Manually Apply Access Level Settings to Device

Manually Apply Access Level Settings to Device

If you have added visitors to an access group, or deleted/edited visitors of an access group, or changed access levels of an access group, you have changed the access group's settings. You should apply the changes to the devices to make the changes take effect.

  1. Enter the Visitor module and click Access Group tab.

    All access groups will be listed on the left panel, and the visitors of the access groups will be displayed on the right panel if you click an access group. You can check the visitors and click Delete or > Delete on the right panel to delete the selected visitors or all visitors.

  2. Click Apply Access Level Settings to open the following window.
    Figure 1. Apply Access Level Settings of Visitors to Devices Manually
  3. Select the access point(s) to apply the visitors' access level settings to.
    Note:

    You can select doors of access control devices or video intercom devices and floors of elevator control devices to apply the access level settings to.

  4. There are two modes of applying access level settings available. Select the applying mode according to your actual needs.
    Apply

    Apply the visitors' changed (newly added, edited, deleted) access levels to the devices. It will keep the configured and applied access levels on the devices. This mode is frequently used when the visitor information, access group information, or access level settings are changed, such as added, edited, and deleted.

    In this mode, select the visitors to apply their access level settings to the selected access points.

    All Visitors

    The access level settings of all the visitors in the visitor list will be applied to the selected access points.

    Specified Visitor

    The access level settings of the target visitors will be applied to the selected access points.

    Apply (Initial)

    First, clear all the access levels configured on the devices. Then, apply all the visitors' access levels configured in the system to the devices. This mode is mainly used for first time deployment.

    Note:

    During this initial applying process, the devices will be offline for a while, and visitors cannot access via these access points.

  5. Optional: If the visitors' access level settings are changed (such as changes of linked access level, credentials, etc.), the icon will display near the Apply Access Level Settings icon, indicating that these new access level settings should be applied to the device. You can hover the cursor to it to view how many visitors' access levels should be applied to the device.

Manually Apply Access Level Settings to Device

If you have added visitors to an access group, or deleted/edited visitors of an access group, or changed access levels of an access group, you have changed the access group's settings. You should apply the changes to the devices to make the changes take effect.

  1. Enter the Visitor module and click Access Group tab.

    All access groups will be listed on the left panel, and the visitors of the access groups will be displayed on the right panel if you click an access group. You can check the visitors and click Delete or > Delete on the right panel to delete the selected visitors or all visitors.

  2. Click Apply Access Level Settings to open the following window.
    Figure 1. Apply Access Level Settings of Visitors to Devices Manually
  3. Select the access point(s) to apply the visitors' access level settings to.
    Note:

    You can select doors of access control devices or video intercom devices and floors of elevator control devices to apply the access level settings to.

  4. There are two modes of applying access level settings available. Select the applying mode according to your actual needs.
    Apply

    Apply the visitors' changed (newly added, edited, deleted) access levels to the devices. It will keep the configured and applied access levels on the devices. This mode is frequently used when the visitor information, access group information, or access level settings are changed, such as added, edited, and deleted.

    In this mode, select the visitors to apply their access level settings to the selected access points.

    All Visitors

    The access level settings of all the visitors in the visitor list will be applied to the selected access points.

    Specified Visitor

    The access level settings of the target visitors will be applied to the selected access points.

    Apply (Initial)

    First, clear all the access levels configured on the devices. Then, apply all the visitors' access levels configured in the system to the devices. This mode is mainly used for first time deployment.

    Note:

    During this initial applying process, the devices will be offline for a while, and visitors cannot access via these access points.

  5. Optional: If the visitors' access level settings are changed (such as changes of linked access level, credentials, etc.), the icon will display near the Apply Access Level Settings icon, indicating that these new access level settings should be applied to the device. You can hover the cursor to it to view how many visitors' access levels should be applied to the device.