Introduction
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This is how the User Access Group would look like for the above example:
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This is how what the Floor Access Group looks like for 1st Floor:
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For the card holder cardholder that have has access to the 1st Floor, this is how his User and Floor Access Groups look like:
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To switch to this mode, in siteEngine.ini, set property “UseFloorAccessGroups” to “no”. Restart the server after the update (please note that once this mode is chosen, returning to the old method may require some database clean upcleanup).
Once this mode is set, the “Floor Access Group” menu item will disappear from the Access tab:
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In the above example instead of having one Resident User Access Group and 3 Floor Access Groups; we need 3 Resident user groups, each one covers elevator door access and one floor
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Each Residents group would have access to Elevator A and Elevator B controlled area:
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Floor Access is immersed into the User Access Group in the second tab labeled “Floor Access and Schedules”. In the “Resident FL 1” User Access Group, it includes access to the first floor for both elevators:
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When assigning Access Group, the administrator will select a group that will give the card holder cardholder access to both elevators and his corresponding floor. Note that in this mode, the Floor Access Group select box is not present.
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Under Door Held Open Alarm, check the Enable box.
Enter the number of seconds in the Held Open Time box before the alarm will sound.
Select an output in the Output 1 dropdown box; in the Action box, select Activate or Deactivate; in the Duration box, select the number of seconds the alarm will sound.
Repeat Step 3 for Output 2 if necessary.
Select the Schedule from the dropdown box that you would like applied to the action, or select Always On if you need the action to be enabled 24/7; check the Effective Except for this Schedule box to have the alarm sound during all schedules except this one.
Check the General Alarm box if you need this action to generate an alarm in the Events tab.
Check the Ack. Required box to require an acknowledgment from the AMS Server.
Select a Severity level from the dropdown box: Warning, Error, Alert, Critical, or Emergency.
If needed, a customized message can be added in the Instruction field that will be displayed in the log when the Alarm is triggered. The Instruction dropdown menu passes the selected instructions to the AMS Server. To create a new alarm instruction, click the Alarm Instructions link and click Add Alarm Instruction in the Actions bar.
Once done, click save at the bottom of the window
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5. Click Save. The screen expands with more options. The administrator will be able to adjust Controlled Area parameters as described in the above sections.
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Alarm Instructions
A customized message can be configured that will be passed to the AMS Server and displayed in the log when an Alarm is triggered. Alarm instructions can be used by Controlled Area’s Door Monitors or Port Triggered Actions in the next chapter.
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Port Triggered Actions
Port-triggered actions are output actions, such as alarms, triggered by a conditional input or output event from a device. Port triggered actions are useful for alarm monitoring and requests to exit.
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Click on the Controlled Areas navigation tab.
On the left, click the Port Triggered Actions link.
In the Actions bar, click Add Port Trigger. The following screen is displayed:
Enter a Name for this action.
Select a Port Event from thedropdown listand select the state of the event: For inputs, choose Reset, Set, Error Break, or Error Short.
For outputs, choose Activate or Non Active.
Choose up to two Condition States for an output port and the condition of that device’s output port.
Combine two conditions with AND or OR from the dropdown list. For example, if Front Reader’s Output Port is Not-Active AND Front Door Trip Input 1 is Active then the Output Action is triggered.
Select an Output Action and select Deactivate, Activate, Buzzer On, Buzzer Off, Latch Active, Unlatch Active or No Action.
Enter the Delay before activation for the output action.
Enter the Activation Time for the output action.
Select a Controlled Area and its associated action: Open, Close, Enable panel, Disable panel, LOCKDOWN, or Toggle.
Select a Schedule that defines the time that the Port Triggered Action is going to be used or leave it as Always On.
Generate an Alarm enables or disables logging of this Port Triggered Action in the alarm logs, desktop alarm client, and AMS servers.
Choose the Severity of the alarm level: Info, Warning, Error, Critical, Alert, or Emergency, when set to Alarm this will log the action to the Alarm Log.
If needed, a customized message can be added in the Instruction field that will be displayed in the log when the Alarm is triggered. The Instruction dropdown menu passes the selected instructions to the AMS Server.
Select an Alarm Area.
To lag an NVR camera clip to the port Port triggered event, select the camera from the NetCam drop-down list. Before Event and After Event specify the time window (in seconds) of the clip relative to the event.
Click Save.
