Creating an installation in Nebula Beta

Setting up an installation for the first time

The following section assumes that you're setting up a Salto Nebula installation for the first time. To set up an installation you need to purchase a subscription.

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Sign in

Firstly, sign in to Nebula with the email address that's associated with your subscription. For more information on how to sign in see the section on signing in.

If it's your first time signing in and you have permissions to create an installation, you'll automatically enter the installation setup assistant. If you do not have any installations set up in Nebula already, you'll see a welcome screen, after which you can enter the installation details. If you already have installations set up and you're creating a new one, select the installation name in the top left corner of the main screen, next to the Salto Nebula logo. This displays a drop-down menu which contains a Create installation button that you can use to create a new installation.

Selecting Create installation automatically opens the installation setup assistant.

Remember that you can't set up an installation if you don't have permission to do so. If you already have access to installations, but want to set up a new one, you must also have the correct permissions for the Create installation to display in the drop-down.

Installation setup assistant

Once you've gone past the welcome screen, follow the instructions in the assistant to complete the set up of your installation.

The setup assistant broadly takes you through the following steps:

For the digital key art step, note that the image you create or upload here will be seen by users who are using digital keys on their mobile devices to access your installation.

For more details about digital key art see the installation settings section of the user guide.

User creation

Once you've clicked Finish you will see an Installation created notification. You'll then be taken directly to Nebula web. The assistant will also automatically create a user for you in the new installation. You can see your user in the Users section.

For more about managing users see the users section of the user guide.

Configuring devices

Remember that users with the role of system manager have full access to manage Nebula. Full access means they can manage access points and their associated electronic locks, users, access rights etc., amongst other functions. When configuring devices in larger installations, we recommended providing an installer with a map of the installation which states the location and the names of the devices being configured. We recommend you give the installer the role of device manager in Nebula so they can set up Salto hardware in your installation.

See configuring devices for more details about this process.