Create an even smarter college campus — and an unparalleled experience. Harness the power of intuitive technology to create contactless — yet connected — experiences throughout your university landscape.
College campuses are a constant hum of movement and activity.
Across your university’s ecosystem, thousands of interactions and transactions are being conducted every day — or every minute. And many of those interactions and transactions are being performed by students, who are used to — and expect — those transactions to be frictionless, intuitive, and able to be executed from their smartphone or watch. (And, it’s most likely what your faculty and staff expects, too.)
smart lockers across CAMPUS
No one-size-fits-all system here. These smart lockers give you all the features you could ever need — and let’s your students, faculty, and visitors make the decision on when and how to use them.
Creating a connected campus — a campus that utilizes technology to better meet the needs of everyone on your campus — is no longer a nice-to-have innovation.
It’s the foundation for student recruitment, retaining faculty, creating an optimal campus experience, and truly focusing on your university’s mission. Evolving to a connected campus model means mobile credentials — to add student ID cards to Apple Wallet on iPhone and Apple Watch — will need to become more commonplace. This credentialing is convenient, cost-effective, and provides the opportunity for universities to be flexible — and keep their students and faculty safe at the same time.
user experience — just how easy is it?
Rather than holding an RFID card to a locker reader — hold your iPhone or Apple Watch near the reader and the locker door will pop-up once the credentials are confirmed.
The Metra with Genuine HID Technology™ includes Apple’s Enhanced Contactless Polling (ECP) application to support credentials in Apple Wallet.
Many campuses already have an established ecosystem for the connected environment — from on-campus retail and bookstores, to laundry, to building access and much more — the transition to including smart lockers part of that ecosystem takes it to the next level of convenience. From checking out library books and ordering food to renting day-use lockers to stash backpacks and briefcases, the shift to contactless means rethinking storage on campus, too.
Take a look at how other campuses are staying connected and meeting the high expectations of their students. Allow them to manage their entire experience on their phone. Our lockers come equipped with readers to handle your mobile credentials right from the start — this seamless integration helps make it a smooth transition.
reshape the way you think of lockers
For students and visitors, it’s a streamlined experience that doesn’t require human interaction, only takes a few moments, and avoids the need to touch the petri dish that are 4-digit keypads or padlocks. And, they can use their iPhones or Apple Watches to complete the rental transaction.
For universities, smart locker rentals are a flexible revenue stream that can be changed based on locker location and audience — creating a way for you to offer a value-add that doesn’t require additional staff or services. Plus, it encourages a more safe and secure campus experience. The Student ID in Apple Wallet leverages the same secure element as payment and transit cards in Apple Pay.
