Setting Permissions

This article describes how to assign permissions to individual users and to groups. For an overview of the Verkada permissions model, please see User Permissions Overview.

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Set site and sub-site permissions while adding a user

Go to the top left and select on your org’s name
Navigate the dropdown menu and select Users & Groups under your organization name
Select Add User at the top right of the page
Enter the user's email then select Next
Assign the user to one or more groups, if any groups have been created
Select Next when done
Grant the user the desired role for each site and sub-site
Select Create User to invite the user to the organization

Set site and sub-site permissions while adding a group

Go to the top left and select on your name
Navigate the dropdown menu and select Users & Groups under your organization name
select the Groups tab at the top of the page
Select Create Group at the top right of the page
Enter the group's name then select Next
Grant the group the desired role for each site and sub-site
Select Create when done

Set site and sub-site permissions for existing users and groups

Go to the top left and choose on your name
Navigate the dropdown menu and select Users & Groups under your organization name
Select on the desired user or group
Grant the desired site and sub-site roles within the Site Access section

Select on the Sites tab in the main menu on the left of the page
Navigate to the site or sub-site for which you would like to configure permissions
Select the three dots at the top right corner
Choose Edit Permissions
Grant the desired roles for users and groups

Set organization permissions

Go to the top left and select on your name
Navigate the dropdown menu and choose Users & Groups under your organization name
Choose the user that you want to grant organization permissions user to
Select the three dots at the top right corner
To designate this user as an Organization Admin, choose Make Organization Admin
To revoke org admin permissions, choose Remove Organization Admin
Confirm your change by selecting Confirm

Access Control

Requirements

You must be an Organization Admin with Access Admin rights
Access Levels and Access Groups need to be configured

Set permissions while creating a user

Navigate to the Users tab in the main menu on the left of the page
Select Add on the top right corner
Choose Add User
Give the user a first and last name then select Next
Set up the Key Card and Entry Code for the user if this is the method of them using Access. Enable Verkada Pass for the user if you want them to access the doors using our App. Then select Next
Add the user to the desired Group(s) then select Next

Modifying existing users

Navigate to the Users tab in the main menu on the left of the page
Choose the user that you want to modify
To change the user's personal details and access settings, select Profile on the top right of the page
To change the user's door access, select Access on the top right corner of the page. User Groups changes are applied the moment you save the group that this user is added to.