# Connect Verkada Guest to PowerSchool

PowerSchool is a popular school information system used by admins, teachers, and students. Verkada Guest can connect with a school district’s PowerSchool Server to sync school data including student, guardian, and attendance code information. Using this integration allows schools to build out school-specific Guest Types for late arrivals, guardian pickups, and more.

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## Setup

### Download the Verkada Guest plugin for PowerSchool

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You need **Org Admins** permissions to download the Verkada Guest plugin for PowerSchool.
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**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Workplace > Guest.**
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**In the left navigation, click Guest Settings.**
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**Under Organization, select Schools.**
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**Select Download PowerSchool Plugin.**
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### Install the Verkada Guest plugin

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**Log in to PowerSchool as an administrator.**
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**Click System Management > Server > Plugin Configuration.**

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**Click Install.**
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**Under Plugin Installation File, click Choose File.**
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**Select the downloaded Verkada Guest plugin (.zip file) from your device and click Open (do not unzip the file and install the .XML file).**&#x20;

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It may take a few minutes for the plugin to install.
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**From the Plugin Configuration page, check the box to enable the plugin.**
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**In the sidebar that opens, click Enable.**
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### Get Client ID and Client Secret for the plugin

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**In PowerSchool, click System Management > Server > Plugin Configuration.**
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**Select the Verkada Guest plugin to take you to the plugin summary page.**
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**At the bottom, select Data Provider Configuration.**

On this page, Client ID and Client Secret can be retrieved.
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### Connect a PowerSchool Server to Verkada Command

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You need **Org Admins** permissions to connect a PowerSchool Server to Command.
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**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Workplace > Guest.**
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**In the left navigation, click Guest Settings.**
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**Under Organization, select Schools.**
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**Select Sync students with PowerSchool.**
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**Enter the Client ID, Client Secret, and PowerSchool Server URL.**

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The PowerSchool Server URL is the address you use to access your PowerSchool admin portal.<br>

To obtain this value, log in to PowerSchool in your web browser and copy the URL directly from the address bar.
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**Click Sync.**
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## Link schools to Guest sites

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You need **Org Admins** permissions to link PowerSchool schools to Guest sites.
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**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Guest.**
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**In the left navigation, click Guest Settings.**
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**Under Organization, select Schools.**
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**Under Sync students with PowerSchool, select Manage Schools.**
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**Links schools to Guest sites. When finished, select the checkmark in the top right.**
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## Configure Guest Types to write Attendance Codes

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You need at least **Workplace Site Admin** permissions to modify Guest Type settings.
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Verkada Guest can optionally write back daily attendance codes to PowerSchool for [School Guest Types](https://help.verkada.com/guest/schools/school-guest-types).

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**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Guest.**
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**On the left navigation, click Guest Settings.**
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**Under Sites > Guest Types, click Manage Guest Types.**
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**Select an existing School Guest Type, or create a new one.**
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**Click Attendance Code.**

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**Select an attendance recording method.**

* **Daily Attendance:** select one attendance code.

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Any sign-in using a Guest Type with a daily attendance code automatically writes the code back to PowerSchool for the current day.
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* **Meeting Attendance:** select an attendance code for the current meeting and optionally apply attendance codes to all previous or future meetings.

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Verkada Guest only supports Meeting and Daily attendance recording methods. A single Guest Type can only use one attendance recording method.
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**In the top right, click Save.**
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## FAQ

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<summary>What is a PowerSchool Server URL?</summary>

A PowerSchool Server URL refers to the URL for the PowerSchool admin portal. this URL is unique to a PowerSchool Server.

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<summary>Can Global Guest Types be configured with attendance codes?</summary>

No, only site-level School Guest Types can be configured with attendance codes.

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<summary>A guardian-student association seems to be incorrect or missing.</summary>

Verkada associates a guardian with a student only if the guardian contact:

* Has the **Active** box checked
* Has the **School Pickup** flag set to **True** for the desired student

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<summary>How can I check if my school records attendance in a way that Verkada supports?</summary>

PowerSchool features multiple attendance recording methods. Verkada Guest supports writing attendance codes back to schools that have **Daily** and/or **Meeting** enabled for attendance recording.

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See more about configuring attendance recording in PowerSchool [here](https://ps.powerschool-docs.com/pssis-admin/24.3/attendance-preferences).&#x20;

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<summary>Does the Attendance Code feature write to Clock In and Clock Out times in PowerSchool?</summary>

No, Verkada Guest does not populate Clock In or Clock Out times when writing attendance codes back to PowerSchool.

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