Visitor Management

Companies

Use the menu item Companies to manage companies. Companies created here can be assigned to persons or visitors via the menu items Persons or Visitors.

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List of companies

The list contains the companies already created, sorted by their current status (Active, Active in future, Incorrect, Inactive). Select a company to view details. 

The list offers the following options:

Button Save

You can change the details of the selected company. Press Save to save the changes.

Button New

Press New to create a new company. Enter the required information for the company on the tab Details and press Save.

Tab Persons

The tab Persons provides an overview of which persons are assigned to the respective company.


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Visitors

You can manage visitors in the system via the menu item Visitors. Here you can create new visitors and assign them to a company that has been created under the menu item Companies.

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List of visitors

The list contains the visitors already created. Select a visitor to display details. The list offers the following options:

Button New

Press New to create a new visitor. Enter the required information for the visitor on the tab Data and press Save.

Button Save

You can change the details of the selected visitor. Press Save to save the changes.

Button Delete

Press Delete to delete the selected visitor. A confirmation dialog will appear.

Tab Details

This is where you store and edit visitor-related data. You can individually define which fields and areas are available here via Settings > tab General.

Tab Documents

Here you can link documents to the personnel master record. This tab also contains the documents that the visitor is required to view and sign when self-registering.

Tab Badge Printing

This feature is optional and not available in every installation. Depending on the version, it may also be available in the main menu.

This tab allows you to print badges with the visitor’s information. You can define the layouts for printing badges via the menu item Badge Printing > Settings.

Tab Permission

Here you can grant (Add Group / Add Device) or revoke (Remove Device Group / Remove Device) permissions for the visitor. This tab also provides an overview of the access events linked to the visitor.

If the tabs Delete Device or Delete Group contain a device or device group, access via this device or device group is not possible. This also applies if a permission for the device or device group has been granted on the  tabs Add Device or Add Group.

A tick after the title of a tab indicates that there is data within the tab.

Workflow Permissions

This feature is optional and not available in every installation.

If assigning a device or device group is associated with a workflow, the permission becomes active only after the decision-maker approves the workflow request.

If you select a device or device group that has a workflow, a dialog box appears. This prompts you to enter values for the time model and the validity of the permission. You also have the option of leaving a comment for the decision-maker.

You can create multiple workflow requests at once. To send them, press Save.

Workflow requests are indicated by different colors:

  • Yellow: The request has not yet been approved.
  • Green: The request has been approved.
  • Red: The request has been rejected.

You can extend the validity of approved permissions. To do this, press Extend. Then select a new validity period and create another workflow request.

Tab Registration

Here you can directly register the selected visitor for a visit. To do this, enter all the required information and press Save. The visitor now appears in the Visits menu item under Upcoming.

Tab Identification

Here you can manage the various media that a person can use to identify themselves on a device. To add a new identification medium, press Add.

Press Save to save the entries.

Tab Quiz

Here you can see which quizzes the selected visitor has passed or failed and how long the quiz remains valid if passed. If the visitor has failed the quiz and used up the maximum number of attempts, the Reset Attempts button allows you to reset the number in order to give the visitor another chance to take the quiz.

You can manually add a quiz using the Add button. This is indicated in the Passed/Not passed column by the addition of Manually added.


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You can specify which fields are displayed on the tab Registration via the menu item Settings for visitor management.

Registration

Use the menu item Registration to register the selected visitor directly for a visit.

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Enter all the required information and press Save. The registered visitor then appears in the Visits menu item under Upcoming.

If the visitor does not exist in the system, you can create them here. To do this, press New Visitor. Enter the required details and then press Save.

Register Visitor Groups

The Add Visitor Group button allows you to register a visitor group for a visit. After clicking the button, a window opens for creating the visitor group.

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Use the Add button to add new entries to the visitor group.

You can add existing visitors to the visitor group using the drop-down menu in the Choose Existing Visitor column. Alternatively, you can enter information for a new visitor in the First Name, Last Name, E-Mail and Company columns.

Use the Import as CSV button to import a visitor group from a CSV file. The structure of this CSV file can be found here.

visitor_group.csv

Using the Download Example CSV button, you can download a sample CSV file. You can use it to understand the required structure of the CSV file.

You can remove existing entries from the visitor group using the Bin-Button.

Finish editing the visitor group by clicking the Save button.


