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Events, Festivals & Stadiums

Q: Can guests enter with an NFC or proximity wristband?

Yes. A wristband (NFC or proximity / RFID) is read at a Cams terminal wired to the turnstile or barrier; the API verifies it and opens the gate. The same gate also accepts face recognition, so you can mix credentials per zone.

Q: Does it control turnstiles and barriers directly?

Yes. After a credential is verified, the Access-Control API triggers the connected actuator — tripod turnstile, flap barrier, swing barrier, boom barrier or door relay — in real time.

Q: How does it handle re-entry and VIP zones?

Each wristband or face binds to a guest and their ticket tier, so re-entry is recognised and VIP / zone access is enforced automatically at the relevant gates.

Q: What happens if a gate loses network?

Offline-tolerant edge engines keep authenticating and opening the barrier locally, then sync the events to your platform when connectivity returns.

Q: Can gate events feed our ticketing platform live?

Yes — entry and exit events stream over Callback (webhooks), Hybrid Push or MQTT, so your ticketing or guest-management system sees a live, per-gate headcount.

Move crowds through the gate in seconds — face recognition and NFC or proximity wristbands wired straight to turnstiles, flap and boom barriers, with re-entry, VIP zones and live headcount.

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The challenge

What makes Events, Festivals & Stadiums hard

Long entry queues hurt the guest experience at peak arrival
Paper and screenshot tickets are easy to copy and pass on
Re-entry, zone and VIP access are hard to enforce by eye
Temporary gates often have patchy or no network
Organisers need a live, accurate headcount per gate and zone

How Cams solves it

The right modality for the job

Guests tap an NFC or proximity wristband — or show their face — at a Cams terminal wired to the turnstile, flap or boom barrier. The Access-Control API authenticates the credential, checks the ticket or zone entitlement, and triggers the barrier in well under a second. Wristbands bind to a guest at registration or top-up, so re-entry and VIP zones are enforced automatically, and every gate event streams live to your ticketing or guest platform over the Web API, Hybrid Push or MQTT. Offline-tolerant edge engines keep the gates moving even when the network drops.

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Integration. Authenticate the wristband, card or face and trigger the turnstile, flap or boom barrier through the Access-Control API (OpenDoor). Stream gate events to your ticketing or guest-management platform over Callback, Hybrid Push or MQTT, and reconcile a live headcount per gate and zone.

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Cams hardware

Purpose-built devices for this use-case

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Cams Hawking F38+ face & RFID terminal

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