Create an Android Face Recognition Panel

A face recognition panel is a mobile device running the SAFR Mobile Client that has been placed in Secure Access or Secure Access With Smile operator mode. It's intended to be used at the door (usually placed behind safety glass on the inner side of a door) as part of the SAFR Secure Access setup. A face recognition panel generates events which are sent to the SAFR Server, and are then picked up by ARES, which in turn triggers the door unlock action.

Configure the Mobile Client as a Face Recognition Panel

To configure the Mobile Client as a face recognition panel, do the following:

  1. Install and Connect the Android Mobile Client.
  2. Start the Mobile Client.
  3. Tap the operator mode selector at the top center of the screen, and select either Secure Access or Secure Access With Smile.
    • Secure Access mode generates an event when a person is recognized.
    • Secure Access with Smile mode generates an event when a recognized person is observed changing expression from non-smiling to smiling.
      Note: When in Secure Access or Secure Access With Smile mode, video is turned off by default. If you want to show the video, you can override the default behavior from the settings menu (gear icon) in the User Interface tab.
  4. Open the settings menu by tapping the hamburger icon in the upper left corner of the screen, selecting App Settings, then pressing the Configure button next to the Advanced Configuration field.
  5. Enter appropriate values for the User Site and User Source fields.
    • The User Site labels the site (e.g. My-Office) at which you are deploying SAFR.
    • The User Source labels the entrance location (e.g. Front-Door) at which the mobile device is placed.
      Note: Site and Source labels are associated with every registration as well as with every other event and are crucial in making the source of registrations as well as other events traceable.
  6. (Optional) Configure an Android Device into Lock Task Mode to lock in the Mobile Client as the exclusive application for the device.
    Note: Locking your mobile device locks the device to the Mobile Client and prevents any disruption in the face recognition panel operation due to operating system updates or unauthorized user interference. It isn't necessary to lock your mobile device if you merely want to try out the Mobile Client as a face recognition panel. However, you should lock the device before deploying the face recognition panel in a production environment.

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