GateMonitor replaces broken callboxes with phone-verified access control — QR access, AI detection, or automatic plate recognition — with three progressive packages: QR-initiated, caller-ID-checked, audit-logged. Residents invite their own guests. Every entry is logged. You stop being the person who answers “is the gate working?” at 10pm.
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A tour of your admin dashboard
Real screens, real data patterns, real workflows. Everything below is already running in production today.
Feature 01 · Gates
See every access point in one glance. Each card shows status, today’s events, and how many residents are authorized. Click any gate to drill into its settings, bound QR signs, and real-time access log.


Feature 02 · Residents
Fill three fields. They get a pre-written welcome text. Their phone now opens the gate. When they move out, you hit Deactivate once — their number, their delivery codes, and any guest passes they sent stop working at every gate, immediately.
Feature 03 · PIN codes & QR passes
Create a single-use PIN for a plumber, a 30-day code for a dog-walker, or a Tuesday-only 8am–5pm pattern for the lawn service. Every code is tied to a person, logged on use, and revocable from this page.


Feature 04 · Audit log
Every gate open is recorded: who, when, which gate, which method (resident phone, guest QR, vendor PIN, manual override). Filter by date, gate, or person. Export as CSV for board meetings and insurance reviews.
Plus the operational stuff

Settings hub
Property details, billing, team members, notifications, integrations. Organized so you don’t need a trainer to find anything.

Equipment
This page tracks what’s installed, its last heartbeat, and who programmed it — so a future manager isn’t starting from zero.

QR signs & mounting
Each QR sign is bound to a specific gate before it ships. See tracking numbers, delivery status, and reprint when needed.

Property profile
Every resident-facing page, every welcome text, every sign uses your community name — not ours. Edit it here.
Three sign types — QR Entry, QR Mini, or QR Warning. Pick by gate type. Optional mounting accessories available. Ships pre-printed with the QR bound to the gate you choose.

Three mounts. One pre-printed kit.
Every kit ships pre-printed with the QR bound to the gate you choose — no setup hassle, no QR codes printed on receipt paper. Mounted right and weather sealed.

Straight stand

Wall plate

Gooseneck stand
Every package shares the same platform, the same admin panels, the same resident experience. Upgrade from GateMonitor to SmartPath or SmartPath + LPR whenever your community is ready — zero downtime, no data loss, no re-installation.

Every package includes QR + phone-verified entry. Even with SmartPath or LPR, the QR code is always there as a backup.

SmartPath uses the GateVision S1™ camera to classify vehicles vs. pedestrians in real time and enforce lane rules.