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Once Zone Groups are created, controlled areas can be assigned to the zone groups. A Zone Group is a security perimeter that contains multiple controlled areas. Each zone group can exercise anti-passback rules onto in its controlled areas. For example, a building with two entrances can be seen as a zone group with two controlled areas (doors). If the anti passback rule is enforced in this building, a person cannot enter through one door and re-enter to either door without first exiting the building.
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Click on the Access navigation tab.
Click on the User Access Groups, Floor Access Groups or Guest Access Groups link.
In the Actions bar, click on Add Access Group. The following screen is displayed:
Enter a Name and a Description.
Select the Risk Levels during which this group will have access: Low, Guarded, Elevated, High or Severe (the current risk level is always displayed at the top of the Primis screen)
For more information on Risk Levels see the Alert Level Managementsection.Select a Controlled Area for this group.
Select a Schedule for the Controlled Area. If that controlled area is not going to be accessed by that User Access Group, leave the schedule as Always Off.
If you need an additional line for extra Controlled Areas and/or Schedules, click the + button beside the current line. To delete a line, click the x button.
Click Save.
Global User Access Groups
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Click on the Users navigation tab.
On the left, click on the User Categories link.
To add a new user category enter a Category ID number and a Category Name and click the add add button.
To remove a User Category click the delete delete button.
Once you have created all of your User Categories you can assign them to your Admin Users in order to filter the users they have access to. Please refer to the Admin Users section to assign the categories.
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Create a new Controlled Area with the elevator reader.
In the new Controlled Area’s Floor tab, select all the associated Floor Areas; specify the desired activation time and click +.
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Create a Floor Access Group
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Click on the Controlled Areas navigation tab.
In the Actions bar, click Add Controlled Area.
First, we want to create a Door Controlled Area for the Elevator Reader. In this example select the FB5’s Reader 1 and this will be the cab reader.
Since there are 3 floors, you will create 3 Floor Controlled Areas. Name the first one Floor 1 Elevator Control and enter an extra Description line if necessary.
Select Floor Area in the Area Type dropdown box.
Select the FB5’s Reader 1 as its (Entrance) Reader. This Reader 1 will be the cab reader.
Click Save.
The Outputs and Unlock Schedule grid will appear. In the Outputs tab, select the FB5 Relay that activates Elevator Control Access to Floor 1 (e.g. relay 1).
Click on the Unlock Schedule tab to assign a schedule for this elevator if desired. For more information, please refer to the Unlock Schedule section of Chapter Controlled Areas.
Click Save.
Repeat Steps 2 to 9 to create a Floor 2 Elevator Controlled Area and add the same FB5 Reader in it as its entrance reader. In the Outputs tab, add the FB5 Relay that activates Elevator Control Access to Floor 2 (e.g. relay 2).
Repeat Steps 2 to 9 to create Floor 3 Elevator Controlled Area and add the same entrance reader and Floor 3 relay (e.g. relay 3).
Return to the Door Controlled Area created in Step 3, go to the Floors tab, and add the three Floor Controlled Areas to it.
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The Events tab displays information such as the access attempts to the building and if they are granted or not. Calls placed, answered and wrong numbers dialed from the panels are logged. If a MESH Panel has the optional camera installed, a snapshot of the user is taken once access is granted by a suite. Scheduled opening or closing of a controlled area and any communication loss or device problems are also displayed. Alarm logs will also be displayed under the optional AMS Server. Preventative and pro-active proactive measures should include the scheduled review of these event logs.
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Click on the Events navigation tab. The following screen is displayed:
Check the boxes above the grid to display the following options:
Live Update: check this box to update the table when there is live data or pause it for discussion and/or troubleshooting.
Local Time: the local monitoring time of the system.
Category: the final category of what is occurring.
Event Code: the events that are supposed to occur.
Current Site Only: the current site; leave unchecked to show data for all sites.
Access Events Only: only show access-related events. To see all I/O and logic leave this box unchecked.From the Display dropdown box, select Today, Last 3 days, This Week or This Month.
Select the number of entries to Show on one page.
You can filter the view by entering Search criteria and/or selecting the Type of event you’d like to view from the dropdown box. Type in the search text and hit Enter.
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To remove a Certificate Policy OID:
Click theX button next to the OID.
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Extended Key Usage Extensions
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To remove an extended key usage extension constraint:
Click the X button next to the OID.
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PKI Fault Options
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