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You can specify which fields are displayed on the tab Registration via the menu item Settings for visitor management.

Visits

The menu item Visits provides you with a list of all registered visits, sorted by Upcoming, Ongoing, Active and Inactive. Here you can create, edit, start or end visits.

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List of visits

Select a visit to display details. The list of visits can be filtered by the status and site of the visit. To do this, use the filter icon above the list.

Button New Visit

Press New Visit to create a new visit. Enter all the required information and press Save. The visit then appears under Upcoming.

Create visitor: If the person expected for the visit does not yet exist in the system, you can create them as a visitor here. To do this, press New Visitor.

Button Save

You can change the details of the selected visit. Press Save to save the changes.

Button Delete

You can delete visits listed under Upcoming at any time. To do this, press Delete. A confirmation dialog will appear.

Buttons Issue Badge and Person arrived

When the expected visit arrives, select it under Upcoming. Then carry out one of the following steps:

The visitor is now marked as Present.

Buttons Return Badge and Person left

To mark a visit as finished or absent, select it under Present. Then carry out one of the following steps:

The visit is now marked as Active. If necessary, you can mark active visits as Present again by pressing Person arrived/Issue Badge again. Visits remain Active until the day entered as the end of the visit has passed.

Inactive visits

Visits whose end date has already passed, but for which a badge has not yet been returned, appear as Inactive. Inactive visits can either be terminated or reactivated.

You can print a badge or visitor’s pass with the stored information at any time using the tabs Badge Printing or Visitor Pass.

Button Edit Visitor

Press Edit Visitor to add missing information or adjust existing information.


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You can specify which fields are displayed for a visit via the menu item Settings for visitor management.

QR-Code

The menu item QR-Code allows you to create QR-Codes for use with FAAC barrier systems.

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To create a QR-Code, follow these steps:

  1. Enter a period in the fields Valid from and Valid to during which the QR-Code should be valid.
  2. In the field Number of uses, enter the number of times the QR-Code can be used within the validity period.
  3. The field Initial String indicates for which barrier system the QR-Code is created. If there are several barrier systems, select the desired system.
  4. (Optional) In the area Additional Data for Printout, enter a comment to appear on the printout. Select Print validity information if you want the number of uses and the validity period to appear on the printout as well.
  5. Press Generate QR-Code to generate the document.
  6. Press Print to print the document.


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You can create additional barrier systems via the menu item Settings in the visitor management.

Settings

Use the menu item Settings to define the basic settings for visitor management. These include number ranges, visitor ID layouts and the fields to be displayed.

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Button Save

Press Save to apply your changes.

Tab General > Settings

In the field Visitor ID Prefix, define the prefix for visitor personnel numbers.

Area Ranges for Visitor Badges

Define the number ranges for visitor badges. Create a separate definition for each site. You can either specify a range (From badge number / To badges number) for all visitor badges or create individual numbers under Badges.

Area Legitimisation Documents

Define the documents that should be available for selection in the field Legitimisation Document for Visits.

Area Areas

Here you determine which areas appear in the menu item Visitors. When you select the visible fields for visitors (Fields Visitor), specify where the corresponding field is displayed by selecting one of the areas defined here.

To create a new area, perform the following steps:

  1. Press the plus icon (Add) to add a new entry.
  2. Press Translate.
  3. Enter the area description for the respective languages.
  4. Press Save.

Enter a number in the Order column to determine the order in which the areas are displayed.

When creating a new area, you must first save it before you can assign a field to it.

Area Fields Visitor

This is where you manage the fields for the menu item Visitors.

List field Site

You can define the visibility and positioning of the fields separately for each site. Select the site for which the settings in this area should apply.

The fields displayed to the user depend on the site assigned to the user. If no site is assigned to a user, the settings for the Default site are used. To assign sites to a user, use the Settings in the main menu, menu item Users.

Tab Static Fields

Specify which fields are visible (check box in the second column) and where they are positioned (Row, Column, Width).

To define the name for a field, press Translate. Enter the names for the respective languages and press Save.

In the column Registration, you can define whether the respective field also appears in the visitor Registration.

Tab Dynamic Fields

Here you can define up to 20 dynamic fields. For each dynamic field, specify whether it should be a list field (drop-down), a date field, a checkbox or a free text field.

To define the name for a field, press Translate. Enter the names for the respective languages and press Save.

