LittleBird Access Control System Portal Onboarding

This guide outlines the steps to set up Smart Access on your web portal. Keep in mind that the hardware should be installed before the Smart Access Smart Home controller can be programmed.

If your community uses a full Smart Access system, you can easily customize your access control settings through the LittleBird web portal. This includes all of your community’s access control Areas, Doors, Schedules, Access Profiles, or Access Points equipped with access control. 

For our purposes, Areas are groups of doors. Doors are the physical door and its hardware. Schedules are the time periods set to control access to an Area. Profiles are Areas and Schedules tied together and assigned to residents.  Access Points are the readers that are assigned a specific ID (imprinted on the reader).

Locate the Areas page

1. Log into the LittleBird web portal on your desktop device. 

2. Navigate to the Smart Access (keypad) icon in the navigation column.

3. Click the Expand (v) icon to reveal the Areas item in the dropdown menu

4. Click the Areas item to reveal the recognized areas of your community that use access control. Here you will find a list of areas listed by Name.

Add a new area

1. While on the Areas page, locate the Add New Area button and click to open the Area Information form.

2. In the Area Name text box, enter a name for the new access control area.

3. Click the Save Area button to complete the form. 

Note: If you no longer wish to add this area, simply click Cancel.

Edit or remove an area

1. While on the Areas page, locate the area you wish to alter and click the More Options (...) icon within its panel. The Edit and Delete options will appear. 

2. Select Edit to change the area Name information and click Save Area, or Cancel.

3. If you’d like to remove the access control area, click the Delete (trashcan) icon and click Yes on the confirmation prompt that appears. 

Note: If you no longer wish to make changes, simply click Cancel.

Locate the doors page

1. Log into the LittleBird web portal on your desktop device. 

2. Browse to the Smart Access (keypad) icon in the navigation column

3. Click the Expand (v) icon to reveal the Doors item in the dropdown menu

4. Click the Doors item from the dropdown menu to reveal the recognized access control doors in your property. Here you will find a list of access control doors listed by Name.

Add a new door

1. While on the Doors page, locate the Add New Door button and click to open the Door Information form.

2. In the Device Number text box, enter the assigned device number you received in training. 

3. For the Door Module Type dropdown, select the door module you are programming::  734, 734N or (N-POE),  or 1134

4. In the Door Name text box, enter a descriptive name for the new access control door.

5. In the Strike Time text box, enter the amount of time, in seconds, that you would like the door to remain unlocked after recognizing valid access.

Note: Recommended time for standard doors is 5 seconds.  

5. In the Strike Delay textbox, enter the amount of time, in seconds, that you would like the door to wait before unlocking after recognizing valid access. 

Note: Recommended time for standard doors is 0 seconds.

6. Associate your door with the appropriate area (or areas) that you created above, by selecting the area.

7. Click the Save Door button to complete the form. 

Note: If you no longer wish to add a door, simply click Cancel.

Edit or remove a Door

1. While on the Doors page, locate the door you wish to alter and click the More Options (...) icon within its panel. The Edit and Delete options will appear. 

2. If you’d like to edit the access control door, click the Edit (pencil) icon to open the Door Information form. Here you’ll be able to change the name of the door. 

3. If you’d like to remove the access control door, click the Delete (trashcan) icon and click Yes on the confirmation prompt that appears. 

Note: If you no longer wish to make changes, simply click Cancel.

Locate the Schedules page

1. Log into the LittleBird web portal on your desktop device. 

2. Browse to the Smart Access (keypad) icon in the navigation column

3. Click the Expand (v) icon to reveal the Schedules item in the dropdown menu.

4. Click the Schedules item from the dropdown menu to reveal the recognized schedules for your building’s access control settings.

Add a new Schedule

1. While on the Schedules page, locate the Add New Schedule button and click to open the Schedule Information form.

2. In the Schedule Name text box, enter a name for the new access control schedule.

3. Use Start Time and End Time areas in the Times section of the form to create a time window for your schedule according to each day of the week.  

