Pupils and teachers, maintenance teams and cleaning contractors, visitors, parents and many others… all kinds of people move into and around a school, all day, every day. By digitalising access, instead of using mechanical keys, schools can control who comes and goes more efficiently and effectively.
In a sector where budgets are often under pressure – and buildings have many doors and other openings where access must be controlled – traditional mechanical security can be expensive and time-consuming to manage. Keys go missing, locks need changing. It can be hard to know exactly who has access to sensitive areas around the school.
A digital access solution helps school managers feel confident about security – and reassures pupils and parents. When doors and other openings are locked with digital devices, opened with digital credentials, no one has to worry about unauthorised key copies in circulation. If someone loses their keycard or phone, a couple of clicks in the software restores school security. It’s fast and hassle-free.
The Smartair range has multiple robust, reliable devices built to withstand toddlers and teenagers. Smartair can secure almost any opening around a school – from escutcheons for classrooms and cylinders for offices, to padlocks on gates and fences, even outdoors. The new Smartair I-Reader secures and filters access at any electrically operated opening, including high-traffic exterior doors, alarmed doors such as a science lab, or a parking area with an automatic barrier.
Smartair can integrate all access around a school into one digital system with one control panel. A credential can open a locker in communal areas or changing rooms, locked with a Smartair E-Motion Cabinet Lock, and an outdoor gate secured with a Smartair I-Gate Electronic Padlock.
“Having a Smartair system in place has given us peace of mind,” comments Joanna Brunton, Executive Officer at Westbridge School in New Zealand. “It’s quicker, it’s safer and it’s simple.”
