In a world where people move freely between coworking spaces, hot-desking in satellite offices and regional hubs, the way we manage access shouldn’t be restrictive and inefficient.
But it is.
And that’s exactly the problem Sentry Interactive solves.
Modern work, old-school problems
Flexible work is here to stay. But while our work styles have evolved, most access systems haven’t.
Employees need to move seamlessly between locations – but every building with its own outdated access control setup means more keycards, more delays, more friction, and more security risks.
Expansion shouldn’t create barriers
As companies grow, expansion requires more workers and more workers require more space, which means either opening new commercial premises or taking over existing ones. But the likely problem is that the new office building already runs a different access control system to the existing one. So what you end up with is two separate access control cards for every person that visits more than one office.
Just imagine:
- 100 employees visiting HQ in a week
- 15–20 minutes to issue each pass
- That’s 4+ hours a week just to let your own people into your own building.
And it’s quite possible that some employees will need regular access to other premises, all potentially running a different system. Then there’s the added factor that visitors or employees visiting from a separate office are much more likely to lose their pass, or fail to return it, and suddenly the newly expanded company is facing unnecessary additional costs, wasted time and potentially compromised building security. It’s a headache for all concerned.
Employee mobility needs to efficiently scale with expansion. Instead, it gets messier. You end up with multiple systems, duplicated physical credentials, constant admin time, and mounting costs.
Legacy systems are lagging behind
The access control industry is well-aware of the issue, and various companies and products have tried to address it but so far have failed. Attempts to create interoperable universal access have been clunky and incompatible. MIFARE smart cards are an historic fix, but they’re:
- Dependent on synced software versions
- Vulnerable to cyber attacks (especially MIFARE Classic)
- Costly and a hassle to upgrade and replace
Bottom line? Traditional fixes aren’t the future.
The real Issue: It’s expensive to standardise
Many companies want to unify access across sites, they just can’t justify the cost.
Rewiring systems. Buying new readers. Reissuing credentials. Training teams.
- That’s not flexible.
- That’s not affordable.
- That’s not scalable.
Sentry makes it seamlessly smart
This is where Sentry Interactive comes in. Our readerless, cloud-based mobile access solution works with your existing hardware. No rip-and-replace needed and no significant investment is required either.
- No new cards or fobs
- Works across all sites
- Supports permanent and temporary access
- Secure. Scalable. Cost-effective.
Universal mobility, minus the mess
Sentry Interactive bridges buildings and access with software that embeds with the existing access control system in a building empowering access control manufacturers, building, tenant, workplace and membership platforms effortlessly with its smart mobile access SDK for OEM platforms:
- Instantly grant or revoke access
- Avoid wasted admin hours
- Remotely manage access without extra hardware
- Scale access globally without scaling costs
No more juggling. Just access that works.
We’re not just talking about tech here, we’re talking about making access simple, fluid, more secure. Make building access (whether it’s temporary or permanent) easy across a number of sites without needing to distribute extra (or any) keycards to staff. And because Sentry Interactive requires no substantial changes to existing building access control hardware, it isn’t cost-negative, and so can be scaled more efficiently without worrying about needing to make a significant investment into new access hardware.
Get in touch if you are an access control OEM or workplace, club or membership management platform and would like to provide your customers with a smooth transition to a secure, more flexible NFC mobile access solution within your platform which won’t require countless months of installation, deployment and roll out.
