Access group is a group of persons who have the same access level. The persons in the access group can access the same doors and floors (the doors and floors in the linked access level) during the same authorized time period. You need to assign the access level to the access group so that these persons in the access group can access the doors and floors in the access level.

1. Click Person > Access Group > Add to enter the adding access group page.
   Figure 1. Add Access Group
2. Set the basic information.

   Group Name

   Create a name for the access group.

   Description

   Enter the descriptive information for the group. E.g., This access group is for security guards in Team A.

3. Optional: Select the access levels to link the access group with these access levels so that the persons in this access group can access the doors and floors in the access level(s) during the authorized time period.
   Note:

   • Move the cursor to the access level and you can view its doors and floors and access schedule.

   • Up to 8 access levels can be assigned to one access group.

   • You can click Add New to add a new access level. For details, refer to Add Access Level.

4. Optional: If the persons in the existing person group share the same access level, you can enable Relate to Person Group to link this access group with existing person group(s).
   1. Set the Relate to Person Group switch to ON.
   2. Select existing person group(s) to relate the current access group to the selected person group(s).

   After related, the persons in the selected person groups will be added to the current access group and assigned with the access levels of the current access group. If you add more persons to the related person groups later, these newly added persons will be added to this access group automatically. In addition, if you edit the persons in the related person groups or remove persons from the related person groups, these edited or removed persons will be edited/removed in/from this access group automatically.

5. Confirm to add the access group.

   • To add persons to the access group, click Add and Add Person and perform the following steps.

     Note:

     If you have enabled Relate to Person Group and selected person group(s) to relate, you cannot add more persons when adding this access group. If you click Add and Add Person, this function will be disabled.

   • To save the access group first and add persons to the access group later, click Add to finish this task and return to the access group list.

6. Optional: If you click Add and Add Person, you will enter the next page to add persons to this access group.
   1. In the Add from field, choose to add existing persons or add a new person to this group.

      Existing Person

      Add existing persons in the system to this access group.

      Add New Person

      Add a new person to this access group. The person will be added to the person list as well.

   2. Optional: If you select Existing Persons, you can select persons from the person list or other groups.

      Person List

      Filter persons in the person list by entering keywords of person name, person group name, or additional information.

      Note:

      You can click Additional Information to enable the custom additional information as search condition.

      Access Group

      Add all the persons in the selected access group(s) to this access group.

      Attendance Group

      Add all the persons in the selected attendance group(s) to this access group.

7. Click Add to add the selected persons to the access group.
8. Optional: After adding the access group, you can do one or more of the followings.

   Option	Description
   Edit Access Group	Click in the Operation column to edit its details.
   Manage Persons in Access Group	Click the added access group and the persons in this group will be displayed on the right. You can add more persons into this group, or perform other operations such as issuing cards, importing and exporting persons. For details, refer toManage Person List.
   Delete Access Group	Select one access group and click Delete to delete it.
   Delete All Access Groups	Click Delete All to delete all the added access groups.