Florida's gulf coast has more lighting strikes than area other area IN THE WORLD! Add hurricanes to the mix and you can be assured your community will lose power at some point for a few minutes or even a few days. So what happens when the power goes out?

When Hurricane Ian made landfall in Southwest Florida, it left devastation in its wake. One beachfront condominium community was hit particularly hard. Over five feet of storm surge swept through the property, destroying nearly every aspect of their access control system. The storm didn’t just knock out security — it erased it.

For years, one Southwest Florida community association relied on a manned guard service at their front gate — a familiar but expensive...