Choosing one smart lock is a consumer decision; choosing five hundred is an operations decision. At project scale, the questions change: who manages credentials at handover, what does battery replacement cost across a tower, and will the model still exist when unit 214 needs a part in year four?
Project-Scale Requirements Consumers Never See
- Credential management — bulk enrolment, tenant turnover resets and handover workflows via a management app or platform
- Temporary access — time-limited codes for agents, cleaners and contractors during fit-out and sales
- Audit logs — entry records for common-area and service doors
- Fleet consistency — one platform across unit types so maintenance staff learn one system
Durability Is Unit Economics
A 1% monthly failure rate is invisible in a review and catastrophic across 500 units. Demand cycle-test evidence (WONLY tests to 200,000+ cycles), IP-rated weather resistance for exposed corridors, and a clear battery story — long life, low-battery alerts to the app, and an emergency USB power route so a dead battery never becomes a locksmith call-out.
The Supplier Checks That Protect the Developer
- Multi-year supply commitment on the specified model and its spare parts
- Warranty terms written for project quantities, not single retail units
- OEM/ODM capability if the development brand wants its own identity on the hardware
- Compliance documents for the destination market's radio, safety and security rules
Where WONLY Fits
WONLY manufactures smart locks at scale alongside its door lines — multi-biometric access (3D face, fingerprint, palm-vein, RFID, PIN, app), encrypted local storage, tamper alarms and 200,000+ cycle testing, with OEM/ODM programmes and project pricing for developers. Locks can ship standalone or embedded in certified Class A entrance doorsets, so one supplier covers the whole opening.
FAQ
Should apartment projects choose Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or gateway-based locks? For fleets, gateway or hub architectures usually manage better than per-lock Wi-Fi — confirm the management platform, not just the radio, fits your operations.
