# Connect an Access System to Seam

You can use [Seam Console](https://docs.seam.co/latest/~/revisions/WnT0iExlRmVG3JXMNm4C/core-concepts/seam-console) or the [Seam API](https://docs.seam.co/latest/~/revisions/WnT0iExlRmVG3JXMNm4C/api/connect_webviews) to connect your access system to Seam. You use a [Connect Webview](https://docs.seam.co/latest/~/revisions/WnT0iExlRmVG3JXMNm4C/core-concepts/connect-webviews) to authorize the connection.

## Connect an Access System Using Seam Console

1. Log in to [Seam Console](https://console.seam.co/).
2. In the upper-left corner, click the workspace switcher and select or create a [workspace](https://docs.seam.co/latest/~/revisions/WnT0iExlRmVG3JXMNm4C/core-concepts/workspaces).

   To connect a real access system to Seam, use a production workspace. To use one of Seam's [virtual access systems](https://docs.seam.co/latest/~/revisions/WnT0iExlRmVG3JXMNm4C/developer-tools/sandbox-and-sample-data), use a [sandbox workspace](https://docs.seam.co/latest/~/revisions/WnT0iExlRmVG3JXMNm4C/core-concepts/workspaces#sandbox-workspaces).

   ![Use the Seam Console workspace switcher to switch between workspaces and create new workspaces.](https://2727122207-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FxnN2A67918om1UthYWsF%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-40bd9c32b4e45f3f8dcf3d3dfa7e9ae54e15d95d%2Fworkspace-switcher.png?alt=media)
3. In the top navigation pane, click **ACS Systems**.
4. On the **Access Systems** page, click **New Access System**.

   Seam Console displays a Connect Webview that enables you to connect your access system to Seam.
5. In the Connect Webview, follow the prompts to authorize the connection.

   <figure><img src="https://2727122207-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FxnN2A67918om1UthYWsF%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-41addeddf35967238e5a5f9cde8633eacf7c4a84%2Fsalto%20webview.webp.png?alt=media" alt="Use a Connect Webview to connect your access system to Seam."><figcaption><p>Use a Connect Webview to connect your access system to Seam.</p></figcaption></figure>

   If you want to connect a virtual access system to a sandbox workspace, use the corresponding [sandbox access system credentials](https://docs.seam.co/latest/~/revisions/WnT0iExlRmVG3JXMNm4C/developer-tools/sandbox-and-sample-data).

   To connect a real access system, see the [system integration guide](https://docs.seam.co/latest/~/revisions/WnT0iExlRmVG3JXMNm4C/device-and-system-integration-guides/overview#access-control-systems) for your ACS to learn any brand- or system-specific prerequisites, requirements, and restrictions.

The **Access Systems** page now displays the newly-connected access control system.

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## Connect an Access System Using the Seam API

First, use the Seam API to [create a Connect Webview](https://docs.seam.co/latest/~/revisions/WnT0iExlRmVG3JXMNm4C/api/connect_webviews/create). Then, display this Connect Webview to your user. You user completes the Connect Webview to authorize the access system connection to Seam.

For detailed instructions, see [Connect Webview Process](https://docs.seam.co/latest/~/revisions/WnT0iExlRmVG3JXMNm4C/core-concepts/connect-webviews/connect-webview-process).