Doors

Setup

• Door Type: Door type selection allows the door to function in different modes. Each mode requires the user to present specific credentials, for example, a card, a card and PIN, a card or PIN, or PIN only. Different door types (requiring different security credentials) can be scheduled for different times of the day.

• Slave Door * : You can assign another door record as a slave door. When a user unlocks the primary door, the slave door will be unlocked as well if the user has access to it. This might be used to control two adjacent doors with a single reader port.

  By default, slave doors will only follow the primary door when it is unlocked by access with a valid credential. To enable slave door operation for REX, REN and manual commands, add the SlaveREX = true in the Commands field for the primary door.

• Area Inside Door: The inside area defines which area is on the inside of the door. This is used to prevent a user from gaining access to a door when the area is armed and they cannot disarm it, as well as automatically disarming the area when the door is accessed. Using the door and area control integrates the two systems and is an ideal solution for false alarm prevention.
• Area Outside Door: The outside area defines which area is on the outside of the door. This is used to prevent a user from gaining access to a door when the area is armed and they cannot disarm it, as well as automatically disarming the area when the door is accessed. Using an inside and an outside area usually requires that the door is programmed with both an entry and exit reader.
• Unlock Schedule: The unlock schedule determines when the door unlocks. For example, if an employee entry door needs to be unlocked at 7am and locked at 5pm, assign a corresponding schedule. (Under Doors | Options tab, enable Schedule Operates Late To Open so door does not unlock on schedule until the first access has been accepted at the door.)
• Door Pre-Alarm Delay Time: The pre-alarm time is programmed to allow the door to be left open for a certain period before it will generate a pre-alarm condition. When the pre-alarm condition is reached this will typically activate an output on the reader expander that is controlling the door.

• Door Left Open Alarm Time: The maximum amount of time after a door opening event is generated before a door left open alarm is generated. This typically activates the appropriate trouble input and output on the reader expander that is controlling the door. For the trouble inputs to activate they must be set in the reader expander.

  Note: The pre-alarm delay time and door left open alarm time operate on a timeline. They do not specify the time period between state changes of the door. This means that as soon as the door is opened, a countdown starts for both the pre-alarm delay and the left open alarm time. For example, setting the Door Pre-Alarm Delay Time to 5 seconds and Door Left Open Alarm Time to 10 seconds, the door will go into pre-alarm after 5 seconds of the door being open, then a door alarm is generated after a further 5 seconds (10 seconds total). If the Door Pre-Alarm Delay Time is the same as or larger than the Door Left Open Alarm Time, the open door alarm will never be triggered.

• Interlock Door Group * : The interlocking group is assigned to a door that cannot be opened or accessed when any of the doors assigned in the interlocking group are not secure. Access will be denied to the user based on an interlock.

Commands

• Commands * : Used to send manual commands to a device.