Specify Attendance Check Points

By default, all devices are attendance check points. You can specify some access points for attendance check, so that the check-in/out by credentials (such as swiping card on the access point's card reader, or face detected by the (linked) camera) will be valid and will be recorded.

  1. On the top left, select > Integrated Service > Attendance.
  2. Select Basic Configuration > Attendance Check Point on the left.
    Figure 1 Default Mode
  3. Optional: Click Customize Attendance Status to select attendance mode and custom attendance parameters. For details, see Customize Attendance Status on Device.
  4. Optional: Check Get Historical Data Stored in Devices to synchronize the historical data generated by attendance check points to existing data. This will cause a recalculation of attendance results.
  5. Click Specify to start customizing attendance check points.
  6. Click Add.
  7. Select the type of the attendance check point.
    Check-In & Out

    The attendance records of check-in or check-out on the attendance check point are both valid.

    Check-In Only

    The attendance records of swiping card or face recognition on the attendance check point will be only calculated as check-in. Persons cannot check out on this check point.

    Check-Out Only

    The attendance records of swiping card or face recognition on the attendance check point will be only calculated as check-out. Persons cannot check in on this check point.

  8. Select the resource type (e.g., door) from the drop-down list.
    Figure 2 Add Attendance Check Point

    All the resources which have not been set as attendance check point will be displayed.

  9. Select the resources.
    Note:

    If you select Door as the resource type, you can set the attendance check point type for different card readers separately. For example, there is a card reader installed at both side of the door. You can set the card reader of the entry direction as check-in only and the exit one check-out only.

  10. Click Add.

    The selected resources will be displayed in the attendance check point list.

  11. Optional: Perform the following operations.
    Option Description

    Change Check Point's Type

    For the added attendance check points, you can select one or more items and click Set as Check-In Only, Set as Check-Out Only, or Set as Check-In/Out from drop-down list to change the current type to another.

    Delete Check Point

    To delete the added attendance check point, select the added attendance check point(s) and click Delete.

    Note:

    If the attendance check point is deleted, the attendance records on this attendance check point will be deleted as well, and it will affect the persons' attendance results for the days on which the attendance data haven't been calculated.