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title: Visitor Alarm
slug: visitor-alarm
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createdAt: 2025-12-01T11:14:29.230Z
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A **visitor alarm** usually refers to a configuration used by a property owner to **track, monitor, or be alerted when someone other than the tenant enters the rental unit**. This feature is mostly valuable in apartments, gated communities, and shared buildings where security, tenant and lease compliance are highly matters.

### Purpose of a Visitor Alarm

- **Security:** Alerts the tenant or property owner if an unapproved individual visitor enters the unit.
- **Lease Compliance: **Ensure visitors stay within the allowed time limit.
- **Tenant Safety:** Ensuring safety and peace of mind for tenants in multi-unit properties.

## Accessing Visitor Alarm Settings

### Login to Your Account

- Log in to your account. After successful login, system will redirect you to the Dashboard.
- Now go to the Setting section.

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- Click on the **Configuration** tab.

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- From Configuration go to Visitor Alarm section. 

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- Now click on the visitor alarm tab, the visitor alarm page will open. 

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## Configuring the Visitor Alarm

### Enable or Disable the Alarm

- The admin can **enable** or **disable** the visitor alarm based on requirements.
- For disable

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### To Enable the Alarm

- Click on the slider button to enable the alarm.
- After enabling, the Set Timeout options will appear.

### Timeout Settings

- **Timeout Duration:** Specify for how much time visitor allowed to meet the tenant.
- **Warning Before Timeout:** Set when the tenant should receive a warning notification before the time limit is reached.

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- After filling all the required fields, click Save Setting.
- The visitor alarm will be updated successfully.

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### Tenant Notification

- Once the timer is configured, the tenant will receive warning alerts.

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