---
title: Add badge reader details
description: Create entries for all badge reading devices that are installed at your workplace to control employee access to building, floors, and workspaces.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/contact-tracing/add-badge-reader.html
release: australia
product: Contact Tracing
classification: contact-tracing
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Collecting user badge data, Contact Tracing, Safe Workplace, Health and Safety, Employee Service Management]
---

# Add badge reader details

Create entries for all badge reading devices that are installed at your workplace to control employee access to building, floors, and workspaces.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_imt\_tracing.badge\_manager

## About this task

You can also import your badge reader data from an Excel spreadsheet. For more information, see [Easy import data from a list](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/integrate-applications/c_EasyImport.md).

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Contact Tracing** > **Badge Management** > **Badge Readers**.

2.  To add details of a new badge reader device, click **New**, or select an existing badge reader to edit the details.

3.  On the form, fill in the fields.

    |Field|Description|
    |-----|-----------|
    |Name|Name of the device. Use a name that makes it easy to identify the device.|
    |Active|Option for marking the functional or availability status of the device. If a badge device reader is not working or is removed, clear this check box.|
    |Status|Status of the device. If the device is under repair or has any issue, you can enter the status in this field.|
    |Device Identifier|Unique ID of the device. This value can be the hardware ID or serial number of the device.|
    |Short description|Brief description of the device.|
    |Floor name|Location where the device is installed on the premises.|
    |Type|Type to determine if the device is installed at the entry or exit point of the workspace, floor, restricted area, or building entrance or exit gates.|

4.  Click **Submit**.


**Parent Topic:**[Collecting user badge data](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/contact-tracing/badge-management.md)