Unlock from 3rd-Party Intercom or Button

Learn how to use an input to unlock a door with Verkada access control

You can hook up devices, such as intercoms and buttons, into the AUX cassette of any of Verkada’s access controllersarrow-up-right and all associated unlock events are then logged in Verkada Commandarrow-up-right.

All Verkada access controllers have 2 AUX inputs, located in the middle terminal block, as shown below:

How it works

1

Wire the Normally Open (NO) output of the external system to the first input of your access controller, using the IN1 input, as shown in the example:

2

In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Devices.

3

Select the access controller you want to configure.

4

At the top right, click Add and select AUX Input.

5

Follow the setup flow to configure the AUX input.

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Confirm the Settings and click Next.

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When you’re finished, click Done.

8

To the right of the AUX input, click Delete to remove it (see example below).


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Prefer to see it in action? Check out the video tutorialarrow-up-right.

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