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Visits allow a way for people to get access to doors even if they are not registered users in the system. The intended usage is to make it easy to let e.g. visitors to an event let themselves in.
''Visits'' make it easy to give people access to one or more doors, for a limited time, even if they are not registered users in the system. The intended usage is to make it easy for e.g. visitors to an event to let themselves in.


A visit is defined by its:
Before creating a new visit, it is necessary to have at least one policy with credential type ''URL''. All such policies will be able for selection in the ''Create Visit'' screen. Of course, a policy only needs to be created once and not for every new visit.


* Validity
* Schedule (optional)
* Door(s)
* Credential type (PIN, URL, or both)


[[File:create_visit.png|Create visit]]


[[File:create_visit.png|border|Create visit]]


Immediately after creating the new visit, its URL is dosplayed:


In the example above, we have created a visit that allows people to enter through the front door, but only on Friday afternoons. Immediately after creating the new visit, its PIN and/or URL are displayed:


[[File:visit_url.png|Visit URL]]


[[File:Visit_url.png|border|Visit PIN & URL]]



Copy and paste this URL into an email message or similar and send to the visitors.
For PIN, the door needs to have a reader with a keypad. The URL can be sent to visitors in a regular email. When the visitors click the URL, they are taken to a web page that displays the 'Display as' field at the top and an "Open" button for each door they have access to.


[[File:Visit_webpage.png|Visit web page]]

Latest revision as of 15:27, 13 October 2021

Visits make it easy to give people access to one or more doors, for a limited time, even if they are not registered users in the system. The intended usage is to make it easy for e.g. visitors to an event to let themselves in.

A visit is defined by its:

  • Validity
  • Schedule (optional)
  • Door(s)
  • Credential type (PIN, URL, or both)


Create visit


In the example above, we have created a visit that allows people to enter through the front door, but only on Friday afternoons. Immediately after creating the new visit, its PIN and/or URL are displayed:


Visit PIN & URL


For PIN, the door needs to have a reader with a keypad. The URL can be sent to visitors in a regular email. When the visitors click the URL, they are taken to a web page that displays the 'Display as' field at the top and an "Open" button for each door they have access to.


Visit web page