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How to Prevent Unwanted Visitors from Re-entering Your Building in TimeTec VMS



Introduction
TimeTec VMS keeps the proper track of your visitor. It keeps all visitor’s details in the system, including their reason for visiting the office and their host information. All of these data are kept saved in the visitor management system. As a result, you can easily access your visitor’s information whenever it is required. By using TimeTec VMS, you can blacklist intruders and restrict all future attempts to enter the premises. This can help you to quickly identify and ensure the blacklisted visitors are banned from entering your premises again. This article will guide you to enable the blacklisting feature in TimeTec VMS.

Process
1. Log into TimeTec VMS, go to Visitors


2. Hove over the Active Visitors tab, double click on any visitor’s name that you’re intending to blacklist.


3. A pop-up window containing the visitor’s information will appear. Scroll down to the bottom of the window and click on Blacklist.

4. Insert the reason to blacklist, then click on Blacklist > click Yes to confirm.
5. You may go to Visitors > Blacklisted Visitors tab to view the list. If you decided to undo the blacklist, click on the Edit button of the visitor you wish to whitelist.

6. Click on the Whitelist > click Yes to confirm.
7. During registration, an error message as shown below will be prompted when you insert the ID of a blacklisted visitor. This will not allow any further proceeding to the registration process.
Note: If some of the screenshots or steps viewed here are different from the ones in the current system, this is due to our continuous effort to improve our system from time to time. Please notify us at info@timeteccloud.com, we will update it as soon as possible.

How to Link TimeTec Access with EpiCamera



Introduction
EpiCamera’s cloud-based system eases the setup towards numbers of compatible IP cameras and/or webcams for storing the data online.

Linked Epicamera system with TimeTec Access helps to enhance the security of an Office/Building area with its cloud surveillance system. By installing IP Cameras at the perimeters of an Office area, all guard houses and common areas will capture all suspicious identities so as to be used as solid evidence in the case of a break-in, vandalism, etc.

Process
Step 1 - Sign up for an EpiCamera account and add a camera.
You may refer the following guide on connecting the camera with EpiCamera:

For more information on the supported camera, you may refer to this link: https://www.epicamera.com/supportedcamera

Step 2 – On TimeTec Access, login to your EpiCamera account in System Settings > EpiCamera Account. Insert your EpiCamera's username and password.

Step 3 - Add cameras at Access Point > Manage Access Point > select added Door  >  click on the Edit button


Step 4 - Select the cameras and add them into the camera listing. Then click the Save button.

Step 5 – After cameras have been successfully added, you will be able to view them by going to Monitoring > Live Camera View > select Location/Branches to view EpiCamera.

Note: If some of the screenshots or steps viewed here are different from the ones in the current system, this is due to our continuous effort to improve our system from time to time. Please notify us at info@timeteccloud.com, we will update it as soon as possible.

Introducing 2-Factor Authentication




Introduction
Introducing 2-Factor Authentication, an optional security feature that protects your account, in the event your password is compromised. For increased security, we recommend that you configure 2-factor authentication (2FA) to help protect your TimeTec accounts. 2FA adds extra security because it requires users to enter a unique authentication code from an approved authentication device. Striving to provide our users peace of mind, we work with renowned third party provider - Google Authenticator to enhance the security level of your TimeTec account. 

Benefits
This 2-factor authentication feature definitely improves security because signing in will require 2 things - a code generated by the Google Authenticator mobile app in addition to your account password.

Process
To enable this feature, go to System Settings, select 2-Factor Authentication option with:
a. ON (Compulsory) if you wish to apply to all users, or 
b. ON (Selected users) if you wish to only apply to certain users

Once you selected option (a), all users will receive an email automatically to guide them on how to setup the 2-Factor Authentication.

If you only want this feature to be applied to certain users, select option (b) and go to Manage User, choose users by checking the checkbox, and select Enable 2-Factor Authentication from Manage pulldown. 


Click Yes, to confirm assignment of selected user(s) for 2-Factor Authentication.


Once users are assigned to 2-Factor Authentication, they will receive an email to guide them with the Setup process. 

Click Login and Setup from the email, login with your credentials as usual and the system will direct you to the setup. Follow the steps from the setup and you are good to go. You may choose to turn off the 2-Factor Authentication if your company no longer require it’s use.

 

Using Access Combo in TCMS V2

'Access Combo' is yet another access control function that is included in the powerful data management application, TCMS V2. Use this feature to heighten protection at a specific door, whereby verification needs to be done by a combination of different users. This is specifically suitable for high-security rooms or vaults that requires more than one senior-level employees from different departments (i.e.: Head of HR, Head of Marketing, CFO) to be present for verification. Read below to see how to apply the settings. 

Ingress Login via Fingerprint Verification

Ingress is an integrated access control management application that is the complete solution for centralizing, managing, and monitoring door activity in FingerTec access control devices. To enhance security, users can log in using fingerprint verification instead of username and password. This is possible with the OFIS or OFIS-Y scanners via the steps below:

1) You can enroll the fingerprint at System Settings > User Account > Select the user name to add fingerprint > Click Register at FP Template1.



2) Place your finger according to the highlighted image (as below) 4 times and click on OK to save. 


3) Done will be shown next to FP Template1 after sucessfully registering the fingerprint. You can click Register at FP Template2 to enroll another fingerprint, or click OK if you are done. 


4) Voila! Now you can click at the icon shown below when logging into Ingress for access via fingerprint.