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Features
Locations:
Up to 50
locations each of which can have 128 controllers each of which can have
4 doors. This gives the system a total potential capacity of over 25000
doors
Controllers:
Each
controller now has capacity for up to 4 doors, 250 alarm areas, and 250
alarm inputs. Doors can have any reader technology. (requires r3
universal firmware)
Timezones:
The system has
capacity for 1000 ‘standard’ timezones and 1000 ‘extended’ timezones.
Access
levels:
The system has
capacity for up to 16000 access levels. Each user in the system can have
up to 50 of these access levels assigned to them.
Parking control:
Each
controller has capacity for up to 63 parking ‘occupancy’ levels. Each
level has a defined occupancy; when that number of people have entered
no more from that group are able to get into the car park until someone
from that group leaves.
Antipassback:
Extensive
antipassback capabilities including the ability to define any reader as
Entry, Exit, Inside, Outside or Don’t care. Antipassback can be
system-wide. Also supports timed antipassback for car park and catering
control.
Programmable
macros:
Any event in
the system can be programmed to cause any other event. Useful for
lighting control, tagging users, central control of outputs.
Energy
management:
Alarm areas can
be used to control lighting and air conditioning to ensure that energy
is not operating when the area is unoccupied.
Users:
Up to 20,000
users per controller. Access at any reader is instantaneous even with
thousands of users within the controller.
Credentials:
Any credential
can be used with the system. A full 32-bits (site code AND card number)
is stored for every user. Site codes can be mixed, the system supports
non-site-coded credentials like PIN numbers and iButtons.
Readers:
The system
supports a wide variety of readers including iButton, mag-stripe,
wiegand, proximity, presco and biometric readers like the CS fingerprint
reader and the Iris scanner technology.
Elevators:
Elevator
control is supported with up to 250 floors per elevator. Elevator access
levels allow restriction of individual floors by time. It’s possible to
trigger floors from intercoms (with a different trigger time to when
triggered by a card read) and the system supports full floor destination
reporting and single floor selection.
Inputs and outputs:
Any controller
is fully expandable using additional input and output boards. Inputs and
outputs can be added on in pairs at very low cost. Each controller
supports up to 250 relay outputs and 250 inputs.
Alarm reporting via email:
When alarms
occur they can be easily emailed to anyone for verification.
Integration with alarms:
It’s possible
to control alarm areas via the access control system. Users can arm and
disarm individual alarm areas from access control readers, and it’s also
possible to restrict access so that certain users are unable to access
an area unless the alarm is turned off.
Network integration:
Locations in
the system can be distributed across a local area network, enabling a
large integrated system to be operated from a central point using
existing infrastructure.
Mix local and remote sites:
Locations can
be connected directly to any PC in the network or connected via dial-up
modem from any PC in the network allowing extensive flexibility in the
configuration of the system.
Multiple workstations:
The system
supports multiple workstations for connection of controllers and
reporting from any location in the network.
Holiday periods and types:
The system
supports up to 20 holiday periods. Each period has a starting date and
time and ending date and time allowing lots of flexibility in the
definition of holidays. The system also supports different ‘types’ of
holidays so that different tenants or branches of a site can have
different holidays applying.
User interface:
The software is
very easy to use, based on the functions carried out by a premises
manager rather than being dictated by the hardware. Operators need not
understand about controllers etc because the programming is based on
‘doors’ and ‘floors’ rather than controllers. Elevator programming in
particular is very easy as elevators are grouped into banks meaning that
programming of individual floors is done once per bank of elevators
rather than individually per elevator.
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