Your business may not be open to the public, or it may have restricted access areas that need monitoring for compliance. Commercial access control solutions can be critical for these areas, especially if you do not have the personnel to watch the door or entry point. 

Entry Control

There are many different systems that you can use when you need to control access to a specific area or entry point. Many commercial access control solutions involve key cards and readers that require personnel to have a swipe card to unlock the door. 

The card system is exceptionally flexible, and the door can be coded to accept cards or decline them depending on the user. If you have a lost key card, the security administrator overseeing the access control system can deactivate that card in the system quickly and easily. This ensures that the facility stays secure, and no one can randomly come in if they found the card somewhere. 

Similarly, proximity keys can be used in commercial access control so that the person holding the proximity key only has to walk up to the door to have it unlock for them. Like the key cards, the proximity keys can be removed from the system so that if one is missing, so you can avoid a breach. 

Entry Tracking

It is crucial that your commercial access control solution includes a tracking system that registers each entry through the controlled doors or entry points. Tracking of this nature allows your security administrator to review the logs and determine who was in an area at a specific time. 

This can be helpful if materials are missing, an accident occurs where people need to be accounted for, or for any number of emergencies inside the secure area. If the logs are saved on a secure server, it becomes nearly impossible to alter them, and if there is a problem that requires investigation, you can check every entry into and out of the area. 

Shipping Departments

Commercial entry control solutions can be helpful for shipping and receiving areas as well. If you control access to truck bays, loading docks, or warehouse areas, you can set up an access point that requires your driver to use a code, a key card, or a proximity key to gain access to the area.

This allows the drivers to come and go from the dock even after regular business hours if your shipping area runs all day and throughout the night. Security at this level is likely going to require a contractor to install. It may also require cameras and other systems to ensure the property is secure, but controlling entry is a fundamental part of the system. Automating it can save your company substantially because you will not need as many security officers on duty. Contact a company like Howlett  Lock And Door for more information.