Screening walk-in visitors

2026-02-16Last updated

To screen unplanned visitors to your site, you can use the walk-in visitor check-in option. During check-in, security screening is performed to identify potential matches and to deny access when a security screening match is confirmed.

Before you begin

What you should know

Depending on your requirements, you can perform a walk-in visitor check-in with or without security screening.
  • Security screening is only supported for walk-in visitors.
  • Security screening is only available for accounts in the US and only screens US people.
  • To activate the security screening option for walk-in visitors, you must configure your visit profile settings at the site level.
Note:
The picture taken during visitor check-in is only stored in our Azure cloud storage and is not sent to third parties.

Procedure

  1. In Security Center SaaS, open the Front desk task.
  2. Click Walk-in visitor check-in and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the required information.
    Walk-in visitor check-in dialog in Front Desk showing Visit information.
    If prompted by your web browser during visitor check-in, follow the on-screen prompts to allow camera usage.
  3. At the picture-taking step, instruct your visitor to stand in front of the camera for a front-facing photo.
    The picture is used in the security screening step for side by side match comparison as shown in step 4.
  4. If the person is a possible match, verify the following in the Security screening section:
    • Name and DOB are the same.
    • The person in front of you matches a potential match photo.
    Note:
    All matches should have a picture. If not, contact your security team and let them decide how to proceed.
    1. Click Confirm match.
      Walk-in visitor check-in dialog in Front Desk showing a screening match.
    2. Click Confirm match again and let the visitor know that someone will be with them soon.
  5. If the person is not a match, In the Security Screening section do the following:
    1. Click No match.
    2. In the Confirm check-in section, review the information for accuracy.
    3. If the information is accurate, click Confirm check-in.

After you finish

If the visitor was not flagged during security screening and all other conditions have been met, you can issue a badge.