About nested areas

2024-07-05Last updated

In Security Center SaaS, nested areas can be used to logically group areas so that access is automatically granted to people for associated nested areas when access is requested in Genetec ClearID™ for one of the nested areas.

Nested areas are useful for organizations with lots of restricted areas, lots of logical grouping, or area dependencies. For example, when secure areas require access to other areas to get to the secure area:
  • Example 1: Requesting access to a server room might automatically grant access to the floor that the server room is on.
  • Example 2: Requesting access to a restricted area might automatically grant access to the floor the restricted area is on, and also grant access to the building that the floor and restricted area are in.
Note: In Genetec™ Configuration desktop, nesting areas using Parents or Children options in the Relationships section of the Area view does not inherit access.
Best Practice: Nest areas using Access rules options in the Relationships section of the Area view to inherit the required access. You can create nested areas to add access rules relationships for up to three logically associated areas. Nesting more than three areas together isn’t recommended.
Area view in Genetec Configuration showing two examples of nested area relationships.
Adding multiple access rules to an area creates the logical group association for nested areas. This relationship association ensures that the areas automatically grant access to the other associated areas when access is requested for one of the nested areas. By default ClearID automatically creates access rules for each schedule that is added to an area.
Important: If the schedules for any of the nested areas change, the area relationships (access rules) must be configured again.