Enhance user experience with readerless mobile access credentials that extend legacy access control investments

Businesses that are still running legacy access control systems need to look to a future that provides them with cost efficiencies that unlocks business value through achieving operational simplicity.

Outdated labour-intensive card issuance and deployment processes should be left in the past, however it doesn’t mean that your legacy system needs to be. A simple readerless mobile credential software integration for your legacy access control system can provide mobile access that maximizes operational efficiency and modernizes your buildings security and access needs, all without having to replace any reader hardware. Providing your staff and visitors with the hassle-free and secure user experience that they deserve and your business with further ROI from the legacy system investment made all those years ago.

The benefits of readerless mobile credentials for member access experience

Readerless mobile credentials offer the ultimate member door access experience and can be implemented quick and easily if a business already has a card-based access control system installed. To be set up with a mobile credential all that’s needed from a member is their email address creating a quick, easy, and remote administration process. Once they have been set up and granted door access permissions, they can enjoy mobile door entry via QR code scan, remote iOS widget access or by NFC tap-to-unlock by pairing the mobile credential with a passive NFC smart access tile. Members can store all their digital keys to the doors they have access under one credential in one mobile app. This means they don’t have to juggle multiple keys or face the risk of forgetting their physical pass again. All their keys are stored digitally on the one thing that’s never left behind.

The benefits of readerless mobile credentials for visitors and guests

For a visitor or guest, mobile credential door access creates a hassle-free paperless and frictionless check-in experience. When a visitor arrives at a building, they don’t have to pick up their physical pass for the day, a digital visitor pass is granted prior to arrival, controlling what doors they have access to, and for how long. This means that there’s no time wasted associated with exchanging keys as well as no risk of forgetting to hand them back. Our cloud solution means digital passes can be revoked remotely and automatically at the end of the time slot allocated for the visitor or guests access permissions. Finally, the visitor doesn’t even need to download an app to enter a building, they can simply just scan the QR code on the smart access tile to enter.

The benefits of readerless mobile credential software for facilities and property managers

A property or facilities manager’s life is made easier with Sentry’s readerless mobile access software. Using digital keys means there’s no need to source, supply or issue physical credentials. Therefore, time and money is saved through effortless remote administration, creating a smart and secure digital process that frees up admin time to enable output that prioritizes other building management and customer focused deliverables. Eliminating the need for replacement keycards reduces the risk of further lost or cloned keycards and provides a sense of security to the building manager. All mobile credential data is logged digitally, meaning building managers can display space utilization insights through door unlock data across multiple buildings easily via a third-party building management platform.

Tomorrow’s mobile access future today (without the reader upgrade)

Enhance operational efficiency, building security and user experience when accessing places and spaces with readerless mobile credentials that embed into pre-installed physical access control systems, tenant and member management software and identity and access management platforms. Sentry Interactive prides itself on providing a readerless mobile access experience which focuses on delivering the ultimate user access experience at an affordable price, delivering ROI by extending the life of the systems businesses already use and trust.

The Sentry Interactive mobile credential software integration effectively makes the system reader free, as the user’s phone now takes the role of the door reader and credential holder. The implementation can be done in the most efficient and cost-effective way possible by eliminating expensive installation and labour costs associated with new door readers. So that you can enjoy affordable secure mobile access without the cost barriers in next to no time.

Get in touch to learn more about extending the life of your legacy access control system with the latest and most secure mobile credential technology upgrade.

William Bainborough

Board of Directors

William is an experienced British entrepreneur, founder, and accomplished board executive and advisor for a number of businesses. He is the CEO and co-founder of Doordeck, the world’s only true cloud-based access control aggregator. He is also the managing director and founder of Group Secure, a leader in providing security, CCTV, and access control solutions, products, and installation for high-net-worth individuals in the UK. 

William established his first business at just seventeen and brings 20-plus years of in-depth experience and industry knowledge. He has a proven track record for building businesses from the ground up—and then leading them to profitability and a successful exit across a myriad of sectors including hospitality, retail, security, telecommunications, and e-commerce. William’s leadership, vision, and experience in creating cutting-edge SaaS-based technology platforms will prove invaluable for Sentry Interactive moving forward.

