Brivo cloud access, video and identity management
Plan Brivo around door control, identity, mobile credentials, video, visitors and the operational responsibilities of a cloud-managed system.
What Brivo includes—and how to choose
Brivo Access is a cloud-managed access-control platform used to administer sites, doors, users, credentials, schedules and events. The cloud interface does not eliminate field design: every opening still needs compatible locks, request-to-exit, door position, life-safety behavior, enclosure power, battery capacity and a documented controller connection.
Brivo supports mobile credentials and reader options alongside cards and other credential technologies. Credential choice should account for the installed reader population, identity lifecycle, phone eligibility, visitor use and fallback procedure. Mobile access is an operational program, not simply a reader feature.
Brivo Video, Visitor and identity-related capabilities can provide a connected workflow when the selected subscription and hardware support it. The project record should identify which events are linked, who can search or export evidence, how long video is retained and what happens when WAN or cloud communication is unavailable.
Product families and their roles
This portfolio map separates the main Brivo functions so the project is not reduced to a generic model list.
Brivo Access
Cloud management for sites, doors, users, schedules, credentials and audit events.
Control panels and readers
Field controllers, reader interfaces, inputs, outputs and supported credential paths.
Mobile Pass and identity
Mobile and physical credential lifecycle aligned with organizational identity rules.
Video and visitor workflows
Cloud video, visitor records and event context where licensed and supported.
Architecture decisions before procurement
The selected family must fit the opening, scene, network, power, software and administrative environment.
Door schedule
Document every lock, sensor, REX, reader, power and emergency behavior per opening.
WAN and resilience
Define controller behavior, event buffering and operator procedure during connectivity loss.
Subscription map
Reconcile sites, doors, users, credentials, video retention and integrations with licensing.
Administrator governance
Apply least privilege, MFA, audit review and named ownership for identity changes.
Commissioning evidence
Acceptance should demonstrate the intended workflow under realistic conditions, not only show that devices appear online.
- Test authorized, denied, forced, held and scheduled door behavior.
- Exercise WAN interruption and verify local decisions, buffered events and recovery.
- Issue and revoke physical and mobile credentials through the approved identity workflow.
- Retrieve a Brivo event with associated video where configured and export approved evidence.
Official Brivo resources
Use the manufacturer pages below for current product status, compatibility, release notes, software and firmware. We link to official resources and do not host firmware files locally.
Detailed planning and product-family guides
Use the detailed Brivo guides below to compare specific hardware, software and deployment decisions.
Brivo Access Cloud Platform Planning
Explore Brivo Access editions, sites, users, mobile workflows, integrations, cybersecurity and operating responsibilities.
Read the detailed guideBrivo Control Panels, Readers and Door Hardware
Plan ACS300, ACS6000, ACS-SDC or Mercury-based controllers, readers, credentials, power and opening hardware.
Read the detailed guideBuild an installation-ready Brivo scope
Share the site, existing equipment, required workflows and project timing. We can identify the survey, compatibility checks, design and commissioning evidence the project needs.
Discuss products and installation