Introduction
About This Guide
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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 Freedom Bridge to activate the specified relay when the input is shorted. Note: This feature is executed in the Freedom Bridge hardware level and it does not require a connection to a Freedom server. Thus, this is generally used as a “Request to Exit” function (e.g. via a push button). |
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 Freedom 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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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 Freedom 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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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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To remove a Certificate Policy OID:
Click theX button next to the OID.
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Extended Key Usage Extensions
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To remove an extended key usage extension constraint:
Click the X button next to the OID.
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PKI Fault Options
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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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