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# Add an Access Controller

### Before you begin

Verkada access controllers connect to your building's existing door hardware and readers to manage access. Once connected, you can use Verkada Command to manage doors, users, and schedules from any device. 

Integrations with Active Directory platforms automatically configure, onboard, and offboard employees. Verkada Command also pairs access control with cameras to deliver real-time video analytics, helping you monitor entry points and respond quickly to important events.

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## Claim your access controller

{% hint style="danger" %}
You need Org Admin permissions to add an access controller to Command.
{% endhint %}

{% stepper %}
{% step %}
**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Devices.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**In the top right, click Add Devices.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**Enter the serial numbers or order numbers of the devices.**
{% endstep %}

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**Click Add (X) Device(s). The newly added devices will display on Devices > My Unassigned Devices.**

Once you’ve claimed your Verkada access controller, the **Access** portion of Command will appear, allowing you to manage doors and access controllers.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

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## Set up an access controller

You need to assign a device to a site and complete the setup to move it from the **Unassigned Devices** list. Devices can be set up individually or in bulk.

{% stepper %}
{% step %}
**In Verkada Command, select All Products > Devices.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**Under All Unassigned Devices:**

1. Select the device(s) you want to set up.
2. Click **Set Up**.

{% hint style="danger" %}
You can only set up one product type at a time. If devices from multiple product lines are selected, you will not see the **Set Up** option.
{% endhint %}
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**Under General:**

1. Enter a unique name.
2. Select a **Device Mode.**
3. Select a timezone.
   {% endstep %}

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**Under Location:**

1. Select a site.
2. Select a building and floor.
   {% endstep %}

{% step %}
**Click Apply.**

* Click **View Device** to set up entities:
  * [Door](/access-control/configuration/configure-a-door-in-command/add-a-door-to-an-access-controller.md)
  * [In/Out Door](/access-control/installation/wire-a-door-to-a-verkada-access-controller/set-up-an-inout-door-with-two-readers.md)
  * [Aux Input](/access-control/integrations-and-alerts/configure-access-control-event-alerts/emergency-lockdown.md)
  * [Aux Output](/access-control/configuration/configure-the-ax11-io-controller/configure-an-aux-output-on-an-access-controller.md)
* Click **Done** to return to the Devices page.
  {% endstep %}
  {% endstepper %}

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{% hint style="info" %}
**Prefer to see it in action?** Check out the [video tutorial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDDO31O-n_Y).
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