Question
How do I configure a door to unlock in the morning, then go to a secure mode (Card and Pin) at night?
In System Administration, complete the following steps:
1) Select Timezones from the Access Control menu.
2) In the Holidays/Timezones folder, select the Timezones tab.
3) Click [Add] to add a new timezone.
4) To configure the new timezone interval:
- Type the name of the timezone in the Name field.
- Type the start time in the Start field (for example, 08:00)
- Type the end time in the End field (for example, 17:59).
- Select the days which should apply to this interval.
- Click [OK] to save the timezone settings.
5) Select the Timezone/Reader Modes tab.
6) Click [Modify] to create a new timezone/reader mode.
7) Select the reader you want to use and the timezone you just created.
8) In the Start section, select "Unlocked" from the Reader Mode drop-down.
9) In the End section, and select "Card and Pin" from the Reader Mode drop-down.
10) Click [Assign] to save the timezone/reader mode and update the assignment list.
11) Click [OK]. The listing window will be updated with your changes.
At this point, based on applying the time settings in this article, the selected reader will unlock at 8:00 A.M. and enter the Card and Pin mode at 6:00 P.M.
Answer
The easiest way to do this in OnGuard is to configure a timezone/reader mode.In System Administration, complete the following steps:
1) Select Timezones from the Access Control menu.
2) In the Holidays/Timezones folder, select the Timezones tab.
3) Click [Add] to add a new timezone.
4) To configure the new timezone interval:
- Type the name of the timezone in the Name field.
- Type the start time in the Start field (for example, 08:00)
- Type the end time in the End field (for example, 17:59).
- Select the days which should apply to this interval.
- Click [OK] to save the timezone settings.
5) Select the Timezone/Reader Modes tab.
6) Click [Modify] to create a new timezone/reader mode.
7) Select the reader you want to use and the timezone you just created.
8) In the Start section, select "Unlocked" from the Reader Mode drop-down.
9) In the End section, and select "Card and Pin" from the Reader Mode drop-down.
10) Click [Assign] to save the timezone/reader mode and update the assignment list.
11) Click [OK]. The listing window will be updated with your changes.
At this point, based on applying the time settings in this article, the selected reader will unlock at 8:00 A.M. and enter the Card and Pin mode at 6:00 P.M.
