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Simplified User Management with System Templates

Simplified User Management with System Templates

Further Simplifying User Data Entry A powerful new feature has been added for multi-site applications called System Profile Templates. Your customer can now specify templates which are comprised of individual system profile permissions across multiple systems.  When adding a new code, simply choose the template to use and the new code will be added to all systems specified in the template in one click, secondary batch options are no longer required.  Once the code has been added using a template it now becomes a single line entry for easy modification across multiple systems. As your customer's ...

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3rd Party Integration with Open UserAPI – Now Expanded for Bosch B/G Series Control Panels

3rd Party Integration with Open UserAPI – Now Expanded for Bosch B/G Series Control Panels

Dealers were asking for one-point data entry for companies utilizing human resource software so they could automatically populate the access control database without re-entering data. Connect ONE® by Connected Technologies, LLC delivered, with the Access Expander’s Open User Application Programming Interface (API). Security.World - https://security.world/connect-one-focuses-on-delivering-simple-integrated-services-with-new-open-apis/Now dealers can integrate their connected Bosch B & G series control panels with Connect ONE and third-party human resource software via the API, previously supported on the DMP XR and Elk M1 platforms. It can also be deployed for membership based facilities, opening the door of opportunity to customers ...

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Event Notification Bounce Delivered to Dealer

A new feature has been added which captures bounces from event notifications to your customers' email and/or text message addresses. Your support email will receive the notification so that your customer's contact information can be corrected and prevent them missing any important messages from their connected systems.

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IFTTT Webhook Trigger

A new dedicated IFTTT webhook trigger has been added to the Connect ONE Task Rule Actions. Now a trigger action can be sent into the customer's IFTTT recipes to trigger any number of IFTTT connected services.

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User Badge Support

User Badge Support

User Badge Support A new feature has been released to support user badge creation.  A new button exists within a user record, called Badge.  This opens a browser window, see screenshot, which shows a badge image that comprises of the user's image, name, and up to 4 custom fields which can be edited by your customer.  The badge can be printed horizontally or vertically, as well as downloaded as a JPEG image.  There is also an Export button which downloads a csv (comma separated values) file that can be used to import into the customer's external badging software.

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Push Notifications

Push Notifications

Push Notifications - Another method of notification now possible with the Connect ONE® Android and Apple Apps Your customer can now enjoy push messages to their mobile device as another method of notification options which already included email, text messaging, and onscreen alerts.  Push notifications are enabled through the use of custom Event Rules.  Rules are 100% flexible in configuring what type of events and when to receive the notification.  In addition, the push notification can be configured to be silent or audible and may be individually enabled per mobile device.  They also follow the bypassing method which allows you ...

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Onscreen Alerts Now Have More Applications

Onscreen Alerts Now Have More Applications

We’ve expanded the onscreen alert notifications for more uses including door bell applications.  Previously onscreen alerts could either be silent or audible with an alarm siren tone.  Now there are a total of 5 onscreen alert modes: Low – which is a silent alert that automatically clears Medium – a silent alert which needs to be acknowledged High – an audible alert with chime tone Critical – an audible alert with siren tone Chime – an audible alert with chime tone for 5 seconds and automatically clears, i.e. a door bell application. Onscreen alerts can be used for any combination of event triggers and ...

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Critical Carbon Dioxide Monitoring & Historical Logging

Critical Carbon Dioxide Monitoring & Historical Logging

Carbon Dioxide sensing joins temperature & humidity in the list of monitored conditions of Connect ONE’s alerting and historical reporting functions.  Now your customer can view the real-time carbon dioxide level of a room as well as receive alerts if the pre-defined low or high thresholds are reached.  Also, the carbon dioxide level can be logged for historical reporting.  The logging intervals are the same as temperature & humidity sensors, which are: 1, 2, 4, or 6 times per day, or bi-hourly, hourly, or semi-hourly. Carbon Dioxide monitoring is critical for: Agriculture including livestock monitoring Greenhouses to promote bigger ...

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Monitor Anything, Voice Activation, Geolocation, or "You Design It." Now Available with the All New EmailAPI Feature

Monitor Anything, Voice Activation, Geolocation, or "You Design It." Now Available with the All New EmailAPI Feature

We’re excited to announce a brand new integration feature called EmailAPI.  The EmailAPI feature allows for users and other systems to send Connect ONE emails for monitoring/notifications and/or to activate functions within Connect ONE.   For instance, someone using the voice activation feature on their mobile phone can say send email to Connect ONE, provide their pin, and then say the task to activate.  This will follow all of the same permissions that exist for the user, therefore they will only be able to activate the tasks which are allowed for ...

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Custom Email Generation & 3rd Party System Activations

Custom Email Generation & 3rd Party System Activations

A new action has been added to the Connect ONE Task Rules.  Now a custom email can be delivered as a part of the task activation commands.  The email can be customized with the from address, to address, subject, and body of the email.  This can be used to activate 3rd party systems.  For instance, the 3rd party service IFTTT (If This Then That) allows you to send an email to it with a custom #hashtag in the subject.  This email can activate other services the customer may have, such as August locks, ...

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Even More Customization

Even More Customization

Now you can customize even more of the customer application.  Along with the ability to customize the color scheme and logo image on the customer interface for each individual customer you can now also customize the navigation names.  This allows you to completely tailor the application to fit the individual use of your customer's system.  For instance, you could rename the Doors & Outputs section to Access Doors, or Users could be renamed to People.

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Customer Support Requests

A Support Request feature is now available.  This can be accessed from Utilities or when editing a user and if the user has contact information there is a link that says Send Change Request.  It will allow your customer to easily communicate with you about support, service, and change requests.   Here's one example your customer can do: They can use the custom fields and Phone/Email contact information to store information about a user, for instance they could use a custom field to store the central station authority option.   After the information is entered for ...

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