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In case no suitable definition is available, use the Default Card Format drop-down list to select a default format. To narrow down the search, type the card format, and it will list the results. You can click on the required card format directly. Please note that the card format definition in Enterphone is highly customizable. Please feel free to contact Identiv Technical Support (support@identiv.com ) should you require a custom format.
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For more information, please refer to the instructions in the Enterphone Parameter Files section.
Enterphone Panels
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Click on the Suites navigation tab.
In the Actions bar, click on Add Suite. The following screen is displayed:
Enter a Suite Name or the Number.
Enter a 4-digit Suite Code that is to be displayed in the directory of a panel.
Enter the Phone number for the Suite.
• For an EPX relay number, enter the 3-digit relay number.Enter an Alternate Phone number. If the first number is not accessible by a panel the alternate number will be dialed.
Select the Guest Access Group that applies.
Optional: Business - Refer Business Management section below.
Click on Save.
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Use the steps described in Editing a Parameter file to edit the siteEngine.ini. The Panel will need to be restarted for any changes to this file to take effect.
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Add a Business using the instructions in the Businesses section of Chapter Suites.
Add a new admin user using the instructions in the section: Site Administrator Management.
From the Add Admin User screen, select the business name from the Business list.
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Options | Description |
Description | Reader description identifies the reader. |
Default Card Format | This field specifies the card that is being used with this bridge device. Auto card format will try to match the best fitting card format. The auto card format behavior can be managed by going to System, Devices and then Manage Card Format. For more information see the section on Managing Card Formats. |
Input Properties
Options | Description |
Description | This field identifies what input signal is being monitored. |
Activate Relay Output | This option configures the Enterphone Bridge to activate the specified relay when the input is shorted. |
Activate Relay Output: Relay: | This drop-down list specifies which relay is to be activated as input event occurs. This drop-down menu is only active if the above Active Relay Output checkbox is checked. |
Default Activation Time | This drop-down list specifies the number of seconds that the relay activates as input event occurs. |
Supervised Input Ready: | This checkbox is for Enterphone Bridge Devices that are equipped with supervised inputs. This field should be left uncheck, unless the optional Supervised Input Board is connected. For specific instructions on how to connect the supervised input board, please see the appropriate instructions. |
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If no reader is assigned to this controlled area now, it can be assigned later using the Assign Device button. See the Assign a Device to a Controlled Area section for more information. For information on Floor Area referElevator Configuration.
Once the controlled area is saved, different aspects of it can be modified.
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Select a Card Format for the Reader; set it to Auto to default to the system settings.
For the Door Contact, check the Suprv Ready box to indicate that the bridge input has supervised resistors set.
Set the Door Contact Switch to Normally Open or Normally Closed.
For Request to Exit, check the Suprv Ready box to indicate that the bridge input has supervised resistors set.
Set the Request to Exit Switch to Normally Open or Normally Closed.
Check the Activate Relay to set the lock to trigger when the REX is fired and select a Relay and enter the number of seconds for it to remain active.
For each of the Outputs, enter a Delay time (the number of minutes/seconds the relay will fire) and an Activation Time (the number of minutes/seconds the relay stays open).
Select an Output for this door.
Enter an optional Description.
For each output, enter a Delay time (the number of minutes/seconds until the relay will fire) and an Activation Time (the number of minutes/seconds the relay stays open). Click the Show Accessibility box to enter an Accessibility Delay time and an Accessibility Activation time: this is a separate set of delays and activation times for users with special needs (e.g. wheelchair, crutches) that are used if the Accessibility check box is selected in that user’s setup page. See Chapter Users for more information on setting up a User.
Check the Latch Allowed box to allow the corresponding output to remain open(latched) when it is set to Open state either by the Administrator or through Unlock Schedule.
To add another Output line, click the + button beside the first output line.
Click Save when all outputs are configured.
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For more information about schedules, please refer to Schedules.
In the Unlock Schedule tab on the View/Edit Controlled Area screen:
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For more information regarding alerts, please refer to Alert Levels.
Door Monitor Tab
There are two Door Monitor Alarms for a controlled Door area: a Door Held Open Alarm that indicates a door being held open for a given period of time and a Door Forced Open Alarm that indicates that a door is being forced open without the use of a reader or an entry/exit device.
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Select a Floor Controlled Area from the Linked Floor Area dropdown box to link to this controlled area.
NOTE: More details on Floor Controlled Areas can be found in Chapter Elevator Configuration.Enter a Delay time (a pause before the relay fires, default is 0 seconds) and an Activation Time (the duration that the relay activates, default is 5 seconds).
Click the Show Accessibility box to enter an Accessibility Delay time and an Accessibility Activation time. This is a separate set of delays and activation times for users with special needs (e.g. wheelchair, crutches) that are used if the Accessibility check box is selected on that user’s setup page. See Chapter Users for more information on setting up a User.
To link another floor to this controlled area, click the add button +
Click Save.
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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 Enterphone 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.
In the Actions bar, click on Add User. The following screen is displayed.
Enter the user’s Last Name.
Enter the user’s First Name.
Select Yes or No to Display this user’s name in the Directory if there is an intercom on the panel.
Select this user’s Suite. This is also for Intercom functionality
Enter the MESH Card Number.
Enter the Wiegand Card Number that is assigned to the user or click on the [Read Card] button and present the card to the reader - the Wiegand number will automatically fill in the field. If the number is unknown, a card reader can be set up as an enrolment reader. To set up an enrolment reader, click on Select Enrolment Reader from the left menu and select the appropriate card reader.
Enter a PIN number for the card. This is for Intercom functionality.
Enter the user’s Email address.
Enter the user’s Telephone number.
Select the User Access Groups in the Available box that should be assigned to this user and click the right arrow button to move the group to the Selected box.
Select the Floor Access Groups for this user.
Enter the Date that the user’s access rights will Start.
Select Never, or enter the Date that the access rights of this user will Expire.
Click the Accessibility box if this is a user with special needs (i.e. wheelchair or crutches) that requires the longer Accessibility Delay and Activation times configured in Controlled Areas.
Select Yes to Enable Admin Functions if this user is an administrator – the View/Edit Admin User options will become available.
Click Save.
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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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In the Enterphone Software, make sure that the FB5 (Digital IO) device has been added in the System – Devices tab. See Enterphone Bridge Configuration for more information.
Create a Controlled Area - Type Floor
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Once the Controlled Area is saved, the Outputs and Unlock Schedule tabs appear.
Select a device Output for this Floor controlled area. You may select and add multiple Floor Areas. Click the plus sign button to add the selected Output(s).
To create an unlock schedule, click on the Unlock Schedule tab. Please see the Unlock Schedules section of the Controlled Areas chapter earlier in this document for more information.
Click Save.
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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 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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For more information about reports, please refer to the Chapter Reports. |
Enhanced Access Denied Diagnostics
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Because business admin users can’t access the System tab, the backup log instructions are different. Please refer to the Backup of Logs for Business Users section for more information.
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