--- title: "HID® Mobile Access: The Future of Access Control" description: Combine physical access control with mobility. 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O'Brien Experts](https://info.jobrien.com/author/the-j-obrien-experts) June 26, 2023 [![HID® Mobile Access: The Future of Access Control](https://info.jobrien.com/hubfs/Mobile_Access_Benefits_Chart_1600x900.jpg)](##) ### About Author ![Default Author Image](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/476360/Blog%20Template/Images/default-author-thumbnail.jpg) The J. O'Brien Experts - - - - ### Mobile is the Future of Access Control ###### Mobile access control is the latest development in physical access security. It takes advantage of the increasingly mobile — first world by enabling mobile devices — including smartphones, tablets, and even wearables — to function as a credential. In addition to physical access, mobile access can also enable logical access to networks and other resources. [![REQUEST FREE CONSULTATION](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2317303/817c906e-9bf3-49c8-9471-78e789b27d0a.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2317303/817c906e-9bf3-49c8-9471-78e789b27d0a) ### What can HID® Mobile Access Do for You? #### It's time to take advantage of this single device solution. Mobile access provides you with countless options and advantages to make your organization’s access control efficient, cost-effective, and convenient. In today’s work environment, mobile devices are almost always on hand, offering a single device solution to log on to networks, access and open locked doors, print and retrieve documents, track time, and so much more. A wide variety of Android and iOS mobile devices are supported and enable building occupants to securely access your facility as a standalone mobile solution or integrated into an existing card-based access control system. Mobile systems also extend read range therefore allowing more flexibility as to where readers can be placed.  > HID® Mobile Access combines physical access control with mobility, allowing devices to replace cards and tags. Control is at your fingertips and easier than ever before. You can manage your system from a computer or tablet through an intuitive web portal and with a few clicks issue, change, or revoke credentials instantly and remotely without requiring face-to-face interaction. Mobile access replaces physical keys with digital keys, therefore no printing is required resulting in reduced plastics use and waste, and lost or shared keys are no longer a concern. And, mobile access is secure; award-winning technology that utilizes a multi-layered authentication process which protects privacy and sensitive data. Cutting-edge technology has and will continue to make mobile access control the future of credentialing and identification solutions.  #### Mobile Access Benefits: - **Efficient -** Single device solution that carries multiple Mobile IDs - **Cost-effective -** Access management is more efficient. No printing or physical card inventory necessary. - **Secure -** No more sharing of cards. Mobile phones lost far less frequently than plastic cards. - **Sustainable -** Reduce plastic card population, manufacturing, shipping, and carbon footprint. - **Innovative -** Cutting edge Seos technology. - **Convenient -** Extends traditional read range, allows readers to be placed in inaccessible areas. 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