About watchlists
In Genetec ClearID™, watchlists screen visitors by name or company details. They can block or notify at site or global level, and are managed by watchlist managers.
- Individuals: There is a first name and last name match, first name and last name alias match, or email address match.
- Companies: There is a company name, company domain, or email address domain match.
- Individuals watchlist
- Companies watchlist
Monitor
visitor check-ins for persons of interest. For example, an individuals watchlist can
block listed visitors and notify managers, or simply notify managers when VIPs check in.
Monitor
visitor check-ins for companies of interest. For example, you might
create a companies watchlist to automatically block access for people with
a specific company name, company domain, or email address domain.
The Individuals or Companies listed in the entries inside a watchlist can be entered individually or imported using a CSV file.
Watchlist behavior
- Notify watchlist managers.
- Automatically block visitors listed in a watchlist and notify watchlist managers.
Global watchlists
In Genetec ClearID™, a global watchlist is a watchlist that is enforced across all sites in your system.
) in the watchlist view as follows:
Site watchlists
If a watchlist is not configured as a global watchlist, it is considered a site-level watchlist and can be applied to one or more sites.
), followed by one or more sites, in
the watchlist view as follows:
Reasons to block or notify
- Serious criminal records by Government agency
- Violent activity or threats
- False Credentials
- Contraband items
- Theft
- Safety violation
- Other reasons
Only a watchlist manager can view the reasons why visitors are in notify or block watchlists.