GuestView Setup Guide
Tap-to-Enter NFC Setup
A Nimbio NFC tag mounted at your gate lets visitors tap their phone to reach the resident directory — no app, no QR scan, no keypad, and no DIY setup step.
Before you begin
- ✓Nimbio controller installed, powered on, and showing a solid LED
- ✓GuestView enabled for your community — Community Manager › [Your Community] › Members › Allow directory viewing
- ✓A Nimbio NFC tag for the gate — request one through your installer or Nimbio support if you don’t have one yet
How an NFC tag gets set up
There’s no DIY programming step — Nimbio’s NFC tags use a crypto-authenticated chip that’s professionally programmed before it reaches your gate.
Request a tag
Contact your installer or Nimbio support to get an NFC tag programmed for your gate.
Your installer mounts it
Peel and press the tag firmly onto the call box or gate panel — a flat, visible surface at phone height works best. Avoid placing it directly on bare metal (metal blocks NFC signal); use the plastic housing or a spacer sticker if needed.
⚠ Metal surfaces: NFC signal cannot pass through bare metal. If the call box face is metal, mount the tag on the plastic trim, a non-metal cover plate, or use an anti-metal NFC label (HF RFID on-metal label).
Test it
Unlock your phone screen (NFC doesn’t work when the screen is off on most devices).
Hold the back of your phone against the sticker for 1–2 seconds.
If you’re signed in and hold a key to that gate, it opens automatically. Otherwise, your phone opens a prompt to sign in and open it yourself, or view the community directory to reach a resident.
The directory should display resident listings. If it’s empty, the admin needs to ensure at least one resident has GuestView enabled in their Nimbio app.
Troubleshooting
Still stuck?
Our support team can walk you through setup over the phone or schedule a remote session.
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