Integrating Security Cameras and Access Control

Cameras are a valuable asset when looking to enhance security. However, the software is just as important as the hardware; an expensive HD security camera isn’t going to generate as much ROI if it’s inconvenient to access the footage.

From logging in on multiple platforms to finding the right timestamp for a section of video, inefficiencies like these can cause headaches for staff and, at worst, lose valuable time in a criminal investigation. It’s vital to have a solution that allows you to pinpoint specific pieces of footage and tie them to events that are logged in your access control system.

When security devices are integrated into a larger access control platform, managers can monitor every level of access (unit, common area, and community) the same way, from the same place. Whether tracking visitors through a community or checking on a self-touring prospect, managers have total visibility and control.

Most competitive security monitoring solutions require users to open an additional platform, search to find the right camera, then perform another search to find the right time-stamped video. It’s a process — making it cumbersome to find the right video clip associated with each entry activity.

Having the camera integrated with your access control system can greatly reduce headaches like this. If all access events are logged together, finding the right footage becomes much easier.

For example, the Rently Perimeter Camera can be ‘assigned’ to one of our access panels, which keep a detailed activity log in the Rently Manager Portal. In the activity log, a property manager or security personnel can simply click on the “video playback” icon for each entry activity to view the video clip associated with it.

In the case of vehicle access, cameras can enhance convenience and peace of mind for residents and staff. License plate recognition (LPR) cameras can identify an approaching or exiting vehicle’s license plate, check to see if that plate number is listed as a valid resident, and automatically grant access to the parking area. LPR cameras read and store data from license plates to provide seamless monitoring and control over vehicle access, offering an unprecedented level of surveillance.

Unit monitoring with doorbell cameras enables another layer of security, one that can be monitored/managed by the resident as well. This gives residents peace of mind and a sense of control, as they have the same ability to view doorbell camera footage from their resident app that managers do from the portal.

With Rently, customers are able to build safer communities using security cameras that can connect directly to their access control system. Rently security cameras seamlessly integrate with the Smart Home Manager Portal, enabling them to work in tandem with access control devices so users can view video footage without having to search through devices and timestamps.

Other access control solutions force operators to juggle multiple providers and make sacrifices in functionality, cost, and convenience. Rently approaches access control as a platform rather than a product, integrating it with our complete RLM platform so community access, unit access, maintenance, security, smart home, and more are all connected for maximum NOI.

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