What is Sentinel Access?

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What is Sentinel Access?

Sentinel Access is Core Guard Group’s access control and integration platform designed to help businesses manage doors, users, sites, credentials, and access events from one simple system.

It has been developed under Core Guard Group as part of our wider security, biometric, access control, CCTV, commissioning, technical support, and managed service offering.

Sentinel Access is not just an app. It is a software platform built to support real-world security operations, including physical doors, business systems, access permissions, site users, event logs, and future automation between access control and booking systems.

Why Sentinel Access exists

Many businesses use more than one access control system across different buildings, sites, or departments.

For example, one location may use one access control system, another site may use a different platform, and another department may manage users separately.

This can create:

• Multiple logins
• Different software platforms
• Manual user updates
• Limited visibility across sites
• Slower onboarding and offboarding
• Weak reporting
• More support issues
• Higher operational risk

Sentinel Access is designed to bring access management into one clearer operational view.

The aim is simple:

One platform. Every door. Every user. Every event.

What Sentinel Access helps you manage

Sentinel Access is being developed to help customers manage the key parts of access control in one organized platform.

Users

Staff, visitors, contractors, students, customers, or approved users who require access to a site or door.

Sites

Different buildings, locations, branches, offices, salons, schools, facilities, or commercial premises.

Doors

Physical access points such as entrances, internal doors, restricted rooms, shared spaces, gates, or controlled areas.

Access rules

Who can access which door, at what time, and under what conditions.

Events

Access granted, access denied, door activity, time-based access events, and system logs.

Integrations

Connections between access control systems, booking platforms, cloud systems, and operational tools.

What makes Sentinel Access different?

Sentinel Access is designed around practical security operations, not just software theory.

Core Guard Group understands access control from the field, including hardware, installation, commissioning, troubleshooting, support, system design, and customer handover.

That means Sentinel Access is being built to support the real way access control is delivered and managed.

Key advantages

Centralised access management

Manage users, doors, sites, and permissions from one place.

Built for multi-site businesses
Designed for customers with one site today and multiple sites tomorrow.

Integration-led
Built to connect with access control platforms, booking systems, and future business applications.

Security-first structure
Customer data is separated by business account so each customer only sees their own users, doors, sites, and events.

Support-ready
Designed to work alongside Core Guard Group’s technical support, installation, commissioning, and managed service teams.

Recurring service model
Built for long-term software subscriptions, support, maintenance, integrations, and managed access control services.

Example use case: booking-to-door automation

One of the strongest future use cases for Sentinel Access is booking-to-door automation.

A customer makes a booking through an approved booking platform.

Sentinel Access receives the booking instruction.

A temporary access permission can be created for the correct time window.

The customer receives the approved access method.

When the booking ends, the access permission can be removed or expired.

This is especially useful for:

• Salons
• Beauty and wellness businesses
• Clinics
• Shared workspaces
• Training centres
• Education sites
• Managed facilities
• Appointment-based businesses

Who is Sentinel Access for?

Sentinel Access is designed for businesses that need better control, visibility, and automation around physical access.

Typical customers include:

• Small businesses with controlled entrances
• Salons and beauty businesses
• Education providers
• Commercial offices
• Co-working spaces
• Facilities management companies
• Multi-site operators
• Councils and estates
• Security installers and integrators
• Businesses already using access control but needing better workflow automation

Sentinel Access subscription plans

Sentinel Access is planned around simple subscription tiers so businesses can start small and grow.

Starter

Best for small single-site businesses.

Includes:

• Single site
• Up to 10 doors
• Up to 50 users
• 1 connector
• Cloud-only deployment
• 30-day event logs

From £149/month
Setup from £495

Growth

Best for growing or multi-site businesses.

Includes:

• Up to 5 sites
• Up to 50 doors
• Up to 500 users
• Up to 3 connectors
• Cloud-only deployment
• 90-day event logs

From £499/month
Setup from £1,500

Enterprise

Best for large estates, councils, facilities management, and complex access environments.

Includes:

• Unlimited sites
• Unlimited doors
• Unlimited users
• Unlimited connectors
• Cloud and hybrid deployment options
• 365-day event logs

From £1,250/month
Setup from £3,500

All plans can include a 30-day trial depending on customer requirements and project approval.

Hardware, installation, SMS usage, custom integrations, on-site gateway setup, training, and advanced modules are priced separately.

Optional add-ons

Sentinel Access can also support additional paid modules and services depending on the customer’s needs.

Examples include:

• Booking app integration
• SMS PIN delivery
• Local gateway support
• Custom integrations
• Biometric enrolment module
• Mobile credential workflows
• Time and attendance module
• Managed support
• Training and onboarding

These add-ons allow businesses to build the right solution without paying for features they do not need.

How Sentinel Access fits with Core Guard Group

Sentinel Access is a product platform built under Core Guard Group Ltd.

Core Guard Group provides the wider security and access control service layer, including:

• Access control
• Biometrics
• CCTV
• Installation support
• Commissioning
• Integrations
• Technical support
• Managed services
• Training
• Software-led revenue solutions

This means customers can receive both the software platform and the practical support needed to make it work properly in the real world.

What customers should know before starting

Before using Sentinel Access, customers should confirm:

• How many sites they need to manage
• How many doors require access control
• How many users require access
• What access control system they currently use
• Whether they need cloud, local, or hybrid connectivity
• Whether they need booking system integration
• Whether they require mobile, PIN, card, biometric, or QR access
• Whether they need installation, commissioning, or support from Core Guard Group

This helps us recommend the correct subscription, setup, hardware, and support package.

Getting started

To request Sentinel Access onboarding, please contact Core Guard Group:

Support: support@coreguardgroup.com
Website: www.coreguardgroup.com
UK Office: Core Guard Group Ltd, Suite 742, 120 Vyse Street, Birmingham, B18 6NF, United Kingdom

Our team will review your site, users, access control requirements, and integration needs before recommending the right Sentinel Access package.

Important note

Sentinel Access is designed to improve access control visibility, automation, and management. Final compatibility depends on the customer’s existing access control hardware, software, network setup, licensing, and required integrations.

Some integrations, gateway services, biometric modules, SMS services, custom workflows, and on-site works may require additional pricing.