Codelocks NetCode® Technology, ten years of unlocking innovation

Codelocks NetCode® Technology is celebrating its 10th anniversary. This innovative solution to the age-old problem of allowing the right access to the right people at the right time has been at the forefront of access control for over a decade.

Since it launched in 2014, Codelocks NetCode® Technology has grown rapidly in functionality and versatility. With a global reputation for adding control and convenience to many access control applications, it works with Codelocks and KitLock locks to provide flexible, temporary access. It means that business owners can offer self-service for greater customer satisfaction while reducing overheads.

An introduction to Codelocks Netcode® Technology

For those unfamiliar with Codelocks NetCode® Technology, it is a smart way to generate time-sensitive codes for doors, gates, lockers and cabinets. It uses algorithm-based technology to create codes that have a specified start date, time and duration that will automatically expire at the end of the period.

The code is generated remotely and there is no need for anyone to program the lock directly or even communicate with it over WiFi. The code is simply sent to the user as part of customer booking system or by a custom-built app through the Codelocks Connect Portal and application programming interface (API).

Once generated, a NetCode® can be shared by email or SMS and will expire after its set duration. This makes it suitable for visitors, visiting service engineers, delivery people and short to medium term locker rental, alongside many other applications. Because if there’s one thing NetCode® enables, it is innovation.

Enabling innovation across many industries

A potential stumbling block for many business ideas is how to allow only legitimate customers to access a product or service and not others. The answer is via a keyless, time-sensitive access control solution that can be set remotely and doesn’t require an internet connection or WiFi to operate.

Over the ten years it has been on the market, NetCode® has been part of a wide range of innovative implementations. It has been adopted by several companies as the perfect time-sensitive access control solution to integrate within their broader solution. Some of the areas where Codelocks NetCode® Technology is enabling new ideas include:

Storage solutions

Codelocks NetCode® Technology is used bySTOREiT LOCKERS to generate and transmit a six-digit NetCode® that gives the customer a specific start date, time and duration to access the lockers. STOREiT also uses the optional Codelocks Connect booking platform. The lockers can be set up anywhere – even remote locations like beaches or campsites. That’s why Mobile Locker uses it on locker arrays where festival goers can charge their phones and store belongings.

Sports and games

Parks Tennis uses Codelocks NetCode® Technology to send a code to access the company’s public tennis courts as part of the simple ‘pay as you play’ booking system. In Portugal and Belgium, TieSports gives its members the facility to book and pay for a court using their smartphone. Using the Codelocks API, their booking program automatically links to the court’s lights, so members can turn up for their game knowing that the court will be lit and ready for play. Users don’t see Codelocks’ hand in it. All they see is a much more convenient, simplified way to get a game in.

Hospitality

Tigh Na Bruaich is an Australian Ski Lodge that has integrated Codelocks API into its booking system to fully automate room management at its site. When guests make bookings, its system communicates with the API which generates a NetCode® and sends it to them a week before their stay and again on the day before they arrive. Like the tennis courts, Tigh Na Bruaich programmers created an integrated solution that used Codelocks API and its booking system to automatically save power and adjust its lighting.

Dining and online shopping

Yummy Box® is perfect for people who enjoy their takeout meals at the right temperature. The diner places their takeout order with the restaurant who delivers it to the thermally insulated food locker. Codelocks NetCode® Technology sits in the background and provides the verification code that allows the customer to access their locker and order. The same happens at the architectural ironmonger SDS London. Customers who make an online click-and-collect order receive an access code for their locker sent via SMS or attached to their purchase confirmation email.

An eye on the next ten years

The access control sector never sleeps. Innovation and evolution are watchwords for the industry. By listening to customers and exploring ideas together, Codelocks is dedicated to taking its keyless, digital access control solutions even further. As clients present new ideas and new challenges for our solutions, Codelocks NetCode® Technology will continue to play a key role in facilitating increasingly bespoke, integrated and personalised access control for the modern lifestyle and beyond.

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Editors notes

Codelocks designs and distributes a wide portfolio of innovative, standalone keyless door locks and access products for a range of growing markets. Our products include stylish push-button mechanical locks, digital electronic locks, KitLock locker locks, access controllers and smart lock solutions, which are easy for users to manage and operate using a keypad, card and smartphone. Convenience is at the heart of all our products. Innovative technology plays an increasingly important role in enabling smart lock features. For example, with NetCode you can set temporary access codes remotely through our cloud portal. Our product innovation is bringing the convenience of access control to new markets, such as short-stay rental property, leisure facilities, music studios, schools and colleges, as well as traditional office buildings. Our products are cost-effective, easy to fit and programme, suitable for new installs and retrofits. We offer full access to expert technical advice and customer support and our products are available through a number of channels including direct web sales, locksmiths, installers, major resellers and OEMs. We are a global business with our UK headquarters in Newbury, Berkshire. Products are widely available for both commercial and domestic use. We have offices and distribution in California and Australia and a worldwide network of distributors, many of which are online.