Wireless Residential Access Control Closer to Mainstream Adoption
Wireless residential access control is inching closer to mainstream adoption. SDM examines why it is growing and how to manage the nuances of the technology to get installations done right.
More of today’s homeowners are going with electronic wireless access control, eliminating keys and opting for keypads and codes or access via a smartphone, with keys playing a back-up role for access. In addition to changing end user preferences, wireless residential access control is getting greater exposure from new players in the market. It offers installation and cost benefits for homeowners and installers, and, as a result, is adding new opportunities for security dealers.
Locks are used each and every day, multiple times a day in millions of residences across the country. As a result door hardware is one of the most commonly used “tools” in the home, observes Larry Goldman, North American sales and business development manager, Kwikset, Lake Forest, Calif. People like the idea that they no longer have to carry a key to their home with wireless access control, he adds.