How to Keep Your Car Safe and Secure

Your car is one of your most valuable assets, and you want to protect it from theft, vandalism, and damage. But how can you ensure your car’s safety and security, especially when you park it in public places or leave it unattended for long periods of time? Here are some tips and best practices to keep your car safe and secure.

• Lock your doors and windows. This may seem obvious, but many car thefts and break-ins happen because the owners forget to lock their doors or leave their windows slightly open. Always lock your doors and windows when you park your car, even if you are only leaving it for a few minutes. This will deter opportunistic thieves and make it harder for them to access your car.

• Use an alarm system or a steering wheel lock. Another way to prevent car theft is to use an alarm system or a steering wheel lock. An alarm system will alert you and others if someone tries to tamper with your car, while a steering wheel lock will make it impossible for the thief to drive away with your car. These devices can also act as visual deterrents, making your car less attractive to potential thieves.

• Park in well-lit and secure areas. Where you park your car can also affect its safety and security. Avoid parking in dark, isolated, or unfamiliar areas, where your car may be more vulnerable to theft or vandalism. Instead, park in well-lit and secure areas, such as parking garages, lots, or structures that have surveillance cameras, security guards, or access control systems. These features will make it more difficult for criminals to target your car and more likely for them to be caught if they do.

• Don’t leave valuables in plain sight. One of the most common reasons why cars are broken into is because the owners leave valuables in plain sight, such as laptops, phones, wallets, purses, or bags. These items can tempt thieves to smash your windows and grab them. To avoid this, don’t leave any valuables in plain sight when you park your car. Either take them with you, hide them in the trunk or glove compartment, or cover them with a blanket or a jacket.

• Use a smart parking app like ParqEx. Finally, one of the best ways to keep your car safe and secure is to use a smart parking app like ParqEx. ParqEx is a platform that connects drivers with private parking spaces that are safer, cheaper, and more convenient than public parking options. With ParqEx, you can find and book parking spaces in advance or on-demand, using your smartphone or computer. You can also access exclusive parking spaces that are only available on ParqEx, such as residential garages, driveways, or lots. These spaces are often more secure than public parking spaces, as they are located in private properties that have less traffic and more protection. ParqEx also offers features like Access+, which allows you to open garage doors or gates with your phone, and GuestParq, which allows you to share access to your parking space with your guests or visitors. By using ParqEx, you can save time, money, and hassle while ensuring your car’s safety and security.

Keeping your car safe and secure is important for your peace of mind and your wallet. By following these tips and using ParqEx, you can protect your car from theft, vandalism, and damage while enjoying the convenience and comfort of private parking.

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Parking and ParqEx clearly go hand-in-hand. Yet, we are definitely more than just parking! ParqEx continues to be the pioneer in building a reliable mobile access control system for every industry. Gone are the days of using fobs, key cards, keys, guest passes, etc. With its reliable access control system in place, ParqEx’s Access + Premium Touchless can open any door ranging from pedestrian doors, main entrances, elevators, meeting rooms, common areas, office sensitive areas, and receptions with just a few taps of a smartphone. 

Based on research, we know that accessibility through secure mobile devices is the name of the game. Advancements in technology continue to prove that the future of secure access is in mobile credentials, which we have been pioneering for six years. The future is here; let us touch doors no more!

Real-estate owners and investors: are you looking for ways to future-proof your property’s technology and increase its security? Keep reading!

What is ParqEx Access Control + Premium Touchless?

Access + Touchless is our proprietary access control technology that provides reliable mobile access to people entering and exiting a property. This access control system provides a highly secured touchless option that grants authorized-only access to any locked interior or exterior door. With this system in place, smartphones become a universal remote control that eliminates the need for keys, fobs, or touching of any door handle!

How it Works!

The process is really quite simple! First and foremost, property owners and managers are in complete control of who gains authorization to which doors. If some entries are exclusively for authorized personnel, only that group of people will gain access. On the other hand, as more people use the main door, the access control app will open main entrances to a broader group of individuals. Authorized users have to approach the access door, open their ParqEx Access + App on their smartphones, and tap the corresponding access point on the app. Via a cellular network, the app will then send an access request signal to the ParqEx hardware controller (a “white box” the size of a hockey puck). If the user is authorized to enter, the ParqEx access controller will send a signal to the power control arm and thus activate the opening of the door. After the pre-approved individual enters, the door automatically securely closes behind. To summarize, it truly is a touchless two-step process for the users: approach the door and click the corresponding button on the Access + App.

