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Paths

A path opens a series of doors and elevators in order, for example from the building entrance to your apartment or office.

Make a path

A hand holding a phone with CA Secure open inside the elevator, the thumb holding the floor 5 button under Utilities.
Hold the floor to make a path to it.
  1. Go inside the elevator with CA Secure open on the Home screen.
  2. Hold (long-press) the floor you want the path to go to.
  3. Give the path a name. On a campus, choose the Building.
  4. Tap Save. The path is now on the Paths screen.
  1. Inside the elevator at Carleton University: buttons for floors 6, 5 and 4 under Utilities.
    1. Hold the floor (here, 5)
  2. The Create path at Carleton University window: the name 5, Building Richcraft Hall, and Cancel and Save buttons.
    2. Name it, choose the building, Save
  3. The Paths screen: Carleton University, Richcraft Hall, with the new path Up to 5.
    3. It's on the Paths screen
  1. Inside the elevator at Carleton University on iPhone: Utilities with floors 5, 4, 3 and 2R.
    1. Hold the floor (here, 5)
  2. The Create Path at Carleton University window: Save this as a path?, the name 5, and Cancel and Save buttons.
    2. Name it, tap Save
  3. Direction for 5: What is the direction of this path?, with UP and DOWN buttons.
    3. Choose UP or DOWN
  4. A message: Path Saved, UP to 5.
    Path saved
  5. The Paths screen on iPhone: Carleton University, Richcraft Hall, with the new path Up to 5.
    4. It's on the Paths screen

You can also say “OK CA, create path 5” (see Voice control).

Run a path

Swipe to the Paths screen and tap the path. A Running panel shows each step and the doors it found; tap Close when you're done. You can also start a path:

  • from a home-screen widget;
  • by voice: say “OK CA” and the path's name;
  • automatically, when you arrive (below).

Path settings

Hold a path on the Paths screen to change it:

  • Name and Building.
  • Range: Closer or Farther, how near you need to be.
  • Auto Doors: open the doors on the path as you reach them. A blue dot on the path's button shows Auto Doors is on.
  • Auto-start when I arrive at this location: start the path when you get there. Only one path per place can do this; turning it on for one turns it off for the other.
  • Secure doors: add secure doors you have access to.
  • Share and Delete.

Tap Update to save your changes.

  1. PATH Settings for Up to 5: Name, Building Richcraft Hall, Range at -75 dBm between Closer and Farther, three switches (Auto Doors, Hall Call Direction, Auto-start), and Delete, Cancel and Update buttons. The share button is at the top right.
    Path settings
  1. Path Settings on iPhone for Up to 5: the name, Range at -75 dBm between Closer and Farther, switches for Auto Doors (on), Auto Start when I arrive and Hall Call Direction, then Share this Path and Delete Path. Cancel and Update are at the top.
    Path settings

Share a path

In the path's settings, tap the share button. Your phone's share sheet opens with a link to the path: send it by text, email or any app. When the other person taps the link, the path is added to their CA Secure.

  1. The Android share sheet: Sharing text, Here's a secure path for you, with a casecure.app link, and apps to send it with: Quick Share, Messages, Keep Notes, Gmail and Drive.
    Send the link with any app
  1. The iPhone share sheet: Check out this path in CA Secure, with AirDrop, Mail, Notes and Reminders, then Copy, New Quick Note and Save to Files.
    Send the link with any app

A building's own paths

Some buildings publish paths for visitors. CA Secure downloads them, with the building's logo, when you arrive. It needs location all the time, and the setting Auto-download paths and logos in Settings › Data Usage (on to start with).

Still stuck?

In CA Secure, open Settings and tap Contact to send us a message, or email info@contactlessaccess.com.