Area Fields Visits/Registration

Here you manage the fields for the menu items Registration and Visits.

List field Site

You can define the visibility and positioning of the fields separately for each site. Select the site for which the settings in this area should apply.

The fields displayed to the user depend on the site assigned to the user. If no site is assigned to a user, the settings for the Default site are used. To assign sites to a user, use the Settings in the main menu, menu item Users.

Tab Static Fields

Specify which fields are visible (check box in the second column) and where they are positioned (Row, Column, Width).

To define the name for a field, press Translate. Enter the names for the respective languages and press Save.

In the column Mandatory, you can specify whether the entry in the respective field is mandatory.

Tab Dynamic Fields

Here you can define up to 20 dynamic fields. For each dynamic field, specify whether it should be a list field (drop-down), a date field, a checkbox or a free text field.

To define the name for a field, press Translate. Enter the names for the respective languages and press Save.

In the column Mandatory, you can specify whether the entry in the respective field is mandatory.

Button Copy Field Configuration

You can use this button to copy the field configuration from the currently selected site to another site. To do this, click the button and then select the site for which you want to copy the field configuration from the site drop-down menu. Confirm your selection with the Ok button.

Area Visible Buttons Visits

Use these options to specify which buttons should be visible in the Visits menu item.

Area Fields Invite Visitors

This is where you manage the fields for the menu item Invite Visitors (only visible to users with employee login).

Tab Visitor

Tab Static Fields

Specify which fields are visible in the area Visitor (checkbox in the second column) and where they are positioned (Row, Column, Width).

Tab Dynamic Fields

Here you can define up to 20 dynamic fields. For each dynamic field, specify whether it should be a list field (drop-down), a date field, a checkbox or a free text field.

To define the name for a field, press Translate. Enter the names for the respective languages and press Save.

Tab Visit

Tab Static Fields

Specify which fields are visible in the area Visit (checkbox in the second column) and where they are positioned (Row, Column, Width).

Tab Dynamic Fields

Here you can define up to 20 dynamic fields. For each dynamic field, specify whether it should be a list field (drop-down), a date field, a checkbox or a free text field.

To define the name for a field, press Translate. Enter the names for the respective languages and press Save.

Button Copy Field Configuration

You can use this button to copy the field configuration from the currently selected site to another site. To do this, click the button and then select the site for which you want to copy the field configuration from the site drop-down menu. Confirm your selection with the Ok button.

Area QR-Code

This is where you manage the FAAC barrier systems that should be available for selection in the menu item QR-Code. To create a new barrier system, upload the corresponding init string into the system using the button Upload the initial string.

Area Additional Settings

This is where you define further settings for visitors.

Area Automatic Visit Status

Here, devices can be assigned to a specific event type. If a visitor makes a booking on such a device, the status of the associated visit is automatically set to Ongoing or Active.

The configuration can be made on a site-specific basis.

Tab General > E-Mail

This is where you manage the settings for sending E-Mails in visitor management.

List field Site

You can define the E-Mail settings separately for each site. Select the site for which the settings in this area should apply.

List of documents

The documents stored in this list are attached to the confirmation E-Mail when visitors register.

Button Upload Documents

Select one or more PDF or image files on your computer to add them to the list.

Button Remove All

Deletes all documents. A confirmation dialog will appear.

Checkbox Dynamic sender E-Mail

If this setting is activated, the visitor's e-mail address is used as the sender in the visitor management. Conversely, the visitor also receives the visitee's matching sender address.

Area E-Mail: Visitor Registration

Examples of E-Mail layouts

Sample layouts for E-Mails in XML format:

Area E-Mail: Delete Visit

Examples of E-Mail layouts

Sample layouts for E-Mails in XML format:

Area E-Mail: Arrival Visitor

Examples of E-Mail layouts

Sample layouts for E-Mails in XML format:

Area E-Mail: Invitation Visitor

Examples of E-Mail layouts

Sample layouts for E-Mails in XML format:

Tab General > Sanctions List

You can activate the sanctions list check within visitor registration here. This checks whether the visitor created is on a sanctions list. Different information about the visitor can be checked for an entry on a sanctions list.

  1. Select the database table and the field containing the sanctions list.
  2. Select the visitor information to be checked against the sanctions list.
  3. To check for validity, activate the option Validity and select the table column for the validity check in the next field.
  4. Use the option Include List to select whether the check should fail if
    • the information is on the sanctions list (check mark),
    • the information is not on the sanctions list (no check mark).

