Software as a Service (SaaS) is when an application is hosted over the internet as a service to customers. The most common forms of SaaS are online banking, email, and online customer relationship management (CRM) systems. The next generation of IP network based access control is online web-based access control, which follows the SaaS model.

Online access control will lower up-front costs by eliminating the need to invest into technology that quickly becomes obsolete. When investing into Online access control, customers can take advantage of lower upfront costs and lower operation and maintenance costs. Online access control will enable you to login to your access control system from anywhere, on any computer, via the internet.