4. Click the Save Schedule button to complete the form. 

Note: If you no longer wish to create a new schedule, simply click Cancel.

Edit or remove a Schedule

1. While on the Schedules page, locate the schedule you wish to alter and click the More Options (...) icon within its panel. The Edit and Delete options will appear. 

2. If you’d like to edit the access control schedule, click the Edit (pencil) icon to open the Schedule Information form. Make your desired changes and click the Save Schedule button to save the schedule. 

3. If you’d like to remove the access control area, click the Delete (trashcan) icon and click Yes on the confirmation prompt that appears. 

Note: If you no longer wish to make changes, simply click Cancel.

Locate the Access Profiles page

1. Log into the LittleBird web portal on your desktop device. 

2. Browse to the Smart Access (keypad) icon in the navigation column

3. Click the Expand (v) icon to reveal the Access Profiles item in the dropdown menu.

4. Click the Access Profiles item from the dropdown menu to reveal the Recognized profiles used throughout your building as well as your Default Access Profiles. 

Add a new access control profile

1. On the Access Profiles page, locate the Add New Profile button and click to open the Access Profile Information form.

2. In the Access Profile Name text box, enter a descriptive name for the new access profile.

3. In the Areas section, click the selection boxes next to each area of the building you’d like to add to this profile’s access permissions.

4. In the Schedules section, click the selection boxes next to each building schedule you’d like to add to this profile’s access permissions.

5. Click Save Access Profile to complete the form.

Note: If you no longer wish to add this profile, simply click Cancel.

Import an existing access control profile

1. In the Access Profiles page, locate the profile in the Unrecognized section that you would like to import, and click the More Options (...) icon within its panel.

2. Click the Import (+ Import) button. The profile will import after about 10 seconds.

3. Once imported you can edit, rename, or remove as mentioned in the section below, “Edit or remove an access control profile”.

Edit or remove an access control profile

1. While on the Access Profile page, locate the profile you wish to alter and click the More Options (...) icon within its panel. The Edit and Delete options will appear. 

2. If you’d like to edit the access profile, click the Edit (pencil) icon to open the Access Profile Information form. Here you’ll be able to change the name, the areas this profile applies to, as well as the schedules this profile follows.  

3. If you’d like to remove the access profile, click the Delete (trashcan) icon and click Yes on the confirmation prompt that appears. 

Note: If you no longer wish to make changes, simply click Cancel.

Locate Access Points

1. Log into the LittleBird web portal on your desktop device. 

2. Browse to the Smart Access (keypad) icon in the navigation column

3. Click the Expand (v) icon to reveal the Access Points item in the dropdown menu.

4. Click the Access Points item from the dropdown menu to reveal a list of your registered access points listed by Name.

Register a new access point

1. While in the Access Points page, click the Add Access Point button to open the Add Access Point form field.

2. In the Access Point Name text box, include a name that can be used to reference this access point.

3. Use the Access Point Door dropdown menu to select the door that this access point was installed at.

4. In the Access Point ID field, enter the reader’s ID located on the box that the reader came in. 

5. If you’d like to require that resident’s physically tap their mobile device against the reader to request access, click the NFC Tap Required selection box.  

6. Click the Save Access Point button to complete the registration process. 

Note: If you no longer wish to register this access point, simply click Cancel.

Edit or delete an access point

1. While in the Access Points page, locate the access panel you wish to alter and click the More Options (...) icon within its panel. The Edit and Delete options will appear. 

2. If you’d like to edit the access point, click the Edit (pencil) icon to open the Access Point Information form. 

When you’re finished updating the form field, click the Save Access Point button to lock in your changes. 

Note: If you no longer wish to update the access point information, simply click Cancel.

3. If you’d like to delete the access point, click the Delete (trashcan) icon and click Yes on the confirmation prompt that appears. 

Note: If you no longer wish to make changes, simply click Cancel.