apps that connect to your cell phone. These upgrades sound great on paper. But here’s what the brochures don’t tell you: no matter how fancy the callbox gets, your guests are still waiting in line. Think about
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You drive up to a gated community to visit a friend after a long day. You pull up to the call box and wait. And wait some more. A third-party virtual guard somewhere in a remote location answers, verifies your information, and maybe calls the resident you’re visiting. Finally, the barrier gates open. The virtual
It’s 5 PM on a Friday, and your daughter is stuck in a 20-minute line at the gate while the guard manually flips through a paper directory, makes phone calls, and scribbles in a logbook. She’s been visiting every week for months, but she still has to wait behind ten other cars for the same
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Picture this: You’re running late for dinner at a friend’s house in a gated community. You pull up to the gate, and you are the 8th car in line, so you wait… and wait… as each person fumbles with the call box to get through. When it’s finally your turn, you have to roll down
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