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To automatically grant access for people to logically grouped areas, you can create nested areas for Genetec ClearID™ in Security Center SaaS.

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      To automatically grant access for people to logically grouped areas, you can create nested areas for Genetec ClearID™ in Security Center SaaS.
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Glossary

Granting access to areas automatically

2024-07-04

To automatically grant access for people to logically grouped areas, you can create nested areas for Genetec ClearID™ in Security Center SaaS.

Before you begin

Create the areas that you require.
Learn about nested areas.
Plan the logical grouping of your areas before configuring your nested areas to automatically grant or inherit access.

What you should know

Only a Security Center SaaS administrator or system integrator can configure or map the nested areas.

If the schedules for any of the nested areas change, the area relationships (access rules) must be configured again.

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.

Procedure

In Genetec™ Configuration desktop, open the Area view task.
In the Area view, click an area in the left navigation pane.
In the Identity tab Relationships section, double-click Access rules.
1. Click Insert an item () then search for and select the access rules that contain the required schedules for the areas that you want to associate with the area selected earlier in step 2.
  
  Tip: You can also click Entity type and select the Access rule checkbox, then click Search to only display access rules in the entity list.
2. (Optional) Repeat for other areas.
Click Apply.
When an access request is received for an area that is part of a group of areas, access is automatically granted based on the relationships defined for the areas. In the previous example, anyone who has access to the Server Room is also automatically granted access to the 2nd floor.