Automating visitor access and check-in using a macro in Security Center - ClearID

Genetec ClearID™ User Guide

Applies to
ClearID
Last updated
2024-02-19
Content type
Guides > User guides
Language
English
Product
ClearID

You can configure a Security Center macro to trigger automatic check-in and access for all visitors to specified parking entrances or gated facilities. For example, when visitors drive to a site and need to access a parking entrance or gated facility before the check-in can occur, or at locations where there is no self-service kiosk. For example, a harbor location.

What you should know

This macro is only for use in the scenario where sites want to use a QR code as a credential to automate visitor check-in so that access for a specified parking entrance or gated facility can be granted automatically before visitor check-in has occurred.
A visitor in a vehicle arriving for check-in at a gated facility parking entrance.
IMPORTANT: This procedure is only compatible with Security Center 5.8 and later.

Procedure

  1. From the Config Tool homepage, open the System task and click the Macros view.
  2. Click Macro (), and enter the macro name.
  3. Click the Properties tab, and do one of the following:
    • Cut and paste the Macro file (C# example) code into the Macro definition (C#) section in the Properties tab.
    • To import the source code from a file, click Import from file, select the file containing the C# code, and then click Open.
  4. Click the Default execution context tab, and configure the settings as follows:
    System task in Config Tool showing the Macros view with the Default execution context tab selected.
    NOTE: The door selected in the Default execution context relates to a specific parking entrance or gated facility entrance. When a visitor presents their QR code, the macro is triggered to automatically provide access for this door only.
  5. Click Apply.
  6. Click Run macros.
  7. From the Config Tool homepage, open the System task and click the Scheduled tasks view.
    1. Click Scheduled task (), and enter the scheduled task's name.
    2. Configure the Properties tab as follows:
      System task in Config Tool showing the Scheduled tasks view with the Properties tab selected.
    3. (Optional) In the Context section, click Override hyperlink to change the macro's execution context:
      Macro's execution context dialog in Scheduled tasks view of Config Tool showing macro execution settings.

Results

The Security Center macro is now configured and will trigger automatic check-in and grant access to specific parking entrances or gated facilities when the relevant QR code is scanned at the entrance.