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Learn how to manage cardholders, cardholder groups, visitors, and access rules from the Genetec Web App Access control task.
Adding cardholders
To provide individuals with access to secured areas, and to track their activities, you can create cardholders in the Access control task of Genetec™ Operation web.

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  - Access control task process overview
    Using the Access control task in Genetec™ Operation web, you can manage cardholders, visitors, cardholder groups, credentials, and access rules.
  - Adding cardholders
    To provide individuals with access to secured areas, and to track their activities, you can create cardholders in the Access control task of Genetec™ Operation web.
  - Adding visitors
    To ensure that visitors' activities can be monitored throughout their visits, you can add visitors in the Access control task of Genetec™ Operation web.
  - Editing cardholder and visitor profiles
    If a cardholder or visitor profile requires revisions, you can make and save the changes in Genetec™ Operation web.
  - Deleting cardholders and visitors
    If an individual no longer requires access to secured areas, you can delete their profile in the Access control task of Genetec™ Operation web.
  - Adding credentials
    Using the Access control task in Genetec™ Operation web, you can create a credential, configure its properties, and assign it to a cardholder or visitor.
  - Adding cardholder groups
    To configure the access rights and properties that are shared among multiple cardholders, you can create cardholder groups in the Access control task of Genetec™ Operation web.
  - Creating access rules
    To control access anywhere on your site, you can apply access rules to areas, doors, and elevators in the Access control task of Genetec™ Operation web.
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Glossary

Adding cardholders

2024-04-05

To provide individuals with access to secured areas, and to track their activities, you can create cardholders in the Access control task of Genetec™ Operation web.

Before you begin

Your Security Center SaaS administrator must create partitions.

What you should know

You must have the Add cardholders privilege to add a cardholder.
You must have the Delete cardholders privilege to remove a cardholder from a partition.

Procedure

From the vertical navigation bar, click Access control.
Click Cardholders and visitors.

The Cardholders and visitors page opens.
Click Add cardholder.
Enter the cardholder information.
Assign access rights to the cardholder.

Groups

Click , select the cardholder groups that the cardholder belongs to, then click Add.
Access rules can be inherited from the cardholder group that the cardholder belongs to.
Credentials
To create a new credential:
1. Click and select New credential.
2. Configure the credential.
3. Click Create.
To select an existing credential:

Click and select Existing credential.

Select a credential.

Click Add.
Access rules

Click , select access rules to apply to the cardholder, then click Add.
Configure the Advanced settings for the cardholder:

Use extended grant time

Select this option to provide more time for people with reduced mobility to pass through the door.

Can escort visitors

Select this option to allow the cardholder to act as a visitor host.

Entity name

Enter a name for the cardholder entity.

Description

Enter a description for the cardholder.

Bypass antipassback rules

Select Inherited to inherit the antipassback restrictions from the cardholder group that the cardholder belongs to. To exempt the cardholder from antipassback restrictions, select Yes.

Security clearance

Select Inherited to inherit the security clearance from the cardholder group that the cardholder belongs to. Select Custom to enter the security clearance level of the cardholder. The security clearance level determines their access to areas when a threat level is set. Level 0 is the highest clearance level, with the most privileges.

Partitions

Add or remove cardholders from partitions. Cardholders must belong to at least one partition.
Click Add.

The cardholder profile is created.