Access control for 24-hour stores.

Why an unstaffed store needs its own access control

A 24-hour or unstaffed store is open at times when nobody is on the till. The entrance is no longer just an open door. It becomes the first line of security: it has to let your customers in quickly and easily, keep out anyone who is not authorised, and record who came in and when.

The problem with many systems is that they rely on the cloud to decide. If the connection fails at three in the morning, the store is either closed to customers or open to anyone. Insmartia solves this by validating every code on the gate itself.

What the Insmartia gate does in a 24-hour store

• Only lets registered customers in. Each customer registers with your store and receives their QR access code.
• Two types of code, configurable per store. A permanent QR per customer, which you can deactivate at any time, or a temporary QR per visit, which expires after the time you set and works only once.
• Validates QR codes locally. The check happens on the gate controller, without contacting any external server at the moment of passage.
• Free exit. From inside, the gate opens when the radar detects the customer, without asking them for anything.
• Keeps working without Internet. Events are stored on the controller and sent to the platform when the connection comes back.
• Opens on power failure. If the power goes off, the gate opens automatically so nobody is left inside.
• Alerts you to unauthorised passage and protects customers with anti-trap protection and obstacle detection.

For any access module

Insmartia access control does not depend on a single type of entrance. It applies to any access module: an Insmartia gate, an automatic door or the equipment you already have in the store. We check compatibility during the technical visit.

What you need to get started

1. An access module: an Insmartia gate, single or double depending on the width of the entrance, an automatic door or other equipment compatible with our controller.
2. A channel to register your customers and deliver their code. We define it with you on the project.
3. An Internet connection for remote management. It is not needed for access to work.

Before installation, we review the evacuation route of the premises and the other store systems with you.

Managing several stores

From the Insmartia dashboard you set the access rules, see the status of each gate and check entries and rejections across all your stores. Software updates arrive remotely, with automatic rollback if anything goes wrong.

Want to know how to plan an unstaffed store from the start? Read our guide How to open an unstaffed 24-hour store.