SmartPath + LPR uses dual GateVision P1™ cameras to recognize registered plates and open the gate automatically.
Whether the gate opens via QR, PIN, AI detection, or plate recognition, every entry hits the same dashboard log.
The QR sign + phone-verified flow isn't gate-specific. It works with any access point that's driven by a relay — perimeter gates, building front doors, amenity rooms, garage doors, after-hours offices. One platform, one resident PWA, one audit log covers them all.
Mag lock or electric strike, wired through a GateLink W1 or generic dry-contact relay. Visitors are phone-verified before the lobby releases. Residents get a real-time push when their guest arrives.
Mag lock · Electric strike · Mortise
Pool gates, fitness centers, package rooms, mailrooms, dog parks, bike rooms. Per-resident schedules let you allow pool access only during pool hours, gym 5am–11pm, etc.
Pool · Gym · Mailroom · Package · Dog park
Commercial garage door operators with a relay input behave identically to a slide gate. Add resident license-plate-keyed allowlists or one-time passes for service vehicles.
Resident garage · Visitor parking · Service bays
Phone-verified PIN entry on a commercial door strike. Beats key fob theft, beats shared keypads, and every entry is logged with phone number and timestamp.
Office · Co-working · Leasing office
HOA storage units, electrical rooms, trash compactor enclosures — anywhere you currently hand out keys or punch codes. Issue a one-time PIN to a contractor and the access expires automatically.
Storage · Trash · Utility · Compactor
Lawn care, pool service, pest control, deliveries. One-time PINs with windowed expiry, audit-logged by phone. No more giving out the master gate code that ends up on a clipboard.
Lawn · Pool service · Pest · Vendor
A typical 50-unit building: 4–8 access points on one platform.
Front door, mailroom, package room, pool, gym, dog park, parking garage, after-hours leasing office. Residents see all of them in one PWA. You configure schedules and allowlists once.
Door hardware (mag locks, strikes) has fire-code wiring nuances — we always recommend a licensed locksmith or electrician for the physical install. Once the relay is in place, the rest is software.
Technology tiers
Every community starts with the QR + phone-verified base. Two optional upgrades let you add AI detection and license plate auto-open — when the board is ready, not before.
Base Platform
Included with every property
QR sign at the gate, phone-verified visitor entry, guest passes, delivery links, full audit log, and the resident portal. This is the core product.
+ SmartPath™ AI
Add-on per entrance
One AI camera mounted high detects whether a vehicle or pedestrian is approaching. Vehicles route to the drive gate. Pedestrians route to the walk gate. No one walks through a vehicle lane.
+ License Plate Recognition
Add-on per entrance
Two low-mounted LPR cameras read front and rear plates. Plate matched to the allowlist? Gate opens automatically. Residents just drive through — no scan, no tap, no phone.
SmartPath and LPR use commodity off-the-shelf cameras — no proprietary hardware, no vendor lock-in. Your installer can source them locally or we include them in the kit.
Sound familiar?
Every small HOA hits the same walls. Here’s how GateMonitor handles them.
The problem
FedEx, UPS, and Amazon drivers mark your address ‘inaccessible’ after two failed callbox attempts. Packages pile up outside the gate. Residents blame the board.
How GateMonitor handles it
Residents generate a one-tap delivery link from their portal and text it to the driver. Driver taps the link at the gate, sees a branded pass, presses Open. Works once, auto-expires. Logged.
The problem
Lightning strike, dead SIM, wiring corrosion — the callbox goes dark. The board leaves the gate open for 11 days waiting on a service truck. Insurance and residents lose confidence.
How GateMonitor handles it
GateMonitor’s QR sign is non-electronic — it never goes down. The GateLink W1 relay swaps in 15 minutes, not 11 days. Zero downtime.
The problem
Someone on foot followed a car through the drive gate. It’s a liability issue — the board needs to prove they took steps to separate vehicle and pedestrian traffic.
How GateMonitor handles it
SmartPath™ AI camera detects pedestrians and keeps the drive gate closed. They’re redirected to the walk gate with its own QR sign. Vehicle and foot traffic stay separated. Event is logged.
The problem
The board switched to QR-only entry and residents are complaining. ‘I live here — why do I have to pull out my phone every time?’
How GateMonitor handles it
Add LPR. Residents register their plates once. The camera reads them on approach and the gate opens automatically. No scan, no tap, no phone. The QR sign stays for visitors and backup.
The problem
Gate remotes are cloned, PINs are shared, and the authorized number list hasn’t been cleaned since 2019. The board has no idea who can get in.
How GateMonitor handles it
One dashboard. Click Deactivate — their phone, their plates, every guest pass they ever sent stops working at every gate, immediately. The event is logged with who deactivated and when.
What you’re actually dealing with
Gate operators last 15+ years. Callboxes break every 18–36 months. You’re budgeting for a reliable gate operator and paying for the unreliable part glued to it.
Weather, vandalism, SIM trouble, or just age. Every repair cycle is $1,500–$8,000 plus downtime.
Residents call you when the gate wobbles. You are the middleman between residents and a relay.
Insurance asks who got in at 2am. The callbox has no log. You have no answer.
Ex-residents, ex-contractors, ex-babysitters all still have gate access 6 months later. Nobody deactivates.
FedEx and UPS mark addresses inaccessible after two failed attempts. Packages dropped outside the gate, residents yell at the board.
Every quarter the callbox is back on the agenda. You’re tired of defending the budget line.
Which plan fits you
Pick the row that matches your community. We’ll confirm in the demo.
Small HOA, 1–2 gates
Mid-size HOA, 3–4 gates
