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Employee Badge in Apple Wallet 


Staff and guests can easily access their corporate spaces with just their iPhone or Apple Watch, all without opening any additional apps. 

The key to their spaces. Now on iPhone

With Employee Badge in Apple Wallet, staff and guests can easily access their corporate spaces using just their iPhone or Apple Watch — from doors and elevators to turnstiles, and more. Employees just need to hold their iPhone or Apple Watch near the reader to unlock. No need to authenticate with Face ID or open any apps.

Benefits of Employee Badge in Apple Wallet

  • Express mode

    Employees can use their building key in Apple Wallet without unlocking their iPhones.

  • Power reserve

    If a user’s device requires charging, their employee badge will still work for up to five hours.

  • Secure with Find My

    If a user misplaces their device, they can use the Find My app to lock their device, help locate it, and suspend their office key.

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Badge security, built into iPhone

Putting Employee Badges in Apple Wallet takes full advantage of the privacy and security features built into iPhone and Apple Watch. They are stored on the device, which means Apple doesn’t see the places your employees access, helping keep data private and secure. And If a user misplaces their device, they can use the Find My app to lock it and suspend their key, or remotely erase the device and its keys.

Keep your badge on your Apple Watch

With their building key on iPhone or Apple Watch, users can forget their physical one at home and still get into the office.

Stop printing keycards. Send them straight to iPhone

Forget the hassle of printing physical keys for your employees. With Employee Badges in Apple Wallet on iPhone and Apple Watch, you can streamline key distribution and management across your entire company.

  • Distribute badges remotely in just a few simple steps

  • Deliver and store Employee Badges directly in Apple Wallet on an individual’s iPhone

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Apple Wallet Employee Badge FAQs

Now you can add your Employee Badge to Apple Wallet and access office spaces, turnstiles, shared amenities and more with only your iPhone and Apple Watch. It’s easy, convenient, and private.
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When your Employee Badge is added to Apple Wallet on your iPhone and Apple Watch, it’s stored on your device, which means Apple doesn’t see the spaces you access or when. Your data is private and secure.
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1. An iPhone or Apple Watch running the latest version of iOS or Apple WatchOS.
2. An Apple ID signed into iCloud
3. Avigilon Alta Access in your workplace.
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Add your Employee Badge to Apple Wallet. Then hold your iPhone or Apple Watch near the lock/​door handle to unlock. It’s that easy.
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With Express Mode, you don’t need to wake or unlock your iPhone or Apple Watch to use your Employee Badge in Apple Wallet. For more details on Express Mode, see here. Note: Express Mode is enabled by default.
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The following Alta Access readers allow for easy and secure access with Employee Badges in Apple Wallet.

Smart Readers:

  • Standard Smart Reader V2 (OP-R2X-STND)
  • Mullion Smart Reader V2 (OP-R2X-MULL)
  • Standard Smart Keypad Reader V2 (OP-RKP-STND)
  • Mullion Smart Keypad Reader V2 (OP-RKP-MULL)

Video Readers:

  • Video Intercom Reader Pro (OP-VID-PRO-INT)
  • Video Reader pro (OP-VID-PRO-RDR)

Note: Only Video Readers manufactured after June of 2023 are compatible with Employee Badge in Apple Wallet.

Wireless locks are not supported at this time. 
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If your iPhone needs a charge, your Employee Badge in Apple Wallet will still work. On iPhone XS, XS Max, XR, and more recent devices, Power Reserve provides up to five hours of access after the device’s battery needs to be charged, so you can still get inside. See more details here.
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If your iPhone or Apple Watch is misplaced or lost, you should use Find My iPhone to suspend or deactivate your badge in Apple Wallet. Instructions for Lost/​Found Apple devices and Find My iPhone are located in this link.

Your Employee Badge in Apple Wallet will then be reactivated once your device is recovered. You can reactivate a found device that was suspended via iCloud​.com.
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You should first remove your pass from your old device in the Apple Wallet app. Once your old pass is removed, you can add your pass to the new device by contacting your Alta Access administrator.
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Setting up Apple Wallet access is quick and efficient, seamlessly integrating with your existing Avigilon Alta system. Users simply open the setup email on a web browser and tap the provisioning link. This briefly directs them to a secure webpage to complete setup, after which they can immediately begin using their credential at Avigilon Alta readers

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On your iPhone, open Apple Wallet. Select your Employee Badge. Tap the More button. Then to delete an Employee Badge, just tap Remove Key.
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