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Primis 11.4 is able to integrate with Assa Abloy wireless Sargent Wi-Fi and PoE locks and treat them as part of the Primis Access Control System. Primis communicates and manages Wireless Access Points via Assa Abloy’s Door Access Router (DSR) service. This DSR support tool runs on a Windows server environment and communicates with software vendors Primis through its SOAP API interface.
Once integrated, Assa Abloy’s Wireless Access Points Wi-Fi and PoE locks will be mapped as Primis’s a Primis Wireless Devices. These mapped devices can then be assigned to Primis’s Primis Wireless Controlled Areas. Wireless Controlled Areas can have unlock schedules and associated Access Groups as if they are regular Door Areas. Primis also collects Access Event logs from End users are able to manage Wireless Lock users and credentials in the same manner as the rest of the system without worrying about the underlying architecture of Wireless Access Points.
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To configure Assa Abloy Integration in Primis:
Login to Primis with the system Admin User account.
Click on the System navigation tab.
On the left, click on the ASSA ABLOY link.
Enter the name of the DSR stationserver. This can be any arbitrary name and does not have to reflect the DSR station’s servers hostname.
Enter DSR URL IP - this is the IP Address of the API Interface for DSR server. Default port is 8080.
Enter Callback URL IP – this is the IP Address used by the DSR server to report event logs back to Primis. The IP Address should be the Primis server’s own IP and default port number is 9001.
User Limit – this controls the maximum number of cardholder information that can be stored in Access Pointsthe ASSA ABLOY Wi-Fi and PoE locks. This value should reflect the User Limit set on the DSRunder DSR Tools Configuration Settings -> Device Specific Commands -> Default Settings -> Lock Limits. The User Limit specified in Primis should be less than or equal to DSR’s default user limit.
Click Save to update DSR Settings. In a few minutes, the Status tab below will display various interface statuses. Should the DSR Interface status remains Offline after a few minutes, reboot the Primis server.
Configure Access Points (Wi-Fi and PoE Locks) to connect to DSR using Assa Abloy’s Lock Configuration Tool (LCT). Once Access Points are configured, they should appear in Primis under the Access Points tab.
To integrate a Wireless Access Point into Primis, there are 4 simple steps:
Confirm – to let DSR confirm that the Access Point will be in use.
Import – to map the Access Point into a Primis wireless lock device.
Assign Controlled Area – Create a Wireless Lock Controlled Area and assign it with the Access Point.
Assign Access – assign the Wireless Lock Area to Access Group as if it were a regular Door Area.
To Confirm an Access Point with DSR, click the corresponding green Confirm Device button.
Access Point’s Confirm status will change to
in the next few minutes. This process could take some time; depending on the wake-up interval of the Access Point.
Once the device is confirmed, click the blue Import Device button to map the access point to a Primis Assa Abloy Wireless Lock Device:
Primis will proceed to an Add Custom Device page, and the name of the Access Point and the Door ID will be populated automatically. Click Save and then Cancel.
Click Controlled Areas tab, and click Add Controlled Area.
In Area Type, make sure Wifi Lock Area is selected. Then select the mapped Wifi Device under Wifi Lock:
Click Save.
Assign the Wifi Lock Area to User Access Group. The Wifi Lock is now ready to be used.
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Options | Description |
Name | Name of the DSR Stationserver |
DSR UrlIP | Url IP address of the DSR API Interface, default port is 8080 e.g. http://192.168.123.104:8080/ |
Callback UrlIP | This the the Url IP address for DSR to report events to Primis. Default port is 9001. IP address should be the same as that of the Primis server. e.g. http://192.168.123.101:9001/ |
User Limit | This is the maximum number of card numbers that can be stored in Access Points. The value should reflect the “User Limit” under “Configuration Settings->Device Specific Commands->Default Settings->Lock Limits” in the DSR Support Tool software. |
Card Format | For best results, always select “PROX_RAW” |
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Label | Description | |
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Serial Number | Serial Number of the WIFI or PoE wireless lock Access Point | |
Description | Name of the Access Point assigned by the Lock Configuration Tool (LCT). | |
Site / Wifi Lock Area | Name of the Site and Wifi Lock Area that the Access Point is associated with. | |
Type | Access Point type e.g. Battery Power vs External Power (POE). | |
Firmware | Access Point Firmware information | |
Sync | Access Point Sync Status: | |
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Pending – the DSR is either waiting for the next Access Point wake up cycle or Sync is in progress | ||
Out of Sync – Unable to sync data with Access Point through DSR. A likely cause of this issue is the number of Primis Wifi Lock users/credentials have gone beyond the Lock’s limit. Administrators should check the Number Of User count in the Status tab. | ||
Battery Status | Graphical representation of the battery level: | |
Battery Level: Green – High, Yellow – Good, Red – Low | ||
External Powered (e.g. POE) Access point. | ||
Confirmed | Indicates whether the Access Point is confirmed by the DSR or not: | |
Not Confirmed | ||
Confirmed | ||
Online | Indicates whether the Access Point is currently connected and communicating with the DSR: | |
Not Online | ||
Online | ||
Door State | State of the Door e.g. Opened, Closed, Door Held. | |
Lock State | State of the Lock e.g. Normal, Passage (unlocked). | |
Integration | User Controls that help manage Wifi Lock Integration: | |
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Confirm Device – to confirm an Access Point is to let DSR accept it as part of its Sync target. | ||
Reload Device – manually sync the Access Point Device. | ||
Remove Device – remove this device from DSR’s Sync list. |
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