Adding credentials

2026-01-19Last updated

To grant cardholders or visitors access to secured areas, you must add credentials to their profile.

What you should know

You need the Add credentials privilege.

Procedure

  1. From the navigation menu, click Access control.
  2. Click the Credentials tab.
  3. Click Add credential.
    The Add credential side pane opens.
    The Add credential side pane in Security Center SaaS.
  4. Enter a name for the credential.
  5. To assign the credential, select a cardholder or visitor from the Cardholder list.
  6. In the Status section, do the following:
    1. From the Status list, select Active or Inactive.
    2. From the Expiration list, set an expiration type.
  7. In the Credential information section, choose a credential type:
    • Manual entry
    • PIN
  8. (Optional) If you choose Manual entry, do the following:
    1. Select a card format.
    2. Enter a facility code.
    3. Enter a card number.
    Add credential information in Security Center SaaS.
  9. (Optional) If you choose PIN, enter a numerical value in the PIN field.
    Enter a PIN as part of credential information in Security Center SaaS.
  10. In the Advanced section, do the following:
    1. (Optional) In the Description field, add a description of the credential.
    2. In the Partitions section, select the partitions that the credential belongs to.
    Select the partitions that the credential belongs to.
  11. Click Add.