Add Departments

When there are a large number of persons managed in the platform, you can put the persons into different departments. For example, you can group employees of a company to different departments.

  1. On the top navigation bar, select > Basic Management > Person.
  2. Select Person Management > Person on the left.
  3. Click at the top of the department list to enter the Add Department page.
  4. Set the department information, including the parent department, department name, and description.
    Figure 1 Add Department
  5. Add department.

    • Click Add to add the department and go back to the person management page.

    • Click Add and Add Person to add the department and enter the Add Person page.

  6. Optional: If your HikCentral Professional License contains the permission to access the Access Control module, set parameters of authentication via PIN code.
    1. Click to open the Set Authentication via PIN Code window.
    2. Switch on Authenticate via PIN Code.
      Note:

      • When enabled, if the authentication mode of the card readers at the access points is also set to Authenticate via PIN Code, all the added persons are allowed to use their PIN codes alone as the credential for access authentication.

      • When enabled, no duplicated PIN code is allowed.

      • You can set a PIN code for a person when setting basic information for the person. For details, see Add a Single Person.

    3. Set the PIN code update mode.
      Auto

      The platform will automatically reset all persons' PIN codes and apply the reset PIN codes to the access control devices. The system administrator needs to notify all users of the updated PIN codes.

      Manual

      The system administrator needs to manually filter out persons who have no PIN code or have duplicated PIN codes, change their PIN codes and then notify them of the updated PIN codes.

      Note:

      The system administrator needs to notify relevant persons of the updated PIN codes in time. Otherwise these persons' access authentication and attendance results will be affected.

  7. Optional: Perform the following operations after adding departments.
    Option Description

    Edit Department

    Select a department, and click at the top of the department list to edit the parent department, department name, or remarks.

    Delete a Department

    Select a department and click at the top of the department list to delete the selected one.

    Note:

    The root department cannot be deleted.

    Delete All Departments

    Click beside at the top of the department list to delete all added departments.