Method and apparatus for transferring access information to a box installation using a first mode of communication

A method, for example performed by a box installation, the method comprising:

• outputting first information to an apparatus or a system that transfers the first information to a mobile apparatus in order to allow the mobile apparatus to use the first information to determine a first mode of communication for transferring access information to the box installation;
• obtaining the access information using the first mode of communication, the first mode of communication having been determined using the first information;
• confirming whether the access information authorizes access to one or more boxes of the box installation;
• and
• granting access to one or more boxes of the box installation, a necessary condition for the granting of access being that it has been confirmed that the access information authorizes access to the one or more boxes of the box installation.