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  • Keyless entry

    Keyless entry is any way of opening a door without a physical key: your phone, a fob or card you…

  • Unstaffed site

    An unstaffed site (also called an unmanned site) is a storage facility where no member of staff is there day…

  • Smart entry

    Smart entry is keyless access to a storage site: instead of a key or a shared code, your own phone…

  • Gate access

    Gate access is being let through a storage site's outer gate or entrance doors, usually by an electronic system that…

  • Access log

    An access log is the electronic record a storage site's entry system keeps each time a door, gate or unit…

  • Access PIN

    An access PIN is a personal number code you type into a keypad at a storage site to open its…

  • Authorised user

    An authorised user is a person the account holder has allowed to get into their storage unit, usually with access…

  • Automated storage facility

    An automated storage facility is a self storage site built so the whole customer journey runs electronically: you book online,…

  • Unit access hours

    Unit access hours are the times during which customers can enter a storage site and reach their own unit, as…