The sanctions list check is displayed in visitor registration if it is activated in the Additional Settings.

Use the Enable sanctions list via API setting to activate sanctions list checking via the dbh interface. Then configure the following values in the API area:

In the Cyclical Sanctions List Check section, you can define which person groups should be automatically and regularly screened against the sanctions lists. In addition, the results of these checks can be automatically sent to specified recipients via email.

Tab Visitor Pass

Here you can manage different layouts for printing visitor passes. Select an entry in the list to display or change details.

To upload a new layout:

  1. Press New.
  2. Enter a description and select the site for which the layout should be used.
    (Only layouts for the visit location are displayed in the menu item Visits.)
  3. Press Upload new layout to upload an XML layout.
  4. Press Upload new logo to upload an image file with a logo.
  5. Press Save to apply the settings.

You can find a sample layout for a visitor pass here: SampleVisitorPassLayout.xml


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To create the layout, get in touch with your contact person.

Tab Visitor Registration Process

Use modules in this area to define the processes for visitor registration and for visitor check-in and check-out, independently for each site.

Tab Registration

Registration allows your visitors to register independently at the reception. A visitor master record and a visit are created. On this tab, modules are used to define the registration process. Different processes can be specified for visitors and external companies.

Once you have configured a process, you can jump directly to the process via the Open process link. This will then open in a new tab.

Overview of the modules

Language selection

This module displays a dialog for the visitor at the start of the registration process, where they can select the language of the user interface. To activate other languages in addition to German and English:

  1. Press Upload in the Flag column and upload a suitable image.
  2. Activate the language in the column Active.
  3. The Welcome text column allows you to display a text to visitors when welcoming them to the self-service.
  4. Press Save.
Visitor data

This module displays the input fields for visitor information. Select which fields are displayed and where they are positioned (Row, Column, Width). You must also specify the client with which the visitor master records are to be created. Use the Mandatory column to define whether the field must be filled in.

PDF View

This module displays a PDF to the visitor. Select a language and press Upload new PDF to upload a PDF for that language.

Signature

This module prompts the visitor to sign. Press Set Signature Pad Text to define the text to be displayed in addition to the signature field for the respective language. Activate the option Use external signature pad if an external signature pad is connected. Leave the option disabled if the visitor is to use the mouse or the touchpad or touchscreen for the signature.

Print visitor pass

This module prints a visitor pass. To upload a PDF layout for the respective language, select the language and press Upload new layout.

You can find a sample layout for a visitor pass here: SampleVisitorPassLayout.xml

XML View

This module displays a PDF with the information that the visitor has entered (e.g. name, E-Mail address). To upload a PDF layout for the respective language, select the language and press Upload new layout.

You can find a sample layout in XML format here: SampleVisitorPassLayout.xml

End

This module displays a final text and sets the visit to either “Upcoming” or “Present”.

E-Mail

Use this module to specify the subject line and layout for the E-Mails that are to be sent to the attended and visiting party at the end of the registration process.

Sample layouts for E-Mails in XML format:

CI

This module allows you to customise the appearance of the visitor self-registration to match your company's CI.

You can use the Upload Logo button to display your own logo within the visitor self-registration. This appears in the process in the top right-hand corner.

The Upload Background Image button allows you to upload a background image, which is displayed in the language selection, registration selection, check-in or check-out steps and at the end of the process.

Use the Background Color field to determine the background color of the pages displayed in the process.

Use the Top Bar Color field to determine the color of the top bar.

Use the Set Title button to define the title that is displayed in the process within the top bar.

Visitor Type

The registration process can be defined separately for visitors or external companies. This module loads the process for a visitor or an external company.

Restriction Visitees

This module restricts the selectable visitees displayed in the module Visitor Data . The restriction is based on person groups.

To create a new person group:

  1. Press Add.
  2. Enter a name and a validity period for the person group.
  3. Press Add criteria.
  4. Select the required criterion from the list field.
  5. In the field From, select a single value or use both fields to specify a range. You can also specify multiple values for the same criterion (Add value).
  6. (Optional) Add another criterion with value(s).

Logic of criteria and values

Site

This module allows selection of the location for which the visitor registers. Define which sites should be available for selection during registration.

