{"id":25808,"date":"2026-11-03T15:28:16","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T15:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/?p=25808"},"modified":"2026-11-03T15:37:49","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T15:37:49","slug":"visitors-updates-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/visitors-updates-november\/","title":{"rendered":"Archie Visitors: Remote Management, UniFI integration &#038; Safety Checks"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25808\" class=\"elementor elementor-25808\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5337dcd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5337dcd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3965c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3965c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This update makes it easier to find your guest in spaces with multiple entrances, create a block list to restrict visitors, and allows visitors to request assistance when they arrive. Also, we can now announce a new connection: Archie now integrates with UniFi!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ead9d31 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ead9d31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-843e08b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"843e08b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Know where guests arrive and manage visitors remotely\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33d7a22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33d7a22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Add named entrances to your space<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and link visitor tablets to them. This means that when your guest checks in, their host knows which entrance to meet them at, for a little less waiting time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also do a lot more <\/span><b>remotely<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as an admin. From your desk, it\u2019s now possible to:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Print badges<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at any tablet from the web.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Check in a visitor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the admin app, including the time and any custom fields, without having to use a tablet.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ping a tablet <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">directly in Archie to find where it is.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-960943a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"960943a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-268e7b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"268e7b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Archie now integrates with UniFi<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a94ae1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a94ae1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UniFi lets you automatically give users access by sending them a PIN to unlock any restricted areas. Access is created and removed automatically each day, so there\u2019s no need to set up temporary credentials or remember to revoke them afterwards. It\u2019s hands-free security: visitors only have access when they should.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3d82ad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e3d82ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5702bad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5702bad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Block list for heightened security\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0140ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0140ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve enhanced Archie\u2019s safety visitors to make it easier for you to<\/span><b> block or restrict certain visitors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Implement visitor safety checks to flag visitors or deny them access according to set rules. Any visitors that match your custom criteria, such as first name, last name, phone number, or email, can be flagged to a certain member of staff or rejected outright.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Custom fields can also now notify certain people via email \u2013\u00a0so the right people get the details that matter ahead of time. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caeb880 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"caeb880\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Archie-block-list-1024x647.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25811\" alt=\"Archie visitors block list.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Archie-block-list-1024x647.webp 1024w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Archie-block-list-300x189.webp 300w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Archie-block-list-768x485.webp 768w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Archie-block-list-1536x970.webp 1536w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Archie-block-list-400x253.webp 400w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Archie-block-list-700x442.png 700w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Archie-block-list.webp 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: Archie<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c86b0f4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c86b0f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6106209 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6106209\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Make assistance at arrival easier\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34805fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34805fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Add a help button<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the visitor tablet with your own short description, so guests can ask for assistance during check-in instead of waiting at the screen.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also turn on a setting so <\/span><b>visitors can search for their host<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> directly on the tablet and find that person within Archie. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8506f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d8506f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Archie-visitors-help-button-1024x647.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25846\" alt=\"Archie visitors help button.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Archie-visitors-help-button-1024x647.png 1024w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Archie-visitors-help-button-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Archie-visitors-help-button-768x485.png 768w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Archie-visitors-help-button-1536x970.png 1536w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Archie-visitors-help-button-400x253.png 400w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Archie-visitors-help-button-700x442.png 700w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Archie-visitors-help-button.webp 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: Archie<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9488ba2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9488ba2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910b99a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"910b99a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Smaller improvements and changes\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b4237f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b4237f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>We\u2019ve improved our reporting and documents.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Your visitor report now has a table view and is exportable with more filters and columns: status, walk-in, host, visitor, check-in device, form, photo and more. You can also schedule exports.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also <\/span><b>generate documents automatically<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Visitor names and visit details are filled in from your templates, so all that\u2019s left is a quick check before sending for signature.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-487a0eea e-con-full quick-take e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"487a0eea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ebca5c7 elementor-absolute elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"1ebca5c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">FYI<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26befe90 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26befe90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/archie-desks-and-rooms-update-nov-2026\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">relevant updates here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if you also use Archie for desk and room booking.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e1959bf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5e1959bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34a17245 elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"34a17245\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/help.archieapp.co\/desk-and-rooms\/en\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"21\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 21\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M14.1925 11.255L7.94254 17.505C7.88447 17.5631 7.81553 17.6092 7.73966 17.6406C7.66379 17.672 7.58247 17.6882 7.50035 17.6882C7.41823 17.6882 7.33691 17.672 7.26104 17.6406C7.18517 17.6092 7.11623 17.5631 7.05816 17.505C7.00009 17.447 6.95403 17.378 6.9226 17.3022C6.89117 17.2263 6.875 17.145 6.875 17.0628C6.875 16.9807 6.89117 16.8994 6.9226 16.8235C6.95403 16.7477 7.00009 16.6787 7.05816 16.6207L12.8668 10.8128L7.05816 5.00503C6.94088 4.88776 6.875 4.7287 6.875 4.56285C6.875 4.397 6.94088 4.23794 7.05816 4.12066C7.17544 4.00338 7.3345 3.9375 7.50035 3.9375C7.6662 3.9375 7.82526 4.00338 7.94254 4.12066L14.1925 10.3707C14.2506 10.4287 14.2967 10.4976 14.3282 10.5735C14.3597 10.6494 14.3758 10.7307 14.3758 10.8128C14.3758 10.895 14.3597 10.9763 14.3282 11.0522C14.2967 11.1281 14.2506 11.197 14.1925 11.255Z\" fill=\"white\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Help center<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This update makes it easier to manage visitors remotely and create a block list. 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