Denis Hébert

CHAIRMAN & CEO

Hébert began his career at Honeywell International where he held several leadership positions including Managing Director for the Automation and Controls business in France and eventually President of the NexWatch Corporation from 1999-2002. Hébert led HID Global as President & CEO over a transformative 12-year period from 2002-2015, where he provided strategic guidance and grew the business tenfold through a mix of strong organic and acquisitive growth. Most recently, Hébert was President of Feenics Corporation which is a cloud-based access control company that was successfully sold to ACRE LLC at the end of 2021. Hébert also served on the Board of Directors for the Security Industry Association (SIA) from 2009-2020 and was nominated to be Chairman of the Board for SIA from 2016-2018. He is currently Chairman of the Board for Nightingale Security based in Newark, CA.

Stephen Taylor Matthews

Board of Directors
Stephen is a very accomplished attorney, member of the Texas State Bar, licensed commercial real estate broker, and an avid philanthropist. He is an experienced executive board member, serving in leadership positions for more than 20 community councils and corporate boards—ranging from Boy Scouts of America to the ABBA Business Leaders Council, and most recently the American Bank BOD, the Real Estate Council of Austin, and the Marbridge Foundation BOT. With more than 35 years experience, Stephen and his firm, Barrond & Adler, L.L.P. are devoted to eminent domain cases in Texas.

Jon Davis

Board of Directors

Mr. Davis is an Experienced corporate board member, having served on boards of public, private equity-backed, and venture-backed companies. Jon possesses deep industry expertise in dairy, food processing, food technology and manufacturing, and food, beverage, and entertainment services. 

During Jon’s tenure of 25 plus years, he’s led operations, research and development, and mergers and acquisitions. He’s served as CEO and has been the founder and active board member for many successful enterprises—from startups to billion-dollar corporations. While COO and CEO of Davisco Foods International, Jon built a state-of-the-art cheese plant which was awarded the United States Dairy processing plant of the year in 2005 by Dairy Foods magazine. Currently, Jon is active with several non-dairy projects, including investments in local real estate, the Wayzata Brewworks, and his latest venture the new CōV restaurant in Edina’s Galleria.

Joe Caldwell

Founder and Chairman of the Board

Joe is an American entrepreneur, investor, and accomplished executive. He has co-founded, founded, and led many successful businesses, including US Internet, a leading fiber internet service provider, Securence, a leading provider of email filtering software, and Ravon, an industry-leading digital voice communications service. 

It was Joe’s venture, Municipal Parking Services (MPS), that inspired him in 2020 to start Sentry Interactive, an advanced touchless and staffless detection platform.

Caldwell currently serves as CEO and Chairman of the Board for Municipal Parking Services (MPS), a global tech company based in Austin, TX responsible for inventing and patenting technologies that assist in parking and security enforcement.

Joe was named one of Minnesota’s 500 Most Powerful Business Leaders for the past two years—and is a seasoned corporate board member. He’s served on boards of public, private equity-backed, and venture-backed companies—and has deep industry expertise in all aspects of digital technology.

Jason Bohrer

Board of Directors

Jason Bohrer is one of the visionaries behind our mission to bring people back together safely and securely, in any environment, through Sentry’s advanced digital communications and detection platform. With over two decades of senior leadership experience, Jason’s track record of success spans across sales, operations, product innovation, strategy, and technology for domestic and global companies like Bexar Technology Partners, CPI Card Group, HID Global, and Motorola, Inc. Prior to launching Sentry Interactive, Jason was actively involved with several key technology transitions across multiple industries, including the contact and contactless EMV transitions in the U.S. payments industry and the adoption of smart card and mobile technologies in the global access and identity market. Jason was an inaugural member of the University of Chicago Executive Institute and holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin. He also serves as the Executive Director for two industry-leading not-for-profit organizations: the Secure Technology Alliance and the U.S. Payments Forum.
Brent Terry

Brent Terry

Chief Operating Officer
Brent Terry leads the operations and solutions organizations at Sentry. This includes all product innovation, development, and operations management. A veteran in the technology space, Brent has more than 30 years of experience across a myriad of industries, like physical security technology and building automation, SAAS, hardware and software product development, internet, digital TV, interactive TV, digital media, telecommunications, and medical products and services. Prior to Sentry, Brent has spun up successful startups and led high-performing teams for some of the biggest global, Fortune 500 companies, including ARRIS, Conerco, Motive Communications, SeaChange International, and IBM. Brent holds a BS in Computer Science from the University of Louisiana. He also is the committee Chairman and Program Director for a non-profit organization responsible for the rollout of smart cards for physicians and first responders.