Technology has greatly accelerated security capabilities and made it easier than ever before for us to remotely monitor the comings and goings of the people and property we want to protect.
For instance, residential wireless security cameras were once a novelty, and now people everywhere watch their Amazon deliveries arrive with their Nest or Ring cameras. Likewise, business managers and owners using small business security systems are now leveraging similar technology to protect their businesses and employees.
Here are two scenarios- one shows the old way of handling small business security. The other shows how small businesses are now using technology to streamline security, saving time, and keeping the business safer.
Scenario 1: Dinner is finished. You’ve watched all your TV shows for Tuesday night. You’re officially ready to call it a night. Your vacation day was relaxing and well earned. But time to get back to work tomorrow and play catch up.
Being a manager is a busy task. Wednesday at work leaves you not only playing catch up but playing detective too. While you were enjoying your day off, a highly classified room was accessed. Now you have no idea who or when this happened and no way to find out.
Scenario 2: Dinner is finished, you’re about to watch your Tuesday evening TV Shows when a notification pops up on your phone. “Classified Documents Door Opened,” the message reads. You then call work and have security (or the manager in charge) see exactly why this person has accessed this room.
After gathering the information needed, you hang up and finish enjoying your day off.
Wednesday morning, you head to work. Upon arrival, you readily address the situation involving the restricted area and your employee. Spending time playing detective is not necessary, as you already have all the information you need.
MONITOR YOUR BUSINESS ANYTIME FROM ANYWHERE
In the second scenario above, Security Alarm’s Remote Safe App is what gave you the ability to monitor your alarm system off-site. It’s what saved you the time and hassle of having to try and find out what happened after it happened.
With the Remote Safe App, you can customize your event notifications for access to areas with sensitive or hazardous materials, or just set notifications for general access after normal business hours. Get them by text, email, or in the app. The choice is yours.
Once you receive an alert through your Remote Safe App, you can quickly and easily pull up your security camera video app and have a high-quality view of what is going on in your business.
MANAGE EMPLOYEE ACCESS AND GET ALERTS WHEN PEOPLE COME AND GO
The Remote Safe App can also make managing your team easier. Give each of your employees a user code and receive alerts whenever they open and close for the day. This convenience means no more late visits to the office because you’re unsure if someone forgot to arm the system before leaving work. You save time and address issues faster than ever.
You also have records of your team’s movements in an event log that’s stored for 90-days. With this feature, you’re able to look back retroactively to see who opened or closed on a particular day and at what time these events occurred.
CONTROL TEMPERATURE AND LIGHTING
Your business might use delicate materials that need to be kept in a climate-controlled environment, or maybe you’re worried about a freeze when you close the business down for a holiday. Temperature and lighting controls give you the ability to monitor and adjust your businesses’ temperature and lighting instantly.
The information area of the Remote Safe App even provides a five-day weather report to help you stay on top of things.
Remote security technology saves time and ensures only the right people are accessing the right places in your small business. The possibilities for Remote Safe are endless and can be customized to fit your unique business needs. More and more businesses are utilizing this technology and finding it beneficial in countless ways.
We would love to talk with you about the benefits of Remote Safe for your small business security system. Contact us online or call to speak with our security experts at 618-323-2715.
