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QR codes as a credential for visitors
Genetec ClearID™ can use QR codes as a credential for visitors to simplify access to parking entrance barriers, turnstiles, or gated facilities.
Configuring Qscan devices for ClearID
Before you can use QR codes as a credential in Genetec ClearID™, you must configure your Qscan devices to support the custom card format (QR code credential) used in ClearID. A QR code can then be used as a credential to access parking entrances, turnstiles, or gated facilities.
Connecting a Qscan barcode reader to a Mercury Controller
In situations where you need to use a Qscan barcode reader to access parking entrances, turnstiles, or gated facilities, you must connect a Qscan barcode reader to a Mercury controller. This ensures that the barcode reader can communicate with Security Center Synergis™ to manage access.

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- About visit request workflow
  A visit request workflow is a series of activities performed by the system or authorized people during the life cycle of a visit request. The activities can change the state and properties of visit requests, affect other entities in the system, or wait for conditions to be met.
- About visit request watchlist workflow
  A watchlist workflow is a series of activities performed by the system or authorized people during the life cycle of a visit request if watchlists are enabled. The activities can change the state and properties of watchlists, affect other entities in the system, or wait for conditions to be met.
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  To invite one or more guests for a site visit or event, use the self-service portal. Using a self-service portal with area approvers specified simplifies the approval process, and avoids interrupting a chain of people who might or might not be the correct approvers.
- Reviewing visit events
  Area owners, security, and reception can review current or upcoming visits or events for their areas. Visits can be requested for hosting other site employees, maintenance contractors, appointments, meetings, interviews, customer visits, business partner conferences, and so on.
- Copying a visit event
  You can copy a visit event to take advantage of reusable information in a recurring visit or visit events that include a large number of participants.
- Modifying visit events
  From time to time, you might want to modify a visit event to change the event details, or to add or remove visitors or hosts. Updating the visit event details ensures that your visitors are always kept up to date following any changes to an upcoming event.
- Approving visit event requests
  To modify or approve visit requests, Visit event approvers must review the pending approvals and then decide which requests to approve.
- About visitors report
  In Genetec ClearID™, a visitors report is a list of current or upcoming visits, or visits that occurred in the past for a specific site. The report includes information about visitor name, event requester, event name, expected arrival, check-in, check-out, and watchlist status.
- Viewing a visitors report
  You can view a visitors report for any current or upcoming visits, or visits that occurred in the past. The report results are specific to a site, and can be filtered using event requester, expected arrival, and watchlist status.
- QR codes as a credential for visitors
  Genetec ClearID™ can use QR codes as a credential for visitors to simplify access to parking entrance barriers, turnstiles, or gated facilities.
  - Importing a custom card format (QR code credential) in Synergis
    Before you can use QR codes as a credential in Genetec ClearID™, you must configure Synergis™ to support the ClearID QR code custom card format. A QR code can then be used as a credential to access parking entrances, turnstiles, or gated facilities.
  - Enabling QR code credentials for visitors
    To automatically create a QR code credential for visitors when a visit request is created, you must enable QR code credentials for visitors.
  - Configuring Qscan devices for ClearID
    Before you can use QR codes as a credential in Genetec ClearID™, you must configure your Qscan devices to support the custom card format (QR code credential) used in ClearID. A QR code can then be used as a credential to access parking entrances, turnstiles, or gated facilities.
    - Connecting a Qscan barcode reader to a Mercury Controller
      In situations where you need to use a Qscan barcode reader to access parking entrances, turnstiles, or gated facilities, you must connect a Qscan barcode reader to a Mercury controller. This ensures that the barcode reader can communicate with Security Center Synergis™ to manage access.
    - Configuring Qscan barcode reader to support 40-bit hexadecimal QR codes
      Before the QR codes automatically generated by Genetec ClearID™ for visitor confirmation email notifications can be understood and processed by Synergis™ Cloud Link during check-in, you must configure your Qscan barcode reader to support 40-bit hexadecimal QR codes.
  - Configuring STid devices for ClearID
    Before you can use QR codes as a credential in Genetec ClearID™, you must configure your STid devices to support the QR code custom card format used in ClearID. A QR code can then be used as a credential to access parking entrances, turnstiles, or gated facilities.
  - Automating visitor access and check-in using a macro
    You can configure a Security Center macro to automatically check in and grant access to visitors at specified parking entrances or gated facilities. The macro can be used for visitors who need access to a parking entrance or gated facility before they can check in or at locations without self-service kiosks.
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Connecting a Qscan barcode reader to a Mercury Controller

2022-12-16

In situations where you need to use a Qscan barcode reader to access parking entrances, turnstiles, or gated facilities, you must connect a Qscan barcode reader to a Mercury controller. This ensures that the barcode reader can communicate with Security Center Synergis™ to manage access.

Before you begin

Warning: Qscan barcode readers contain a Class 2 laser. Do not look directly into the laser.

What you should know

This procedure is for system integrators or account administrators who install and configure barcode scanners.

In this scenario, we describe how to connect a Qscan barcode reader to a Mercury EP 1502 controller.

Procedure

Connect your Qscan barcode reader device to the Reader 1 connection block in the Mercury EP 1502 controller.

Qscan barcode reader. — Figure 1. Figure 1: Qscan barcode reader

Mercury EP1502 green controller board with wiring loom connections highlighted. — Figure 2. Figure 2: Mercury EP1502 controller boards

Mercury EP1502 red controller board with wiring loom connections highlighted.

Mercury EP1502 controller board with Qscan reader wiring loom connected. — Figure 3. Figure 3: Mercury EP1502 controller board wiring loom connections

Use the following table to understand how to connect the Qscan barcode reader wires to the terminals on the Mercury controller Reader 1 connector block.

Table 1. Mercury controller and Qscan reader wiring connections
Mercury EP1502: Reader 1 connections	Qscan barcode reader: wire colors
GND (Ground)	BLUE
DAT D0 (Data/Data 0/TR-)	GREEN
CLK D1 ( Clock/Data 1/TR+)	WHITE
BZR (Reader Buzzer)	Not applicable
LED (Reader LED)	ORANGE
V0 (Reader Power)	RED

After you finish

Configure Qscan barcode reader to support 40-bit hexadecimal QR codes