When you're expecting visitors that you know of in advance, the batch check-in capability might be a great option. This will allow you to queue up the group of visitors to be automatically checked in at the specified date and time. This feature does require that a visitor already have a profile within your Visitor Aware database.
If you're interested in collecting visitor information remotely, check out our Visitor Self-Registration process.
To create a batch check-in, follow the steps below.
Scheduling a Batch Check-in:
- Navigate to the batch check-in screen (https://app.visitor-aware.com/batch-checkin/select)
- Fill in the form fields on the "Batch Check In" tab to queue up the group of visitors
- Visitors: Search for the visitor profiles of those individuals that will be checking in
- Destination: Select the destination where those visitors (from the previous step) will report upon check-in
- Check In Date: Select the date that these visitors will arrive
- Check In Time: Specify the time of day that they will arrive
- Reason for Batch Check In: Include a note as to why these visitors will be on-site as a reminder
- Click the "Check In" button to save the above information and to have these visitors queued up to be automatically checked in on the date and time specified
- You will be given the opportunity to print the badges off upon submission
Printing Badges for Batch Check-in Visitors:
There are a couple things to keep in mind when planning out the distribution of visitor badges for a batch check-in event.
- If you're using a cable connected printer with the Print Helper application setup at your location, visitor badges will automatically print off when the visitors are automatically checked in
- If you're using a wifi enabled printer, you will need to print the badges off manually before or when the visitors arrive
- Before arrival: Print badges from the Future Visitors tab ahead of time
- After automatic check-in: Print badges from the Dashboard Overview screen once they've automatically checked in (https://app.visitor-aware.com/)
Future Visitors tab:
Reference any batch check-in visitors from the Future Visitors tab, located on the Batch Check In screen. From this tab, you can:
- Print badges for those visitors
- Remove any listed visitor from the automatic check-in
- This is helpful if a visitor ends up cancelling their visit at any point