Easy Installation!

ParqEx’s Access + Touchless system uses simple hardware and software, resulting in an effortless installation. Here’s how the installation of our hardware and software works:

• The Free Access Control + App

Right from the palm of their hand, Access + App can give users access to just about any access point at any property. For property owners and property managers, our admin portal serves as a hub for central management. Owners and managers can decide who gets access to their property, at what doors and access points, and even when! 

• Power Door Control Arm Operations

For us to perfectly retrofit any door at any property, all we need to do is is install our little “White Box” along with a simple control arm on the door. With the control arm in place, it will receive control signals from our “White Box,” which will grant secure opening and closing doors for authorized users only.

• Access Control + Signal Controller – White Box

The aptly named “White Box” is perhaps the most fundamental technology for the Access + Touchless operating system. With the “White Box” in place, the tiny 3-inch piece of hardware will receive the request of entry from the Access + App through a cellular connection and immediately send an operating signal to the control arm on the door for pre-approved users and visitors.

• Thorough Admin Reporting, Monitoring, and Alerting System

Our admin portal can manage just about everything for management and staff. Our extremely easy-to-use admin interface provides full comprehensive reporting in real-time, allowing you to instantly know who is coming and going from your property and through which entry and exit points. Through this unique and robust reporting, monitoring, and alerting system, management can easily manage authorized users, revoke access rights, blacklist specific individuals if necessary and receive alerts when the system detects suspicious activities when monitoring your property. 

Benefits of ParqEx’s Access Control + Touchless

Indubitably, touchless features are the current trend that all tech companies are trying to attain. The beauty of ParqEx’s Access Control + Touchless is that our technology is future-proof! Embrace the future and invest in it with ParqEx. Some benefits of Access + Touchless include:

• Cut Costs

Not only does Access + Touchless eliminate the need to touch and handle doors, but it also eliminates antiquated pieces of technology. Fobs, codes, keys, cards, guest passes, etc., can now be dismissed, which will thus save you thousands of dollars of operating costs. Access + Touchless will not only cut costs, but it will also get rid of all headaches regarding lost fobs or keys! Management and staff will be relieved, and the overall experience of authorized users will dramatically improve at your property.

• Absolute Owner Control

ParqEx’s Access Control+ Premium Touchless system quickly grants access to authorized users, along with continually storing all activity on the property in its database. Upon an owner’s demand, all information pertaining to who came through which access point, at what time, is stored and can be retrieved whenever needed. 

• Easy Management

Security of the property is managed and maintained easily through the Access + Premium Touchless dashboard. Management has ultimate control of who can gain access to the property through this dashboard.

• Real-Time Access Log

Properties are always striving for ways to improve security. With Access + Premium Touchless, you will gain full transparency of every entry and exit of your property. The access log is not limited to who came and gone; it also records when and which door the individual entered and exited through! 

• User Ease and Convenience

Easy and touchless entry and exit make accessing your property painless for all authorized users and visitors. They now no longer need to worry about having their keys or fobs readily available. Meanwhile, they gain an increased sense of security regarding doors and handles they do not have to touch!

Access Control + Premium Touchless In Use

ParqEx has seen success in the use of its Access + Premium Touchless technology. A great example of it being put to use is at a multi-student residence named Monarch in Buffalo, New York. On-site, the management team had security issues at their property. With students continually coming and going, they did not want a fob or code system. They feared that students would share their codes and their fobs with other non-authorized users. Due to this security risk, they knew fobs and codes were not a suitable solution for their property. They also had no way of monitoring who was coming and going from the property. Management wanted an easy-to-use system that would provide them insight into who accessed the property while simultaneously providing easy access to authorized users and students.

The ParqEx Access + Premium Touchless solution simplified the entire process for management and students alike. Since ParqEx’s installation at the Monarch building in Buffalo, New York, there have been thousands of secure entries on site. Moreover, they have experienced about 40% savings and an incredible increase in customer satisfaction.

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An Integrated Solution For Every Industry!

There is no limit as to the type of property or industry this technology can provide value to. ParqEx’s Access + Touchless intends to be in place at any building or property with any access type (pedestrian doors, office doors, elevators, main entrance, recreational rooms, workout rooms, offices, etc.). ParqEx’s Access Control + Touchless technology will undoubtedly be of interest to apartment buildings, condos and HOA’s, office buildings, vacation homes, vacation rentals, hospitals, schools, campus housing, small and large businesses, hotels, and so much more!