Access visitor registration using the following URL: https://{server}/janiweb/visit

Quiz

This module allows you to integrate a quiz into the process.

Tab Check-in

The check-in is used by visitors who are already registered in the system and for whom a planned visit exists. Upon arrival, the visitor activates their visit by scanning a QR-Code.

Use modules on this tab to define the check-in process. Different processes can be specified for visitors and external companies.

Once you have configured a process, you can jump directly to the process via the Open process link. This will then open in a new tab.

Overview of the modules

Visitor data

This module displays the input fields for visitor information. Select which fields are displayed and where they are positioned (Row, Column, Width). You must also specify the client with which the visitor master records are to be created. Use the Mandatory column to define whether the field must be filled in.

Signature

This module prompts the visitor to sign. Press Set Signature Pad Text to define the text to be displayed in addition to the signature field for the respective language.Activate the option Use external signature pad if an external signature pad is connected. Leave the option disabled if the visitor is to use the mouse or the touchpad or touchscreen for the signature.

XML View

This module displays a PDF with the information that the visitor has entered (e.g. name, E-Mail address). To upload a PDF layout for the respective language, select the language and press Upload new layout.

You can find a sample layout in XML format here: SampleVisitorPassLayout.xml

E-Mail

Use this module to specify the subject line and layout for the E-Mails that are to be sent to the attended and visiting party at the end of the process.

Sample layouts for E-Mails in XML format:

PDF View

This module displays a PDF to the visitor. Select a language and press Upload new PDF to upload a PDF for that language.

Print visitor pass

This module prints a visitor pass. To upload a PDF layout for the respective language, select the language and press Upload new layout.

You can find a sample layout for a visitor pass here: SampleVisitorPassLayout.xml

Visitor Type

The registration process can be defined separately for visitors or external companies. This module loads the process for a visitor or an external company.

Quiz

This module allows you to integrate a quiz into the process.

End

This module displays a final text and sets the visit to either “Upcoming” or “Present”.

Access visitor registration using the following URL: https://{server}/janiweb/visit

Tab Check-out

Check-out is used by visitors who are already registered in the system and who have an active visit. Upon departure, the visitor checks out by scanning their QR-Code.

Drag the module Self-Checkout to the area of the respective site. Use the edit icon to set a farewell text and the display duration in seconds.

Access visitor registration using the following URL: https://{server}/janiweb/visit

Once you have configured a process, you can jump directly to the process via the Open process link. This will then open in a new tab.

Tab Visitor Types

You have the option of creating different visitor types, which you can use to configure different processes for egistration, check-in and check-out for each visitor type. By default, there are the visitor types Visitor and Contractor.

To add a new visitor type, use the Add button. Then set the name for the visitor type using the Translate button. Use the option in the Default column to define the visitor type as which new visitors are created in the standard system. You can delete a visitor type again using the bin icon.

Invite Visitors

You can create a new visitor via the menu item Invite visitor and register directly for a visit.

This menu item is only available if you have logged in as an employee. This menu item is not available if you are logged in as an admin.

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Area Visitor

Here you can create visitors or change information for an existing visitor.

New Visitor

If you would like to create a new visitor, enter the required information for the visitor in the Visitor area and click on Save.

Existing Visitor

If you would like to use an existing visitor, select it in the Choose existing Visitor dropdown. You now have the option to edit the information for the visitor.

Register Visitor Groups

The Add Visitor Group button allows you to register a visitor group for a visit. After clicking the button, a window opens for creating the visitor group.

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Use the Add button to add new entries to the visitor group.

You can add existing visitors to the visitor group using the drop-down menu in the Choose Existing Visitor column. Alternatively, you can enter information for a new visitor in the First Name, Last Name, E-Mail and Company columns.

Use the Import as CSV button to import a visitor group from a CSV file. The structure of this CSV file can be found here.

visitor_group.csv

You can remove existing entries from the visitor group using the Bin-Button.

Finish editing the visitor group by clicking the Save button.

Area Visit

Enter the information for the visit here. Confirm your entries with Save.

Button Save

You can change the details of the selected visitor and create the information for the visit. Press Save to save the changes.

Button Send Invitation

You have the option of sending the visitor an invitation by E-Mail. This invitation gives the visitor the opportunity to register themselves. The process for visitor self-registration of the respective site is used for this.