What is mobile access control and how does it work

RFID cards are beginning to be replaced by mobile access credentials, learn about their main features and advantages and integrate this emerging technology into your projects. 

Almost 90% of the secured doors in the places where we work and live use RFID cards. This small plastic is very common thanks to its simplicity. Just one touch and you're done. These cards have been very popular in offices for 20 years, but they are starting to get old. One of the main causes of this obsolescence are the current hybrid, distributed and remote work models, which allow greater flexibility.

Mobile access control replaces the access credential from a separate card to a mobile phone, making RFID cards and employee badges unnecessary. 

To use a mobile access control System simply touch the reader with the phone, just as you do with a card.

This type of access is sometimes called “smartphone door access,” but this technology can do much more than open doors.

This article presents different resources that help us understand what mobile access control is, how it works, why it is important, and how it will transform our lives at work and elsewhere.

Mobile Access Control Help Sheet

If a company wants to modernize with mobile access control, security managers are probably curious about the benefits of their current RFID cards. 

This is Suprema's help sheet for mobile access control, which simply explains the essential benefits of this transformative new technology.

1. Enhanced security

RF cards can be lost through carelessness, theft or even cloned by hackers, without the owner being aware. This represents a great security risk. Mobile credentials can be deactivated remotely, in the cloud, when the phone is lost or stolen by the owner. Businesses may also require phones to be unlocked to use mobile credentials, adding an additional layer of security.

2. Easy to manage

To start with, managing physical cards can be time consuming for HR, IT and administrative staff. 

Mobile credentials eliminate tasks like issuing physical cards, replacing lost cards, and reactivating or reprogramming them. Now credentials can be fully managed in the cloud. Visitors can register in advance and receive temporary badges before arriving for a meeting. This not only saves time; it also means that your personal information is not stored in vulnerable paper records.

3. Profitable

Keeping thousands of cards is a great investment for any business; Digital badges can be much more affordable, especially when it comes to managing visitors, vendors, and non-office applications.

4. Future proof

Mobile access credentials can be integrated with digital IDs, Workplace Experience (WX) solutions, and visitor management solutions. 

Employers, coworking spaces, and residential complexes can integrate mobile access into their own applications.

5. Customer choice

Suprema's mobile access solutions integrate with current RFID, facial and fingerprint readers, allowing customers to choose how to authenticate entry to specific areas of the buildings or for employees, residents, vendors and visitors.

6. Quick and contactless

Mobile credentials are as fast and convenient to use as RF entry cards. 

They also don't require contact - users don't have to touch any shared surfaces. 

If a phone stores multiple credentials, it will automatically use the correct one, saving time compared to swiping multiple cards.

7. Cool factor

Guests, employees, visitors and residents are impressed when they see the mobile access control systems. 

Presenting this cutting-edge image can give businesses an advantage in hiring or winning clients, apartment owners an advantage in finding tenants, and companies an advantage in client retention.

Complete and detailed guide on mobile access control

For those who want to dig deeper and learn more about mobile access control, mobile credentials and how they will improve business, Suprema will shortly deliver a series of articles to its customers that will help them understand this technology and get started using it. 

Each of the articles in this series will bring new information. The first to be consulted is "6 characteristics that every mobile access control system must have" and then choose the most relevant for the objectives of each project. 

Here is a synopsis of each of them: 

1. 6 characteristics that every mobile access control system must have

Suprema's security experts and engineers have created a list of six must-haves for any mobile access solution. 

These elements are based on data obtained by the company and in conversations with its clients.  

world's fastest growing access control software provider

Research organization Genetec's achievement to the growing market demand for open and unified security solutions.

According to the latest report from research organization Genetec, a leading technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations and business intelligence solutions, has once again been recognized as the fastest access control software provider ever. i grew up in the world.

The study shows that Genetec is displacing traditional access control providers and reclaiming the number two position globally (from fourth place in 2019).

"While the global access control software market was hit hard by the pandemic and declined in 2020, Genetec grew more than 30% globally gaining ground in the Americas * region and becoming one of the top 10 top vendors in EMEA, "said Bryan physical security analyst.

For its part, Genetec attributes its continued growth to the strength of its unified security platform, Security Center, which has access control solutions that are easily linked to video surveillance, ALPR (automatic license plate recognition), and security analytics. video, etc.

Access Control Market Sector

Traditionally, the access control sector has distinguished itself for being a more closed market, however, this concept has evolved, as customers for some years have sought to migrate to an open architecture and cybersecurity access control solution that allows them to choose the hardware that best suits their needs.

As a truly open system, Security Center connects to a wide and growing selection of third-party access control devices allowing organizations to choose the hardware that meets their security needs and goals without compromising cybersecurity, avoiding thus the long-term setbacks that closed solutions entail.

Perfectly unified with video surveillance and other security systems, it offers operational and security information to make informed decisions, thus improving the control of end customer operations.

Likewise, organizations can upgrade to the latest supported technology at any time, move at their own pace, and work within their available budget. designed to evolve with changing customer needs, simplifying your migration process with a return on investment.

"While many traditional accesses control vendors have turned to mergers and acquisitions to maintain their market share, Genetec has grown organically, taking a radically different approach with innovative, non-proprietary solutions that meet the needs of this rapidly changing market." said Guy Chenard, Commercial Director of Genetec, Inc.

According to another recently published (CCTV Camera Video Surveillance & Analytics Market Share Database - 2021), Genetec was recognized as # 1 in video surveillance software globally outpacing market growth in the VMS and Windows-based recorder categories. 

These figures, along with the company's global growth in access control software, strengthen its market leadership and the benefits of a unified platform.