Master Keys
Lock It Down!
Mastering Security for Growing Businesses
As your business expands, so does the need for security. From safeguarding sensitive data to ensuring that only the right people have access to your valuable assets, a robust security system is essential. Not every employee needs a backstage pass to every part of the workplace, and limiting access can significantly reduce the risk of shrinkage and other unsavory behaviors. But let’s face it, managing a multitude of locks and keys can feel like a game of hide and seek—one that you never signed up for! With traditional keys, keeping track of who has access to what can be a real headache, and crafty individuals might just find a way to exploit those gaps. So, why not simplify your life and secure your business with a master key system?
Master Key Systems
Master key systems allow different people access to different rooms with just one key. The flexibility and control of master key systems allows business owners and managers to keep a close and accurate eye on who is going where at all times. Furthermore, master key systems make organizing department responsibilities and security extremely easy. Being that master key systems function electronically, the coming’s and going’s of employees and visitors is automatically logged. This dissuades unethical employee behavior and also raises culpability throughout an entire company.
Total Control
One of the biggest advantages to utilizing a mastery key system throughout your business is that they allow you to determine which employees have access to which rooms. Moreover this access can be granted and restricted on the fly as needed. Another element of control in master key systems is the ability open cylinder locks throughout a building with just one key. This includes a business’ main entrance, internal doors, and even those associated with parking garages. As long as the cylinder locks in a building are the same, a master key system can control them no matter what they protect.
Examples Of Master Key System Keys
General Master Key
General master keys are reserved solely for business owners and trusted security personnel. These keys are programmed to open all doors throughout a building without exception.
Sub Master Key
Mid level managers are often carries of sub-master keys. These are usually the most common type of key issued in a master key system as they allow employees access to a building’s entrance, break rooms, bathrooms, and of course the doors to different departments. These keys help managers open and close a business and ensure everyone has access to everything they need to work. There are also sub-master keys given to secretaries and members of specialized teams that will inevitably need access to records, data, finances, and even products.
Master Key
Business managers and senior executives are generally holders of this type of master key. Such keys open nearly all doors/locks in a work space save for those few that owners wish to keep restricted. These might include doors that access money, sensitive client or employee data. Of course these keys can be given access to these specialized areas too when needed.
General Access Keys
In businesses where security is a chief concern employees may need keys to access areas such as break rooms, bathrooms, and even their own work space. Master key systems give owners and managers the ability to issue such access in the most secure way possible without having to open these locks themselves.
Let Astro Locks Help Secure Your Business
Astro Locks is Boston’s premiere commercial locksmith service, proudly securing businesses throughout the area for decades. Whether you need a master key system installed, repaired, or replaced, we have got you covered—24/7, 365 days a year! We even offer emergency services, so you won’t be left out in the cold waiting for the next business day. Let us help you make your business as secure as possible, because a locked door is a happy door!