Smart Lockers For Schools Examined
With backpacks increasingly being banned and IoT coming even to lockers, new-generation smart lockers may gain mass adoption, but how do they work, and how are they better than conventional ones?
In this report, we overview smart lockers marketed for educational space, including:
- What Is A Smart Locker
- Power
- Network
- RFID Card Support
- App Support
- Software Support
- Advantages And Disadvantages
- Universities vs. K-12
- Outlook
- Providers - eLocker, Gantner, Keynius, Metra Modo, Vecos, LoQit
Executive *******
***** ***** ******* *** ** ****** to ******, **** ********, *** **** secure **** ************ ****, *** ************* higher *****, ********** *** ** *********, and ***** ****** ********* *** ******** enough **** ** *** ** ***'* locker **** **** ******** ***********. ******* schools *** ******* **** **** *** of ** *** **** **** **** appealing ** ** ******* ** **** can ** ********** **** ** *******, used ** ***** ********' *******, ***.
What ** * ***** ******
****** ************ ****** *******, ***** ******* do *** **** ** ******** ** code ***** *** **** * ****** of ********** *********** ********, **** **:
- ********** *** ******* *** *********
- **** **** ******* *** *********
- ********** ******** ******* *** ********* *******, opening/closing *******, **** *********, *** ********
************, **** ******* *** ******* ******** student ** *****, ***** *********** ** assigning (*.*., *** ****** *** * year ** ******* *********), ******* *** chargers, ***.
*** ***** ***** ***** * ***** comparison ******* * **** *********:
*****
***** ******* **** *********** ** ***** power, **** ********* ******** ***-*******, *******-*******, and ****-***** *************.
*** *******,********************* *******-******** ***** **** "*-**" *** "three *****" ******* ******* ****, ************. The ********** ** *******-******** ***** *** increased ********** ** **** ** * power ****** *** ****** ************ *******. However, *******-******** **** * ******* ********, thus, ******** ********** ******** *** ******* of ******** *** *********.
******* ** ******* ***** ****** ******** that **********-******* *****, *******, ** ********** **** ***** *** ***-******* *******.
Network
*******-******** ***** *** ******* ********* ** a *******/***/********** *** **-**, ***** ***-******* locks *** *** **** ***** *** Wi-FI ** ******* *** ****** ** a ******* ****, ** ****, ********** the **** ** *** ******** (****** cloud ** **-******* *****).
** ******* ** *** ***** ****** architecture **** * *****' ******* ** shown *****:
**** **** *** ************ ***** ******** a ******** ** *** ****** **** (on *** ******* ****** "****** ***** Controller").
RFID **** *******
*** *** ********* ******* ** **** report ******* **** **** ******* ** their ********, *******, ***** *** ****** differences ** **** ******* ******* ***** companies, *** ******* ** *** ******* to ******* ******** ** *****/****** ******* cards.
****,*******,*******,*****, ***. ***** **** ********* *** use ***** ******** ******* ** ***** or ****** ******* ***** **** * Vecos *******,**********, ******** ** *************** **** *****'* *** * **** that ***'* **********:
*********, *******'* ************ ** ********* ***** ** ********** RFID *****:
** *** ***** ****,********* *** ******* *** ******* ** use ******** ****** ******* ***** ** its *******.
*** ******* ** **** * ****** without ***** * ******* ******** (*.*., by ***** ***'* **** **** ** the ****** ****** ****** **** ** the ******* **** ** *** ****** wall) ** ******* ******* ** *** majority ** *** *********.
******* ********* **** * ******* ******** (as ** *** **** **** *.*., Amazon ****-** *********) *** **** ************ for *-** *******, ** *** ******** can ****** * ***** ***** **** will **** **** *** ******* *** make ** **** ********* *** *********.
Smartphone *** *******
*** ******* ** ****** ***'* ****** with * ********* *** ** * widely ******** ******* **** *** ************* covered ** **** ******. ***** **** the ******* *******/********* *************, ***** **** can ***** *** ******* ** **** an **** ****** *** ******* ** (a ******* **** ** ****** ** be **** ****** ** * *-** environment).
*** ******** ** *-** ******** ******** have ***********, ** **** *******/********* ******** might ** *** **** ********* *** them. *******, ** ******* **** *** trying ** ***** (** ***) *** use ** ***********, **** ***** *** be ** *********.
Other ********* *******
***** *********** *** **** ***** *** the **** ****** ******** ********* ******* for ***** *******, **** ************* ***** other ************, **** ** ** *****, biometrics, *** *** *****.
*** *******,************* ***** ********* ********* *******, ** shown *****:
Management ********
********** ******** **** ****** ********* *******, changing ***********, **** *********, *** ******** is ** ******** **** ** ***** lockers, **** *** *** ********* ********* such ********.