Large community, 5–10 gates
10+ properties or 50+ gates
One-time QR sign: $35–$59 per sign, plus optional mounting accessories. Not a line-item surprise — itemized on your proposal.
Migration & onboarding
We handle the relay programming. You handle a 15-min call and a CSV upload.
Step 1
A real human walks through your current setup, relay model, and pain points. We send a 1-page summary your board can approve.
Step 2
We ship your hardware kit — GateLink R1 router, GateLink W1 relay(s), and signage. Plug in, power up, and we configure remotely.
Step 3
QR signs ship 1–3 days. Gooseneck, wall plate, or peel-and-stick — your choice per gate.
Step 4
Upload your current authorized-number CSV. Residents get a pre-written welcome text. They set up their guest-invite page in under a minute.
Step 5
The new sign goes up next to the old callbox. Run both in parallel — the callbox stays as a fallback for as long as you want it.
Board-ready numbers
Adjust the sliders to your community. Screenshot the result for your board packet.
Most HOAs underestimate this by 3–4x. Adjust the sliders to match your community.
Twilio SMS to the existing cellular relay. The number you already pay each month.
Assumes 2 callbox repair events per gate over 5 years and $7 of admin time per complaint. Your numbers may be higher if a gate has been replaced entirely.
Your 5-year outlook
Hardware: $1,495 · Includes SIM relay + QR sign
Plus an estimated 288 complaints avoided.
Estimates only. Based on GateMonitor package at $199/mo base + $49/mo per gate beyond the 1 included. SmartPath and LPR packages will have higher subscription costs. Access points and extra tenants not included in estimate.
What your board & insurance will ask
SOC 2 Type II
Audit in progress. We’ll share the report the day it lands.
99.95% uptime SLA
On Enterprise plans. Managed from the relay, not the callbox.
Export your data anytime
CSV of every event, every user, every gate. You own it.
7-year log retention
Meets most HOA insurance and audit policies.
Role-scoped access
Residents, managers, and admins only see what they need to.
The answers you can forward to the treasurer.
Plan on 30–45 minutes of active manager time. We meet by video, map your relay, generate signs per gate, and help you import your resident roster (CSV or from the current callbox). Most communities are live the same week.
Almost certainly. If your relay opens on an authorized caller ID or an incoming SMS, we are compatible. Mighty Mule®, All-O-Matic®, Linear®, USAutomatic®, DoorKing® telephone entry with cellular, and most GSM callboxes all work.
Yes. Anywhere there is a relay we can drive, the same QR + phone-verified flow works — apartment lobby doors with a mag lock or electric strike, condo front doors, package rooms, garage entries. We always recommend a licensed locksmith or electrician for the physical wiring (fire-code nuances apply to mag locks), but once the relay is in place, the software side is identical to a gate.
Same platform. Each amenity becomes its own access point with its own QR sign and its own schedule (pool 8am–10pm, gym 5am–11pm, package room 24/7). Residents see all of them in one PWA; you configure schedules and per-resident allowlists once. Audit logs are unified across every access point.
Yes. Every package ships with a GateLink R1™ 4G cellular router — it works anywhere with cell coverage, no property WiFi needed. If you already have WiFi at the gate, you can also use a GateLink W1 relay for additional access points at minimal cost.
No problem. A Sure-Fi® wireless bridge carries the relay signal from the building to the gate without trenching — up to a mile through walls. You mount a GateLink W1 or E1 indoors, wire it to the Sure-Fi transmitter, and mount the Sure-Fi receiver at the gate. See our integrations page for details.
Yes. We connect to your existing MQTT broker over TLS with topic prefixes per gate, so GateMonitor becomes one more device on the same broker. Your maintenance team does not learn a new admin tool. See /integrations for the full list of supported configurations.
Three packages from $199/mo (GateMonitor) to $499/mo (SmartPath + LPR) per property. Each includes 1 gate, 1,000 tenants, cellular router, and signage. Add gates ($49/mo each), access points ($29/mo each), and tenants ($25/mo per 250 above 1,000) as you grow. One-time hardware cost from $1,495 to $2,995 depending on the package, or lease from $65/mo with $0 upfront. We can send you a 1-page board summary.
We import a CSV of authorized phone numbers, you send residents a pre-written welcome text from your dashboard, and they set up their guest-invite page in under a minute. The old callbox can stay live in parallel during the migration.
GateMonitor is not a callbox replacement — it is a faster lane that runs alongside it. Most communities keep the callbox as a fallback for the rare visitor with no phone or a dead battery. Pre-invited guests use the tap-to-open link pass, walk-ups with a phone scan the QR, and everyone else can still press the callbox button. Over time, the callbox handles fewer and fewer calls — but you decide when (or if) to retire it.
Click Deactivate. Their phone, their delivery codes, and any guest passes they sent stop working — at every gate, immediately. The event is logged with who deactivated and when.
Yes. Scheduled access is included with every property. Great for contractors (e.g. lawn care, 8am–5pm Tuesdays only) or amenity-only staff.
Property managers and admins. Residents only see their own activity and the guests they invited. Role-scoped by design.
The sign is non-electronic and the relay runs independently. If GateMonitor is ever unreachable (our SLA is 99.95% on Enterprise), your relay still opens for authorized callers.
Month-to-month by default. Annual terms available with a ~10% discount. Cancel any time; we export your data.
No. We target HOAs, gated communities, and managed residential. If you operate a regulated facility, we can scope a custom deployment on Enterprise but it is not our default.
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