Arize Completes Integration with Openpath

Arize, which sells hardware and software for connected multifamily operations and living, said that it had completed integration with Openpath, a Motorola Solutions company that provides apartment and residential building access control.

Arize already had some degree of remote apartment access, allowing property managers to send access codes for self-guided tours or to allow maintenance personnel entry for repairs. It also has cloud-hosted software to manage apartment security, leak detection to prevent or limit a flood, and a residential mobile app.

“Openpath’s access control locks are touchless and cloud-based,” Arize wrote in a press release. They enhance security for residents and property managers of multifamily communities. With this technology, property staff can use the Arize platform to monitor and control access to entry gates and entryways for common areas. Also, through the Arize platform, property managers can create and manage access credentials (FOB/RFID/codes) from their smart phone or computer.”

With the integration, tenants who have the Arize mobile app can use it to enter their own apartment and access controlled shared areas, like a pool, lobby, workout center, elevators, parking garages, and security gates. Similarly, management can allow a broader self-guided tour to a prospective tenant, including those common areas that otherwise would not be available.

Openpath also has cloud-to-cloud integration with Schlage Control, NDEB, and LEB wireless locks, expanding the choice of hardware to use. The system supports not only the app but access by key cards or fobs.

“We were looking for a simple-yet-reliable smart access control solution that would integrate seamlessly with our platform,” said Chao Wang, Chief Operating Officer at Arize. “Openpath is trusted by some of the most well-known companies in the world, and they have extensive experience in developing products catered to the multifamily space.”

Arize plans future integrations, “including one with self-guided touring platform Power Pro, which is set to launch soon.”