Smart Access Control for Educational Facilities - Digital Keys

Educational institutions face growing pressure to secure campuses while maintaining accessibility for students, staff, and visitors. Traditional keys and access cards are cumbersome, difficult to manage at scale, and prone to being lost or copied. Unauthorized access, lack of visibility into facility usage, and the administrative burden of managing keys all contribute to increased risk and inefficiency.

Digital Keys' Smart Access Control solution solves these problems with a centralized digital key management platform. Each time a user unlocks a door, notifications can be sent instantly to administrators, security, or any designated personnel, providing real-time visibility into room access. All access activity is logged for future analysis—helping to enforce schedules, detect anomalies, and support investigations if needed.

The system enables account admins to generate time-sensitive digital keys in seconds and send them to users via email or app. Keys can be revoked at any time with one click, and there’s no need to distribute keys physically. Admins can also unlock any door remotely for visitors or special cases.

Students use the Digital Keys app to request access and unlock doors via NFC or NB-IoT networks. The platform is also compatible with existing keycards: administrators can write digital keys to NFC-enabled Mifare cards or tokens, maintaining continuity with older systems while adding smart capabilities.

With integrated AI and data analytics, schools can automatically map site schedules and access control in advance, improving operational efficiency and minimizing human error.