**** ***** *** **-**** ******** *********** are ********* **** ********* *************, *** example, ******* *** ***** ******** ***** on ********* *****, ***** ******* ****** both ***** *** **-**** ***** ******** solutions.
*****
** ******* ****** ********* *** ******* for *** ***** ******* ** ***** lock *** *******, *** ***** **** tell ** **** **** ** *****, but **** ********* **** *** ******* price ** *** ******* ** ********* of ************ *******.
*** *******, ******* ************ ****** ***** ~$***-$***, *** *** ********* *******.
Smart ******* **********
********* ***** ******* *** ************ ** numerous **** ******** ** ************ ****, as **** ***** ******* *******/********* ***********, easier ************** **********, ********* ********, ***.
********** ******** *******/********* ********** ****** ****** administration *** *********** ** ****** ***** lockers ********* ** *** ******** ****** control ******* *** ****** ********. ********, the ******* ** *** ******** ** cards ********** *** **** *** ******* to ****** ** *** ***** ** fobs *** **** *** ****** ********** hurdles *** ******** (** ****** ******* thing **** **** ****** ******** ** bring ** ******).
***** ****** ********** ******** ****** *** school ** ****** ******* **** ******, as *** ******* *** ** ******** and ********** ********, *** *** ** opened ******** (** **** * ******* forgot/lost *** *****/** **** ** ****) without ******* ** **** *******.
**** ***** ******* *** ******** **** burglar ****** **** **** ******* ** stop ********* *****-*** **** ***** ** harder ** **** ***/** ****** **** conventional *******.
*** ******** *** ********* **** **** smart ****** ********* (**** ** ******* and *****), ******** ** ********** *** case *** ***** *******, **** ********** the ******.
******, **** ******** ********* ***** *********** for ********** *** ******** *** ***** lockers, *** *** ** ***** ******* can ********* *** **** ** ******** one, **** ****** ******** ***** (**** though *** **** ** * ******* is **********).
Smart ******* *************
*****, ********** ** *****, *** ******* are *** ***** ******* *********** ** smart *******.
***** ******* *** **** ********* **** conventional ******* ** **********, *** ***** potential ***** (*** *******, ** * retrofit ****** ** *** *********) *** hinder *** ******** ** *** ********** within ** ******* **** *** ********* budget ***********.
********** ** ***** ***/** ************ **** see ******* ***** ******* ** ***** functionality **** ***** ** ** ****** - ********* **** *** *** *** issue *** *** ************ ******* **** padlocks.
Universities **. *-**
***** ****** ********* ***** ********* *** education ******** ** **** ** ***** market, *** ****** **** *******, **** manufacturers **** **** ***** ** ************/******** compared ** *-**, ** * ***** Modo ***** ************** ********* ** ****.
**** ***** **** *** ********** ** getting ******* *** **** ************ ** US *******. ************, ** *** ***** hand, *** ***** **** ******* ** their ******* *** *** **** ****** procure ***** *******.
***** **** *** **** ** **** they ****** ***** ** ************, *** they **** * *** ************* ** K-12 ** *******.
** ******, *******, ** ******** ********* told **, ***** ******* *** ******** found ** *******, *** *******, ** Netherlands "****** ***** ******" *** ****, per *****' ***** ***.
Smart ******* ****** ******* *******
***** ***** ******* ***** **** **********, at ***** *** ****** ******* *** technology, *** ******** ******* ****** ********* out ** **** ** *** ********, we ***** *** ******** ** **** being ******** ******** ** *** **.
*** *** **** ***** ***** ***** a **** ****** ****** ********** **** lockers:
**** ******** ***** ******** **** ***** lockers ********* ********* *** ****** ** the ****** ** *** ** *-** market, **** *** ******* ******* **** there ** ** ******** ** ****** and ******* *** ********* **** ** increase ** *** ******.
Providers
**** ********** * **** ********* ** smart ******* *** *********** ***** (********* other ************), **** *** ******** ** them ***** ** ******:
*** *** ********* ***** *** *******, and **** *** *** **** ** find *** ******* ***********.
*******
********* *** **** ***** **** **** provider ******* ** *** ** **** HQ ** * ***** **** ********* of ******. *** ******* *** ******* in **** ******* ********* ********* "**** ***,***" ******* ********** ******* ******* - "**** ** government **** *******, ** ******* ******* police ******". ************* * ***** ** ** *********.
*******
** *******-***** ******* ** *** ******* (by ****** ** *********) *** ****** company ** **** ****. ***** ************* **** *** *********, *********** **** ** *** "**** *** staff *********"(*** ******* ** ***** ** ******, and ******** ** **** ******* *****). The ******* ****** * ******** ** 70 ********* *** *** ******* ** Australia, ***, ***, *** **.
