Access

The scan that lets them in is the clock-in

Put the scanner on the turnstile and attendance stops being a separate chore. An employee scans, the tri-bar releases, and the record is written at the same instant — there is no version of getting to your desk that skips it.

Releases on a valid badge One person per turn Record-only mode too
Tripod turnstile released by a valid employee badge scan
What Happens

Four things, in about a second

Badge is readAt the device on the turnstile, or from the mobile app.
CheckedIs this a current employee badge for this company?
RecordedThe clock-in posts online against that employee's day.
Tri-bar turnsThe relay fires and they walk through.
With or Without a Barrier

Two ways to run the same device

Whether the relay is driven at all is a setting. Decide it before the install, not after.

Door connected

The turnstile enforces it

A valid scan physically releases the tri-bar. Nobody reaches the floor without a badge that checks out, so the attendance record is as complete as the building is secure.

  • No scan, no entry — no missed clock-ins
  • One badge, one turn of the barrier
  • Makes buddy punching much harder
  • Doubles as building access control
Record only

Attendance without a barrier

The relay is never driven — the device simply records the scan. For an open office where a turnstile would feel wrong, or where the landlord won't allow one.

  • Same attendance record, no hardware barrier
  • Nothing to install in the doorway
  • Relies on staff scanning as they arrive
  • A barrier can be added later
Extra Checks

What else the door can insist on

Available on the BMO TF, switched on only if you want them.

Liveness check

A blink is required, so a photograph held up to the camera doesn't open the barrier for anyone.

Thermal screening

An optional temperature reading against a warning threshold, with the choice of logging it or acting on it.

Badge validity window

On-screen badges can be set to stay valid for a limited number of seconds rather than indefinitely.

Out as well as in

Both directions, same record

The turnstile works the same way on the way out, which is what makes the day's hours real rather than estimated. Time in, time out, and the hours between them all come from the same two scans.

  • Time in and time out from the same device
  • Hours worked calculated from the pair
  • Late arrival and overtime flagged automatically
  • All visible on the daily attendance record
Employee scanning their badge at the tri-bar turnstile
Scanning in at the turnstile

Do you want a barrier, or just the record?

Tell us about the entrance — we'll advise whether a tri-bar is worth fitting, quote the hardware and install it.