Every unit will have its own control panel. The panel will be able to read RFID cards/keys/tags, and allow for integration with new accounts. There will be three levels for management of the key card system. There is the owner (which is me). The owner can revoke privileges from any other level group. I as the owner can also add RFID tags without having to go to the property. However, the administrator will be the head of the household. They will add new RFID tags if they should need to. They will also be able to set time restrictions. These people will be given the level of user.
Owner is just that – the owner of the unit. This will of course be me. I could add new RFID tags at the control panel, but it would make more sense to do that through the lock management system that would be at the office. As. the owner, I can also revoke administrators, or users from the system. I can also grant more privileges. For example, if one of my tenants was to work as a cashier in my convenience store, they will use the same card as for their unit to also enter the convenience store before it opens. Again, this can be done through the lock management system.
The administrator will not have access to the lock management system. Instead, the control panel will allow them to add RFID cards, and tags that they choose to buy, or ask for from the realty office. Each card from the realty office will be $25 which is refundable when the card is received in good condition. They can then set restrictions on the key card. In example, there might be a key card for the babysitter, but this key card will only grant access to the residence on Saturday from 6PM – 10PM. Any other time, the key card will not work.
The user group will be authenticated to enter the unit through the key card either with no restrictions, or restrictions (as noted above). This will all be done through the control panel.
In order to use the control panel to add users, the administrator will go to the panel, select Locks, and select Add User. They will be prompted to tag the RFID tag to the reader, and name the tag. Usually, the name will likely be the name the card is for. The administrator can receive key cards from the realty office, and set up credentials for the individual people they wish to add. RFID cards will have to be picked up at the realty office.