For gyms and leisure
Including the hours nobody is on the desk.
Gyms increasingly open longer than they are staffed, which makes the entrance the whole system. A camera that reads a code from a member's phone can let them in and record that it was them.
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One camera license, free forever. No card, no email.
The situation
Unstaffed hours create two problems at once: who is actually coming in, and what happens if something goes wrong while nobody is there. A membership card gets passed to a friend; an injury at 5am needs a record.
What VISEC does about it.
- QR entry from a phoneA code shown at the door is read straight off the camera picture and can release the lock — no card to issue or get back. How QR reading works.
- A record of who came inEvery entry recorded with a time, which is what makes shared memberships visible.
- The floor and the car parkMotion recording on the gym floor and plate logging on the car park.
- Alerts when it should be emptyAn email with a snapshot for movement outside opening hours.
What you need
The kit, plainly.
A camera at the entrance close enough to read a phone screen, a door controller with a trigger input, and a Windows PC. Changing rooms are never appropriate. What a licence, a landlord or an insurer requires of a camera system is set locally and changes — check what applies to you rather than taking a software website's word for it.
Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit, with 8 GB of memory. The installer is about 30 MB and roughly 200 MB once installed. For the AI features a graphics card with 4 GB and DirectX 12 is recommended, preferably Nvidia; without one VISEC uses the processor. Everything included
Questions
Before you set it up.
Can a QR code actually unlock the door?
Yes, where the camera has digital output terminals wired to the lock or controller. That is the same input a card reader uses.
What if the code will not read?
There must always be another way in — an intercom, a keypad or a person. Never make recognition the only route.
Where should cameras not go?
Changing rooms, showers and toilets. Entrances, the floor and the car park are the areas that matter.
Other sites
Set up somewhere else?
Veterinary practices
Marinas and boatyards
Or read how number plate recognition works
Try it on one camera first.
The free license is the complete program, including plate recognition, QR reading and access control. It does not expire.
Running several sites, or not sure which license covers your camera count? Ask us and we will tell you straight