Does your property already have a security system in place? No worries! Our technology will seamlessly integrate with third parties for properties with preexisting security features, resulting in an even more robust security system. Our tech certainly works as a stand-alone security system but will just as easily work in tandem with other security systems if needed.

Inquire about Access Control + Premium Touchless

ParqEx has come to recognize that customers are looking for a system that is simple and incredibly user-friendly. Access + Touchless continues to prove to be that smart and safe solution for any industry looking to heighten their security and transparency while tightening their control on who is accessing their property. Additionally, it can drastically reduce operating costs while eliminating antiquated technology such as fobs, key cards, keys, guest passes, codes, etc. With Access + Touchless in use, people no longer have to worry about having their fobs or keys; they have to have their smartphone in their hands. Say goodbye to the days of managing passes and fobs and step into the future!

Real-estate owners and management: are you interested in ways of ramping up your property’s security along with increasing overall customer and employee satisfaction? ParqEx Access Control + Premium Touchless is market-proven and is available. Reach out to ParqEx for an easy quote along with more information.

We look forward to hearing from you and helping with your property’s needs!

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CHICAGO, Illinois – June 3, 2020 – ParqEx announces the launch of their Access+ Premium product offering.

BACKGROUND: In 2015, ParqEx launched Access+ – a proprietary technology to open gates, garage doors, pedestrian doors, electronic/magnetic locks, control elevators, and more. Access+ Premium with License Plate Recognition (LPR) technology further enhances the value provided to real-estate property owners and managers by improving the security at the property while also improving the access experience for vehicle drivers when they enter or exit the property.

“Access+ Premium with License Plate Recognition (LPR) technology, takes “touchless” access to a whole new level. With Access+ we built a universal virtual remote control to open gates and garage doors via the ParqEx mobile app. Now we have further extended the platform by adding License Plate Recognition technology with which drivers simply pull up in their vehicle and the gate/garage door opens” says ParqEx CEO Vivek Mehra.

No phone or app needed. No more key cards, tickets, fobs, or punch pads to pay for or manage— and no more waiting for drivers. With Access+ Premium by ParqEx with license plate recognition (LPR) camera technology, approved drivers can open any secure electronic door, garage door, lift arm, or gate, simply by pulling up to the access point in their registered vehicle.

Access+ Premium leverages license plate reader technology, which allows property owners to simplify management and improve security and control of the property— while adding convenience for drivers and a valuable amenity to residents, tenants, and their visitors. Scroll down to see how it works.

How Access+ Premium LPR Works:

1. Registered vehicle pulls up at access point

To access a property, drivers simply pull up to the entry point in their vehicle. The forensic License Plate Recognition (LPR) network camera automatically detects and scans their license plate…

2. License plate recognition in progress

The system instantly analyzes and compares the scanned license plate number to the internal data list of approved license plates from drivers that have either paid for parking or have been granted access by the property owner…

3. Automatic access approval or rejection

If the driver is authorized and arrives in the registered vehicle, the match is detected and access is granted. The system then sends the authorized access command to the ParqEx signal box, which sends an electric signal to open the garage door, gate, or lift arm and then securely close it automatically after the vehicle has entered. Only registered vehicles will be granted access to the property.

Why Access+ Premium LPR?

• Access+ Premium removes the need for and costs of managing ticketing systems, fobs, keycards, punch codes, and more, saving thousands on a recurring basis.
• All opening activity is logged in the Access+ Premium database in and is accessible to the property owner upon demand.
• User access is easily managed through the Access+ Premium dashboard for full control and total security— know not only who is coming and going, but when.
• More flexibility of entry and usage makes parking access a breeze for drivers and visitors.

Simple Hardware + Software

Set up is quick and easy. Using the access points you already have— gates, lift arms, garages, etc. simply install the license plate recognition cameras connected to a mini-computer, which communicates with the ParqEx “white box” signal controller that operates and commands your access (and exit) points.

For full details about Access+ Premium with License Plate Reader technology, click here.

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ParqEx is a smart parking platform for real estate owners and managers to better manage & monetize their parking assets. By improving efficiency & utilization, the platform delivers value by reducing operating costs and generating new revenue. ParqEx is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, and operates in 9 cities.

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