# Setting up a site

1. Go to **Site setup** and select **New site**
   1. Enter a name for your site, for example ‘New York - Avenue of the Americas’
   2. Select the local timezone of the site from the dropdown menu
   3. Enter the longitude and latitude of the site. You can find these using external tools such as <https://www.latlong.net/>

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Accessia requires longitude and latitude information for location services features to work when users are onsite
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1. Save your site information then click **New floor**, enter a floor name, and upload a floor plan image
2. When you’ve added the new floor, click on **Edit map** and then **Add room**
   1. Click to draw a point on each corner of the room you’re adding and click **Save**
   2. Give your room a name
   3. Set which zone the room is in
   4. Set the room type and capacity

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Zones group rooms together to share the same access schedule
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Setting a room type and capacity allows for accurate reporting on space utilization
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## Related pages

* [Add Hubs](/site-setup/adding-hubs.md)
* [Add doors](/site-setup/adding-doors.md)
* [Setting access](/setting-access/access-schedule-basics.md)


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