Import Persons from Enrollment Station

HikCentral Professional allows you to apply the required person information to an enrollment station via a template or the person list on the platform, and then enroll the persons' credentials via the enrollment station. Once you complete the enrollment, you can import the person and credential information from the enrollment station to the platform by specifying the IP address, port number, user name and password of the device to allow the platform to access it.

Make sure you have enroll the persons' credentials via the enrollment station. For details, see Manage Credentials.

  1. On the top navigation bar, select > Basic Management > Person.
  2. Click > Import Person Information from Device.
  3. Select Enrollment Station as the device type.
  4. Set other parameters, such as access mode, device address, device port, and stage.
    Device Address

    Enter the IP address of the enrollment station from which the person information needs to be imported.

    Device Port

    Enter the port No. of the enrollment station from which the person information needs to be imported.

    User Name

    Enter the user name of the enrollment station from which the person information needs to be imported.

    Password

    Enter the password of the enrollment station from the person information needs to be imported.

  5. Set importing stage and method.
    Apply Person Information

    The persons whose credentials need to be enrolled will be applied to the enrollment station.

    Import from Template

    If the persons are not added to the platform, download the template from the enrollment station and then edit the template and apply it to the enrollment station for enrolling the persons' credentials.

    Import from Person List

    If the persons have been added to the platform, select the department to apply the persons to the enrollment station for enrolling the persons' credentials.

    Copy Back Person and Credential Information

    When the persons' credentials are enrolled, select the department to which the person and credential information will be imported to.

  6. Click Import to start importing.
  7. Optional: Perform the following operation(s).
    Option Description

    Edit Person

    Click the person name to edit the person details.

    Note:

    When editing the person's effective period, if you have issued temporary card(s) to the person, make sure the expiry date(s) of the person's temporary card(s) are within the effective period.

    Delete Persons

    Check the person(s) and click to delete the selected person(s).

    Delete All Persons

    Hover the cursor onto beside , and then click Delete All to delete all persons.

    Clear Profile Pictures

    Hover the cursor onto beside , and then click Delete Profile Picture Only to clear all the uploaded profile pictures.

    Export Person Information

    Click > Export Person Information to export all the added person information as a ZIP file to your PC. For information security, you need to set a password for decompressing the ZIP file.

    Note:

    You can check Access Level Information or Schedule Information to export the additional information at the same time.

    Export Profile Pictures

    Click > Export Profile Picture to export the profile pictures of the added persons as a ZIP file to your PC. For information security, you need to set a password for decompressing the ZIP file.

    Note:

    To activate this function, you should go to General > System Configuration > Security > Export Profile Pictures page to check the Export Profile Pictures.

    Adjust Person

    • Move the persons to another department. Once moved, the access levels and schedules of the selected persons will be changed.

      1. Select one or more persons, click > Adjust Department.

      2. Select the target department to which the persons are about to be moved.

      3. Click Move.

    • Adjust the effective period for the person in applications.

      1. Select one or more persons, click > Adjust Effective Period.

      2. Select the effective period from the drop-down list.

      3. Click OK.

    • Adjust the person's status as resigned.

      1. Select one or more persons, click > Adjust Effective Period.

      2. Set the departure date, type, and reason..

      3. Click OK.

    Synchronize Domain Persons

    Select person(s) whose information has changed in the AD domain and click More > Synchronize Domain Persons at the top of person list to get the latest person information.

    Link Persons to Indoor Stations

    Select one or more persons, click More > Link to Indoor Station and then select an indoor station for each person to apply the person information to the indoor station. For details, refer to Link Persons to an Indoor Station.

    Note:

    • Make sure you have added indoor stations to the platform.

    • Up to 10 persons can be linked to one indoor station. And one person can only be linked to one indoor stations.

    • Make sure the room number is consistent with the actual location information of the indoor station.

    Clear Access Levels

    Select one or more persons, click More > Clear Access Levels to Person to clear the access levels of the selected persons.

    Note:

    The access levels of these persons cannot be restored once they are cleared.

    Check Person Authorization

    Select one or more persons, click More > Check Access Levels of Person to enter Check Person Authorization page. On the page, you can test whether the person's access levels and credentials are applied to the access control devices, elevator control devices, and video intercom devices. If failed to be applied, you can apply them again.

    Link Persons to Indoor Stations

    Select one or more persons, click More > Link to Indoor Station and then select an indoor station for each person to apply the person information to the indoor station. For details, refer to Link Persons to an Indoor Station.

    Note:

    • Make sure you have added indoor stations to the platform.

    • Up to 10 persons can be linked to one indoor station. And one person can only be linked to one indoor stations.

    • Make sure the room number is consistent with the actual location information of the indoor station.

    Filter Displayed Persons

    Enter a person's full name, ID, or card No. and click Filter to filter persons as required.

    Note:

    When entering the card No., you can select Read Card Number by Device to select a device to read the card No. For details, refer to Set Card Issuing Parameters.