Gateways Beta

Overview

Gateways are hardware devices intended to be used with electronic locks where online connectivity is needed. Gateways connect to electronic escutcheons and cylinders enabling these offline locks to become connected devices. This allows functionality such as auto-assigning fobs, keycards and wristbands as well as the monitoring of activity within your installation.

Gateways used in Salto Nebula

The IQ is the link between Nebula and the wireless electronic locks. This gateway acts as a bridge transferring information to and from the devices behind it to the software. It provides updates to the locks, and real-time information such as battery status and activity. The IQ is configured using the Salto Nebula app with a Bluetooth connection and the device connects to Nebula via an internet connection.

For more information on how an installer can configure a gateway see the section on configuring gateways.

Creating gateways

You can create gateways in Nebula via Nebula web or using the Nebula app during the configuration process. If you create gateways via Nebula web, they still need to be configured using the app.

For a full description of how to create and configure gateways see the section on configuring gateways.

No matter whether you create gateways via the web or app, it's recommended that you create parent devices such as gateways before you create the online electronic locks that lie beneath them.

To create a gateway go to Devices > Create and select Gateway from the Type drop-down menu. Enter a name for your gateway. You should name your gateways in a coherent manner so you can find them in your system.

Once you've created a gateway you can then assign it as the parent device for the online electronic locks that are managed via that gateway. For more information on how to do this see the create access points section.