Small businesses, such as franchise operators or other retail businesses, face a unique set of access management challenges associated with providing employees sufficient access to smoothly run the business while at the same time protecting the business from potential risks. The retail environment, in particular, requires dynamic premise access by employees, deliveries, and customers who all require differing forms of access - sometimes around the clock. Security relies heavily on tracking keys and ensuring those keys aren't copied in an environment where there is high employee turnover. Preserving security too often requires changing pass codes for keypad locks which can become costly - and unnecessary.

The iLoch™ system delivers the following benefits to small business owners:

• Low cost installation and administration. Without high-end commercial access control systems or surveillance systems, small businesses previously had no convenient means to monitor premises during off hours. The iLoch™ system provides small business owners with the features and benefits of big company access control systems without the expense and effort.
  
• Eliminate security breaches due to misplaced keys or unauthorized copies. Managers and staff alike all lose keys. And there is no assurance that keys issued to others are being properly safeguarded and haven't been duplicated. Eliminating keys eliminates the associated exposure.
  
• Easy, inexpensive, and secure removal of access privileges. A former employee's access permissions are simply "turned off" without affecting other employees, thus eliminating the need to disseminate new keys or punch code information whenever employees leave.
  
• Flexible, independent access management of each lock. Business premises may be easily separated into varying access categories, thus permitting discrete privileges for high security areas such as offices or storerooms.
• Flexible, secure, temporary access to delivery services. If desired, regular delivery personnel may be granted temporary access on specified days or times, thereby enhancing the efficiency and business relationship of valued suppliers.
  
• Audit tracking of all accesses. Where appropriate business owners are provided with up-to-date information about premises access and are instantly alerted as critical access events take place (or don't take place). Be notified if your employee opening your store doesn't show up on time; automatically alert yourself or your alarm company if attempts are made at unauthorized access.
  
• Simple, easy to use for staff and managers. If you can send emails, you can use iLoch™. Owners of the iLoch™ system simply log into a LochIsle secure web account to identify the names and e-mail addresses of staff who are allowed to access their various doors. No keys or access cards are issued. No physical transfer of keys is necessary (particularly useful if staff temporarily need access to a different business location.) Staff members in turn log into their own secure web account to register their own unique iButton. Once registered, iLoch™ users can use their single iButton to open all the doors to which they have been specifically granted access.

To learn more of how the iLoch™ system can improve your business operations, contact us or one of our reputable dealers.