Overview

Freedom 10.1 is able to integrate with Assa Abloy wireless Sargent locks and treat them as part of the Freedom Access Control System. Freedom communicates and manages Wireless Access Points via Assa Abloy’s Door Access Router (DSR) service. This DSR support tool runs on a Windows environment and communicates with software vendors through SOAP API interface. Once integrated, Assa Abloy’s

Wireless Access Points will be mapped as Freedom’s Wireless Devices. These mapped devices can then be assigned to Freedom’s Wireless Controlled Areas. Wireless Controlled Areas can have unlock schedules and associated Access Groups as if they are regular Door Areas. Freedom 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.

DSR Configuration

To configure Assa Abloy Integration in Freedom:

1. Login to Freedom with the system account.

2. Click on the System navigation tab.

3. On the left, click on the ASSA ABLOY link.
   

   

4. Enter name of the DSR station. This can be any arbitrary name and does not have to reflect the DSR station’s host name.

5. Enter DSR URL - this is the IP Address of the API Interface for DSR. Default port is 8080.

6. Enter Callback URL – this is the IP Address used by the DSR to report event logs back to Freedom. The IP Address should be Freedom server’s own IP and default port number is 9001.

7. User Limit – this controls the maximum number of card holder information that can be stored in Access Points. This value should reflect the User Limit under DSR Tools Configuration Settings -> Device Specific Commands -> Default Settings -> Lock Limits. The User Limit specified in Freedom should be less than or equal to DSR’s default user limit.

8. Click Save to update DSR Settings. In a few minutes, the Status tab below will display various interface statuses. Should DSR Interface status remains Offline after a few minutes, reboot Freedomserver.
   
   

   

9. Configure Access Points to connect to DSR using Assa Abloy’s Lock Configuration Tool (LCT). Once Access Points are configured, they should start appearing in Freedom under the Access Points tab.
   

   

10. To integrate a Wireless Access Point into Freedom, there are 4 simple steps:

    1. Confirm – to let DSR confirm that the Access Point will be in use.

    2. Import – to map the Access Point into a Freedom wireless lock device.

    3. Assign Controlled Area – Create a Wireless Lock Controlled Area and assign it with the Access Point.

    4. Assign Access – assign the Wireless Lock Area to Access Group as if it were a regular Door Area.

11. 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.
    

    

12. Once the device is confirmed, click the blue Import Device button to map the access point to a Freedom Assa Abloy Wireless Lock Device:
    

    

    Freedom will proceed to an Add Custom Device page, the name of the Access Point and the Door ID will be populated automatically. Click Save and then Cancel.
    

    

13. Click Controlled Areas tab, click Add Controlled Area.

14. In Area Type, make sure Wifi Lock Area is selected. Then select the mapped Wifi Device under Wifi Lock:
    

    

15. Click Save.

16. Assign the Wifi Lock Area to User Access Group. The Wifi Lock is now ready to be used.
    

    

DSR Configuration Options

DSR Access Points Tab

Label	Description
Serial Number	Serial Number of the 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:
		Synchronized
		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 Freedom 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:
		Import Device – maps the Access Point to a Freedom Wifi Lock Device.
		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.

Other Manual Operations

Manually push updated data to DSR Support Tool Service.

Manually Sync data to Devices that are out-of-sync.

Manually Sync all Access Point Devices.

DSR Sync Schedule

Freedom is designed to synchronize with DSR/Access Points daily. By default, updated card holder/credential information is sent to DSR every day after midnight. Administrators can adjust this schedule in the Sync Schedule tab.

To adjust Sync Schedule, simply check and uncheck the available time slot, click Save to apply the update.

DSR Integration Status

The right most tab in the DSR Configuration screen contains integration service and troubleshooting tools:

DSR Status Tab

Troubleshooting

Administrators may restart various components within the DSR Integration manually. Caution is required. The possible actions are: