Zones Configuration

In this article, we will show you how to create a Zone on Connect&GO's Back-office. 

What is a Zone?

A zone represents an area within your installation. For example, if you have an access point at the entrance between your Main Area and VIP lounge, you will want to create a zone called 'Main Area' and another called 'VIP Lounge'. These are important to know when creating your access point because you will now be able to identify the access point role (entry or exit) and the 'From' and 'To' areas between the access point. 

Please note! There are some cases where zones are not necessary. For example, if you are implementing access control to manage tokens for activations, zones do not need to be created. If you have an activation that requires tokens to gain access, an access point can to configured to remove points from a clients RFID wristband or barcode. The access point will track the tokens and the amount of clients attending the activation.

PART 1: Prerequisites

1. If your zones are created based on specific validities, then it will be best to create and configure validities prior to creating zones. To do so, go to Product Types on the menu, then click Validities.

PART 2: How to create a Zone

1. On the left side column, under Configuration click Zones.
2. On the top, right side of the table, click Create Zone.
3. Fill out fields:
   1. Name of the zone. As used in the example above, it could be 'Main Area' or 'VIP Lounge.'
   2. Name internationalization. This is the translated name if you are supporting more than one language. 
4. Once finished, click Create Zone at the bottom, right side of the table. 
   

PART 3: How to view and complete a Zone configuration

1. Once the zone has been created, click on the VIEW (Eyeball) icon on the right side of the zone you just created. 
2. Now, on the top menu, you can click on the Accept Validities tab. This is where you can create an accepted validity. You can make more than one if needed.
   1. Click Create Accept Validity.
   2. The zone field is already populated.
   3. If applicable, you can choose a specific validity that has already been created and configured. If every client has access to the zone, then you can leave it blank and fill in the next fields.
   4. Choose a start and end date and a start and end time that the zone allows access for. Depending on your requirements, you may want to leave a lot of time between the start and end date/time if your installation is open to clients for the majority of the year. Or if it is more specific to the validity, then the start and end date/time can reflect that.
   5. Once finished, click Create Accept Validity at the bottom, right side of the table.

PART 4: How to edit an existing Zone

Click on the EDIT (Pen + Paper) icon on the right side of the zone you created to edit it. When viewing the zone (VIEW (Eyeball)) as well, you can also find shortcuts to edit the configurations.