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Gated Community, Parkade & Self-Storage Security

Vehicle entrances need reliable authorized access, visitor communication and safe gate operation without creating uncontrolled reads or a difficult management process. Storage properties add unit, corridor and after-hours movement concerns.

Gated community and parkade entrance in the Lower Mainland

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What security should accomplish here

A gate or parkade plan should coordinate resident, customer, visitor and contractor credentials with lane geometry, gate timing, safety devices and CCTV context. Long-range UHF, remotes, mobile access and intercom calling can coexist when the read zone, credential ownership and transition are deliberately designed.

Properties and teams we can support

Gated residential communitiesUnderground parkadesCommercial parking facilitiesSelf-storage properties

What WeTech can secure

Vehicle entry and exit

Design remotes, mobile credentials, UHF tags or approved visitor release around lane geometry and safe gate operation.

Pedestrian and lobby doors

Coordinate parkade lobbies, stair doors, storage corridors and approved elevator access.

Visitor communication

Use video intercom calling where drivers or pedestrians need approval before entry.

Lane and interior CCTV

Separate overall vehicle context, gate operation and any dedicated plate-capture requirement.

Priority risks and workflows to review

  • Resident, customer and visitor vehicle access
  • Controlled UHF read zones and credential ownership
  • Gate safety and free-exit operation
  • Pedestrian, lobby and storage-area doors
  • Vehicle and incident camera context

Security systems that can work together

UHF vehicle access

Commission windshield credentials around lane geometry and a controlled approach zone.

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Gate video intercom

Let visitors call the correct resident, office or manager before approved release.

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Pedestrian access

Coordinate parkade lobbies, common doors, storage areas and approved elevator permissions.

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Parkade CCTV

Use entrance, lane, gate and interior views for vehicle context and documented incident needs.

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What the finished system can help you do

  • Issue and cancel vehicle credentials
  • Reduce uncontrolled long-range reads
  • Keep approved legacy remotes during transition
  • Connect gate, pedestrian and elevator permissions
  • Review vehicle entry with useful video context

Retrofit, takeover or expansion

Start with what is already installed

Gate and parkade upgrades can often run beside an existing receiver during transition. WeTech documents current remotes, inputs, safety devices, doors and lane conditions before introducing new credentials or control methods.

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Vancouver and Lower Mainland planning considerations

Gate safety devices and specialist coordination

Concrete structures and wireless limitations

Rain, headlight glare and dark parkade conditions

Credential ownership for residents, tenants and storage customers

BC privacy note: When a strata, business or organization uses video surveillance, it should define a reasonable purpose, camera locations, authorized access and retention. The organization remains responsible for its policy and legal review. Read the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner guidance →

What We Review During Your Site Assessment

  1. 01

    How many entry and exit lanes, gates and pedestrian doors are involved?

  2. 02

    Which existing remotes or receivers may need to remain during transition?

  3. 03

    What vehicles, windshield types and lane angles must UHF support?

  4. 04

    Who owns, assigns and cancels every vehicle credential?

  5. 05

    What gate-safety equipment and specialist coordination are required?

Relevant WeTech proof

Documented work and resources

From assessment to handover

A complete security upgrade—not a box of disconnected products.

WeTech designs around the property’s people, operating hours, existing infrastructure and support needs across Metro Vancouver and the Lower Mainland.

01

Site assessment

Review entrances, users, incidents, existing systems, cabling, locks, network and the people who administer the property.

02

Design and proposal

Define the recommended systems, retained infrastructure, options, responsibilities, transition and practical limitations.

03

Installation and transition

Coordinate approved trades, stage the work, test each path and keep affected users informed during the change.

04

Training and handover

Provide administrator guidance, user workflows, testing and a clear service path after the system is operating.

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Gates, Parkades & Storage security questions

Can existing gate remotes keep working?+

Often, when the existing receiver and remotes remain secure, supportable and compatible with the approved transition.

How far can a UHF vehicle tag be read?+

Range depends on the reader, antenna, tag, windshield, mounting and environment. WeTech commissions a controlled lane zone instead of chasing maximum distance.

Is UHF the same as licence-plate recognition?+

No. UHF reads an enrolled RFID credential. LPR uses a camera and analytics to interpret a plate image.

Can UHF tags and traditional remotes work at the same gate?+

Often, yes. Separate approved receivers can trigger the same gate input, subject to compatibility, security and a documented transition.

Can a parkade system control elevator access too?+

Yes, in compatible designs. Vehicle entry, lobby access and elevator-floor permissions can be linked to the same resident or tenant identity.

Start with the property

Planning security for gates, parkades & storage?

Start with the current system, entrances, users, operating hours and the incidents you want the upgrade to address.