Remote access authentication and authorization

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• transmitting, by a monitoring hub, a unique access identifier to a delivery device;
• receiving, by the monitoring hub, a first control message from a remote access server, wherein the first control message comprises a request to configure a monitoring device for access monitoring, wherein the first control message is received by the monitoring hub in response to a determination that a detected access identifier detected by the delivery device corresponds to the transmitted unique access identifier;
• transmitting, by the monitoring hub, the first control message to the monitoring device at a physical location;
• in response to transmitting the first control message, receiving, by the monitoring hub, status information of the monitoring device;
• transmitting, from the monitoring hub, the status information of the monitoring device to the remote access server;
• and
• transmitting, by the monitoring hub, a second control message to an access control device to permit access to the physical location.

A monitoring hub for controlling access to a physical location, the monitoring hub comprising:

• one or more computer processors;
• and
• a data store storing specific computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more computer processors, cause the monitoring hub to at least:
• transmit a unique access identifier to a delivery device;
• receive a first control message from a remote access server, wherein the first control message comprises a request to configure a monitoring device for access monitoring, wherein the first control message is received by the monitoring hub in response to a determination that a detected access identifier detected by the delivery device corresponds to the transmitted unique access identifier;
• transmit the first control message to the monitoring device at a physical location;
• in response to transmitting the first control message, receive status information of the monitoring device;
• transmit the status information of the monitoring device to the remote access server;
• and
• transmit a second control message to an access control device to permit access to the physical location.