🚀 Visitor Management System (VMS)
A web-based Visitor Management System built with ASP.NET Web Forms and C#. It enables organizations to register visitors, manage check-ins/check-outs, and monitor visits.
👥 Roles Supported:
Visitors – Register details and receive a QR badge.
Receptionists – Handle check-ins and check-outs.
Administrators – Approve visitors, manage logs, and view analytics.
✨ Key Features
📝 Visitor Registration – Fill in name, contact, and visit details.
✅ Admin Approval – Approve or reject visitor requests.
🎟 QR Code Badges – Auto-generated with the QRCoder library.
⏱ Check-In/Check-Out – Log entries using badge scanning or ID.
📊 Visit Analytics – Dashboard with daily/monthly visitor stats.
📩 Contact Messages – Visitors can send inquiries to admins.
🔑 Role-Based Access – Separate dashboards for Admin & Reception.
🛠 Technology Stack
ASP.NET Web Forms (C#, .NET Framework 4.8) – Event-driven web development framework.
Frontend: HTML5, CSS, Bootstrap.
QR Code Generation: QRCoder Library.
Database: Microsoft SQL Server (Express).
📂 Folder Structure VMS/ # Solution root ├─ .vs/ # Visual Studio settings ├─ packages/ # NuGet packages ├─ VMS/ # Main project folder │ ├─ *.aspx # WebForms pages (Admin, Login, Register, etc.) │ ├─ GenerateQR.ashx # HTTP handler for QR code generation │ ├─ Styles/ # CSS files │ ├─ QR/ # QR code images │ ├─ Uploads/ # Profile uploads │ ├─ bin/ # Compiled DLLs (incl. QRCoder.dll) │ ├─ obj/ # Build artifacts │ ├─ Web.config # App configuration │ └─ VMS.csproj # Project file ├─ VMS.sln # Solution file └─ 29_07_2025_sql.sql # SQL script for database setup
⚡ Prerequisites
Visual Studio 2019+ (with ASP.NET and web development workload)
.NET Framework 4.8
Microsoft SQL Server / SQL Server Express
Git
🏗 Setup Instructions
Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/YourUsername/VMS.git cd VMS
Open the solution Open VMS.sln in Visual Studio.
Configure the database
Create a database named Reg.
Run 29_07_2025_sql.sql to create tables (Users, Book, CheckInLog, etc.).
Update the connection string in Web.config if needed:
Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;Initial Catalog=Reg;Integrated Security=True;
Build the project In Visual Studio: Build > Rebuild Solution.
Run the app
Click IIS Express or press F5.
The web app will open in your browser.
🖥 Running Locally
Access pages like Login, Register, Admin Dashboard, Reception Dashboard.
🤝 Contributing
This is a solo project right now. But contributions are welcome! 🎉
Fork the repo
Make your changes
Submit a Pull Request
📜 License
Licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.