Technology is supposed to make our lives easier, but dealing with a million apps to manage office functions each day can become frustrating. How many times have you answered the same question about which app an employee should use to manage a certain component of your security system? 

Instead of making their lives easier, managing separate systems for everything from security to setting the right temperature on the thermostat becomes a burden for your team. There may be times when they’d rather skip a step than ask for help yet again. 

It doesn’t have to be that way, though! 

With the right integration, you and your team can control every smart feature in your building from a single, user-friendly app. In this article, we’re going to highlight how FPS integration makes your life easier so that you can manage all of your business’s smart systems in just a few seconds.

The Problem

Whenever you have a standalone system that is not integrated with anything else, it usually comes with its own app or software. Sure, each system is mobile-friendly, but if an employee wants to look at the camera feed, they have to open App A. Then, if he or she wants to look at the access control history, they have to open Software B. When you’re ready to arm your security system, you have to open App C. App D controls the lights, and Software E controls the temperature.

Is your head hurting yet? 

No doubt, there are more than a few employees in your company who will struggle to make sense of each separate system. The sheer number of training hours you need to spend to prepare employees to use the entire system is daunting, and we haven’t even started talking about smart technology “extras.” You could be using smart air quality controls, speaker systems, fire detection and alarms, carbon monoxide detectors, or an assortment of other features that are supposed to enhance your business and your life.

Sometimes, automation makes things more complicated, but it can make your life easier if it’s done right.

The Solution

The solution is simple: one app to control them all.

When you integrate all of your standalone systems into a single app or platform, each employee will only have one account with one password. Through the app, they’ll be able to look at access control logs, camera feeds, and arm your security system, all within seconds.

The ability to integrate systems well depends upon which standalone systems you currently have. Unfortunately, not all systems play nicely with others.

The electronic safety and security experts at FPS can conduct a site survey to review and assess the security and other smart systems that you already have. Sometimes, we only need to install a few extra components to facilitate your seamless integration.

In the event that it’s just not possible to integrate your existing standalone systems into one platform, we can discuss which of your existing systems you prefer the most, and then suggest compatible components that you could use instead. FPS will make the switch, perform the integration, and train you on how to use your simple new system.

Let technology work for you!

If you’re ready to start putting technology to work for you, get in touch. It is possible to get all of the benefits of a security system without any of the hassle. Let’s start with a simple site survey and a conversation about your ideal system, and then we’ll create a plan together for the best way to achieve it.