** ****, ******* *** ******** ******* ******** ** *********** ******.
*******
********* *** ** *** ***** ***********-***** companies ** **** ****. ***** ** is *** ******** ******** (******* ** 2020), ******* ****** "***,***+" ********* *******, more **** ** ***** ********** *******. The *******'* ******** ******* *********.
Metra ****
******* ** **** ** *********, ********,***** ****** ******* ******** ******** ** ***** lockers. *** ******* **** *** ******** the ****** ** ******** ******* ** its *******.
***** ****'* ******** ***** ** *********, which ***** ** *** ****** ******** company ** **** ****.
*****
******* * ***********-***** ******* ******* ** 1996 *** *** *** "**** **** 150,000 ****** *****" ** *** *********** alone, *** * *****' ***** ***, which ***** ** ****** **** *** competitor *******.
***** *** * **** ** **, per *** ******* (************* **** **).
*****
***** *** ******* ** **** *** is *** ******** ******* ** **** list **** *************** **** * *********** *** *******. ******* ** ***** Modo, ***** **** *** ******** *** number ** ******** *******.
*******, ** **** ***** ***** ******** an ******** ******* ******* ***** ** covered ** **** ******. *** ***** from **** **** *** ********'* *****.
* ***** **** ********** *** *** using ** ** ******** * ********** different **** *******; *********** *** ****** could *** ***** ********** *** ****** school *** **** ** *******.
** ********* ** **** ** ** opinion.
**** ** **** * *** ********. SALTO ** *** ***** **** ******* so *** ******** ** ****** ********** for *** ***** ********.
** ** ***, ** ** * few ***** ***, ******* *** *** only ****** ******** **** ** ***** find **** **** ********* *********. ***** no *** **** (** *** ****) supported *** ** *** ****** *******, that *** * *** ****.
** *** **** *** ****** *** what ******* **** **** **** *** a ******. *** ***** **** ** physically ** ** *** ****** ******** and ******** * * ***** ****. Most ******* * **** **** **** a ******* ****** *** ***** ** open ** *********. ******* ****** ** a ***** ** *** *** **** times * *** * ******* ******** goes ** ***** ****** ****** ********* in **** ********.
*** ***** **** ** ********** ** to *** ****** ******** *** ******** a * ***** ****.
***** **** ********* ***** **** ******, RFID *** ********** *** ********* ******* are *** **** ****** ********. ******* of ***** ********** ******** *** *** code ** ** ********** (**** *** potential ********* ** *** **********'* ********).
** ***** ** * **** ******* if * ******* ******'* ******** ***** own ****** *** ******.
* **** ***** *** ******* , etc ******* ******* *** **** **** mean *** ****** *** *** ** you ****** **** ***** ** ****. How ** *** *** ***** ** or **** ***** *** ****** *** are ******** *****?
*** ******** *********? * ******* * had **** * *** ** *** but ***** **** ****'* ** ******* on *******? *** *** **** **** at ***** ******* *** ******* *********? Last **** ******** ** * ******* scenario *** * ***** ***** ****** could *******.
**** ********, **'* ** ******** *******? If *'* *** ********, **** ***** a ***** ** ******* ****** ********* for *********.
******** *** ******* ***** (****** * heard **** **** **** * ****** contract ******* **** *** ******* **** in ******* ***** *******). ***** **** warehousing, ***** ** ******* ******** ***** about ********.
***** **** ***** **** ******* **** a ****** ********...
*'* ******* **** ***** ******* ***** now. ***** ***** ** ************ ******, but * ***** **** ******** ***** disrupt **** ****** ** *** *** control ****** ********.
* ***** ** ********** ** **** testing **** ****. *** ********** *** been **** ***** ************* **** *********** really **** ***** **** *** **** the ******** **** ** / *** and *** *** ********* ***********.
** ********: **** ** *** ****** need?
* ****** ***** **** ********** ******** smart **** **** ** **** ** do **** *** ****** ****** *****. I ***** **** **** ***** **** still ** * ***** *** ** get **** * ***** ****** **** like *** ***** ** * *** backup ** ** ****** ********** ****. What ** *** *** *****?
*** ****** ******* ** ****** ******* in * ******* ***: *.) ****** cables **** *** ** * ****** compartment ** *** ****** **** (******** by ***) ***** *** ************ ******* one ** **** ****** *******. *.) Some ********** *****/******* **** * ********** key **** ** *****-** ** *** lock/latch *** ********** *** "*****" ******.
********* *** *** *** ************ *** ***** *******.