Customers · Student housing
Built for Move-In Weekend — and the Rest of the Year
By-the-bed leasing, roommate changes, and a campus-sized move-in day put pressure on keys and staff. Mobile credentials and bedroom-level smart locks let you assign and revoke access in the dashboard instead of the key room.
Common challenges
Student Housing Runs on a Different Calendar
Mass move-in and move-out
Hundreds of residents arriving in days, each needing building, unit, and bedroom access.
Roommate changes mid-lease
Swaps and transfers that would normally mean rekeying a door.
Lost credentials and tailgating
Shared entries where one fob can let a group in.
Capabilities
Access and Visibility for Shared Living
Mobile credentials
Residents use their phone at entries, amenities, and units on supported platforms — and a lost phone is a quick revoke, not a lost key.
- Building, amenity, unit, and bedroom access
- Credentials scheduled to lease dates
- Instant revocation from the dashboard
- Fob and card options for residents without smartphones
Bedroom-level smart locks
By-the-bed leasing works best when each bedroom has its own lock. Roommate changes become an access update, not a locksmith visit.
- Per-bedroom codes or credentials
- Shared-space access by schedule
- Event history per door
- Battery and offline alerts
Entry and common-area video
AI video at entries, lounges, study rooms, and parking — with after-hours rules and door-held alerts that help staff spot tailgating patterns on supported platforms.
- Entry and lobby coverage
- After-hours amenity alerts
- Door-held-open alerts paired with video
- Common areas only — never inside units
Move-in playbook
How a Connected Move-In Works
30 days out
Credentials pre-staged from the lease roster; bedroom assignments loaded.
1 week out
Test doors, readers, and locks; staff walk through exceptions.
Move-in day
Mobile credentials activate on lease start — no key-room line.
Semester end
Bulk deactivation and resets for departing residents.
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Keep What Works. Layer Smart Capability on Top.
Powerhouse Guardians focuses on retrofitting and enhancing existing security infrastructure with AI integration. We keep the cameras, readers, panels, and cabling you’ve already invested in when they’re compatible and in good condition — and add only what’s missing. No rip-and-replace required.
How we work
From Property Walk to Ongoing Support
Property walk & system review
We document what’s installed — cameras, readers, panels, wiring, and network — and how your team operates.
Design & scope
Itemized keep / enhance / add recommendations, with one-time installation and monthly service quoted together.
Install & integrate
Licensed technicians handle cabling through cloud setup, scheduled around residents and staff.
Configure & train
Roles, schedules, alerts, and access plans configured for your team, plus hands-on staff training.
Support & optimize
Ongoing service, device-health checks, and tuning as your portfolio and policies change.
FAQ
Common Questions
Can access follow lease dates automatically?
Yes. Credentials can be scheduled to start on move-in and end on move-out, on supported platforms.
Do residents need a smartphone?
No. Fobs and cards are available for residents who prefer them, on the same system.
Can parents see access activity?
Access data belongs to the property, and sharing is governed by your policies. We configure the system to match them.
Can you work around the academic calendar?
Yes. We schedule installation and upgrades around move-in, finals, and breaks.
Next step
Get Ready for the Next Move-In
We’ll review your entries, units, and bedroom doors and plan an upgrade schedule around your academic calendar.
Powerhouse Guardians Corp · info@powerhouseguardians.com · 7300 State Highway 121, Suite 300 PMB 1008, McKinney, TX 75070 · TX License #B30802201
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