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# Avigilon Alta

> Connect Avigilon Alta (formerly OpenPath) to Nexudus, so customers open doors with their card or phone based on their passes, bookings and contracts, and visitors get a CloudKey link.

## Overview

**Avigilon Alta** (formerly **OpenPath**) is cloud-based access control. The integration adds your customers to Avigilon Alta as users, gives them a credential, and puts them in the right **access groups** based on what they have in Nexudus. You decide which doors each group opens in Avigilon Alta; Nexudus decides who's in each group. Registered visitors can get a CloudKey link to open doors without an app.

The integration costs **£50 a month per location** (shown in your currency), on top of what Avigilon charges.

## How access works

| Customers get access through | When |
| - | - |
| **Passes** | While the pass is active — including passes included in their plan, passes shared by their team, and the pass they're checked in with. |
| **Resource bookings** | From about 15 minutes before the booking starts until it ends. Customers added as guests to the booking get the same access. |
| **Desks and offices** | While the desk or office is on one of their active contracts. If a team's paying member holds the contract, the whole team gets access. |
| **Visitor registration** | With CloudKey links on, visitors get a link in their registration email that opens your visitor entries during their visit. |

## Before you start

* Have your Avigilon Alta **username** and **password** (the email address and password you sign in with) and your **Organisation ID**.
* Create your access groups in Avigilon Alta — they can only be created and edited there. Each group should include every door a customer needs, such as the building entrance as well as the room.

## Setting up Avigilon Alta

**1. Connect**

Go to **Settings → Integrations → AvigilonAlta (OpenPath)**, turn on **Enable AvigilonAlta integration**, enter your **AvigilonAlta username**, **AvigilonAlta Organisation ID** and **AvigilonAlta password**, and choose your **Region** (**Global** or **Europe**). Set the options below, and save. If you see an error, check your details and save again.

**2. Choose a credential type**

Under **Credential type**, choose the **Card type** your space uses and its **Card format**. Some card types ask for more details about the format — see Avigilon's documentation on card formats.

**3. Link your inventory**

Choose an **AvigilonAlta access group** for each of your **Resources**, **Passes** and **Desks / Offices**. Leave an item blank if it shouldn't open any doors.

**4. Choose check-in readers (optional)**

Under **Presence tracking**, set each **Reader**'s **Action**: **Check customer in**, **Check customer out**, **Toggle customer check-in status**, or **Do nothing**. Save.

![Avigilon Alta settings](https://mintcdn.com/nexudus/_vKYV6BblXHm7HHO/images/integrations/int-openpath.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=_vKYV6BblXHm7HHO\&q=85\&s=e99456a83eea1743f32d1753897de21a)

## Settings

| Setting | What it does |
| - | - |
| **Send a CloudKey link to visitors** | Registered visitors get a **CLICK TO ACCESS** link in their registration email to open doors, without an app. Their host is notified when they check in. |
| **CloudKey Guests Entry IDs** | The Avigilon Alta entries visitors can open, separated by commas. Find the IDs in Avigilon Alta Control Center. Include every entry visitors need. |
| **New users created in AvigilonAlta can open locks remotely by default.** | Customers can open doors from their phone without being at the door. |
| **Send OpenPath app welcome email.** | Avigilon Alta emails new users so they can set up its mobile app. |

## Giving customers cards

Open the customer, go to **Account → Access rights**, and enter each card number in **Access cards**, pressing Enter after each one. Customers can also open doors from the Avigilon Alta app, or the [white-label Passport app](https://learn.nexudus.com/passport/white-label-setup.md).

## Related

* [Access control](https://learn.nexudus.com/integrations/access-control/overview.md) — how access control works in Nexudus
* [Visitors](https://learn.nexudus.com/platform/operations/visitors.md) — registering visitors


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