Creating areas

In Genetec ClearID™, an area is a logical entity that defines the relationship between Synergis™ doors and area owners. Areas are managed by the area owner.

1. Click Organization > Areas .
2. Click Create area.
   Note: Mandatory fields are highlighted in the user interface with an asterisk (*).
3. In the Site section, complete the information fields:

   

   Site

   From the Site list, select the site that you want to associate your area with.

   Access control system

   This field is prefilled based on the previously selected site. This access control system is used to synchronize changes in ClearID back to Security Center SaaS.

   Note: If a warning message is displayed instead of the associated ACS information, click the link to return to the site configuration and enter the associated ACS information.

   1. In the General settings section, complete the information fields:

      Name

      Enter an area name.

      Description

      Enter a description that indicates the geographical location of the building or physical area.

      Tags

      Enter alternative keywords or search term categorizations that might be used to find the area.

   2. In the Advanced settings section, select the options that you require:

      Request approval workflow

      Choose the approval workflow option that you require:

      Automatic approval

      Area requests are automatically approved using a role-based policy.

      Area approvers

      Area requests are manually approved by authorized area approvers.

      Supervisor and area approvers

      Area requests are manually approved by supervisor and area approvers.

      Supervisors

      Area requests are manually approved by supervisors.

      Visibility

      Choose the visibility option that you require:

      Public

      The area is visible to everyone and access requests can be created for the area. Public is the default setting.

      Private

      The area is private and should be hidden and access requests aren’t supported for the area.

4. Click Save.
   When the area is saved, commands are automatically sent to create an area in Security Center SaaS.

   

Your area has now been created in ClearID.