Data entry
The following data fields have been added to user profiles:
Employee Title
Employee ID
Department
Department ID
Company Name
Middle Name
Currently, data for the following badge fields can be added:
Manually within the user’s profile
Imported via CSV
Imported via SCIM
Make sure that your AD client is sending the following to the SCIM connector
Printing
Both Access Managers and Access Admins may print badges.
Print a badge by either:
The badge preview will appear
Verify that the badges look appropriate and click print. You can edit the text in any name field, by selecting it and entering new text.
Manage templates
Access Admins may manage and edit templates. Templates can be found by navigating to All Products > Access > Access Users & Groups > Badging > Add Templates. Access Admins can also edit, duplicate and delete templates. Templates can be customized in the following ways:
Orient the badge in landscape or portrait
Drag and drop employee profile elements onto the badge
Resize, align, layer, and rotate elements
Add custom text fields
Upload a company logo
Include a barcode with either employee id or department id encoded
Customize font color, size, alignment, and weight
Include a color bar to distinguish different types of employees and select a color to go with that selection
The elements on the badge will auto-resize based off which elements are included on the badge
Setting up your printer
The Verkada Badge Printing solution is printer agnostic. This means that our software is compatible with all badge printers. Please ensure that the badge printer driver is correctly installed on your computer and that your browser is able to recognize it.
Once the printer is installed on your computer you should see it appear as a printer option in your browser.
Printing a single badge
Navigate to the user’s profile
Click Print Card under their user profile
The badge preview and editor will appear
Make any updates to the template as necessary
If any selected data fields are missing a warning will appear
Select print
The browser print preview window will appear
Click print and the badge will print to the paired printer
Bulk badge printing
Navigate to the access users list
Bulk select the users you would like to print badges for and select print badges in the top bar
The badge preview and editor will appear
Make any updates to the template as necessary
These changes will apply to all users selected
Select print
If any selected data fields are missing a warning will appear
The browser print preview window will appear
Ensure that the appropriate badge printer is selected
Ensure that the paper size is the same dimensions as your badges
Click print and the badge will print to the paired printer
Inline edits don’t persist but will need to be re-entered every time a badge is printed for that user.
For double-sided printing, please ensure that you have configured your printer to support double sided printing. Instructions for this can be found in your printer manual.