GUARDPOINT LITE
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4. AT amp AO amp Serial port rate must be fixed amp AT amp U4 AT amp N4 Deactivate the data compression AT amp K0 And USRobotics Normal mode without error control amp Auto Answer mode ATS0 1 Minimum Baud Tate REG AID Result codes to DTE inhibited ATQ1 Maximum Baud rate 4800 AT amp NA Result codes to DTE allowed ATQO Save the parameters AT amp W Return the factory default AT amp F AT amp F AT amp CO AT amp D0 AT amp KO Set DCD always on AT amp C0 AT amp QO Microcom DTR ignored AT amp DO ATS37 8 DeskPorte Disables flow control AT amp K0 And 28 8S Select Asynchro operation in direct mode T amp Q0 Baud rate 4800 ATS37 8 Result codes to DTE allowed ATQO Auto Answer mode ATS0 1 Result codes to DTE inhibited ATQ1 Save the parameters AT amp W Apache Restore factory configuration profile AT amp F Set Baud Rate to 4800bps ATS37 8 DCD remains ON at all times default AT amp C0 In async mode modem ignores DIR AT amp D0 Disable flow control AT amp K0 Asynchronous operation only AT amp Q0 Direct asynchronous operation Only supports Asynchronous AT amp M0 No compression AT C0 Disables modem to modem XON XOFF flow control default AT GO Disable adjustment of DTE speed to match line speed default Normal speed buffered mode disables error correction mode AT NO AT amp F ATS37 8 AT amp C0
5. 115 possible to add the above command at any program scheduler that will run it at predefined times 20 APPENDIX 4 SENDING SCRIPT WITH EVERY GENERAL DOWNLOAD Sometimes special commands not supported in any screen need to be sent to the controller For example in order to set decimal reading of Wiegand cards command 040000010800000000 must be sent Such command s can be sent through Communication Send Command Those commands are not saved in the database Therefore if later the user will use the General Download with the Reset Memory Before Download option the controller will forget those command s So as for the above example it will forget the decimal reading and go back to the default hexadecimal reading of Wiegand cards In order to prevent such cases the GUARDPOINT LITE can be set to send script which is a list of extra commands at the end of every general download How to set Go to Communication Send command Type the command If more than one type each command in a separate line When the script i e all the commands is completed Click Save A Browse window is opened Select the application folder Usually Program Files GuardPoint Lite 8 Make sure that the Save as Type is set to GUARDPOINT LITE command qcm a name for the file in the format Sxxx where xxx is the station number as it appears at the xxx of the file Sxxx ini For example if the script shou
6. Initialization file which is a list of commands the Programme will sent to the calling modem near the PC to establish the connection See Appendix A 2 If the station is connected through TCP IP network read the 09te008 RS485 TCP IP Interface document for details 3 2 Reader The IC200 IC400 NSL3 controllers may control one or two readers either for one door in its two directions entrance and exit or two different doors This screen allows to parameter these readers Sub screen General 3 2 1 Reader Name This field is for information only 3 2 2 Station Indicate here the station to which the reader through its controller belongs This station must have been previously defined as described in Par 3 1 3 2 3 Controller address The address of the controller from 01 to 16 is defined by its on board dipswitch s See installation Manual 3 2 4 Each controller may control two readers either for one door in two directions or two doors Therefore when a reader is defined its orientation must be defined and may be The first reader of the controller The second reader used to exit the same door than the first one The second reader used to control a second door According to this orientation the controller will operate its inputs outputs items as follows One Door Installation Either one reader defined or two readers for the same door Reader No 2 as exit Reader
7. Installation process has not been completed and the user must perform as follows There are 3 options to return manually to the set up process Option 1 Re insert the CD and wait for the GUARDPOINT LITE autorun screen to appear Option 2 Go to My computer and Double click the CD GUARDPOINT LITE Install icon Wait for the GUARDPOINT LITE autorun screen to appear Option 3 Run the file Setup exe from the the CD The installation is completed when the process ends by the message The Programme has been installed successfully Exiting set up in the middle prevents second attempt to start set up Problem description When the set up process was for any reason interrupted in the middle then attempting to re install may cause the following error Cannot start main set up prog create process returned code 0x0000000c1H Set up will now start the applic removal util to remove temp installation files Error attempting to run the applic removal prog to remove temp files Solution Remove all the GUARDPOINT LITE cab and Setupl exe files from the Windows folder and re install the Programme In case these files are not in the Windows folder search in your computer to find their location and remove them Note Make sure that these files were created on the date of the failed set up attempt 2 ACCESSING THE PROGRAMME MAIN MENU To access the Programme click on the GUARDPOINT LITE Icon 2 1 Login
8. Zone 3 24 00 Daily Programs will be used to create two kinds of Weekly Programs see next paragraph Cardholder Weekly Programs built with 7 daily Programmes one for each weekday one for holidays Alarm Weekly Programs built with 7 daily Programmes one for each weekday one for holidays Two Daily Programs are defined by default Never defined by the four time bounds 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Zone 3 is all day long Always defined by the four time bounds 00 00 23 59 23 59 23 59 Zone 1 is all day long Daily Programmes are used for the following purposes l To define when cardholders may access To each cardholder is attributed an Access Group which includes a Cardholder Weekly Programme the cardholder may access only during Time zones and 2 defined by these Daily Programmes 2 To define the Reader Door Mode i e when the door is either controlled by cards or continuously open or closed To each reader is allocated a Cardholder Weekly Programme in the Reader Door Control screen the Door Mode during the different Time Zones may then be selected in the corresponding fields 3 To define when zones are under alarm To each alarm input is allocated an Alarm Weekly Programme the input will be under alarm during Time zones 1 and 2 and inhibited during Time Zone 3 defined by these daily Programmes 3 4 Weekly Programs Two kinds of Weekly Programs may be defined as explained in
9. a cardholder has been created and saved the Programme will automatically download the information to the controllers 11 Sub screen GENERAL 3 7 1 Card Number The card number may be from 1 to 10000 according to the system capacity This number is automatically given by the Programme incremented from the last card number created but may be modified by the user 3 7 2 Card Code The card code is a string of 8 digits encoded in the card If the user knows the code he can directly type it in this field If not he has to use the get from card button When used the programme reads the event s buffer of a reader and takes as card code to record the first code of an unknown card transaction Therefore before selecting this option the user will have to select a specific reader erase all its events buffer swipe the new card in this reader to record an unknown transaction event because the card is new and therefore unknown by the system Hereunder the step by step instructions to perform this 1 Erase the Event buffer of the reader from which the card will be read This can be done in two ways If the transactions have to be kept and recorded in the journal use the transfer transactions button from the Main Menu This function reads the transactions record them in the journal and then erases the buffer If the transactions have not to be kept use the option Send command in the Communicatio
10. AT amp DO AT amp KO0 AT amp Q0 AT amp M0 AT CO AT G0 AT J0 AT NO And Auto Answer mode ATS0 1 Result codes to DTE inhibited ATQ1 Save the parameters AT amp W 17 Notes 1 To make the GUARDPOINT LITE Program send automatically the commands to the modem near the PC record these commands in a Modem txt file Leave the last line of the file empty 2 If the calling modem near the PC is used also for other applications Internet etc this Programming may prevent these applications to work properly To set back the modem as it was before do as follows Either send command ATZ to the modem through the HyperTerminal Programme for example Or if it is an external modem power it off and then on Or it is an internal modem shut down the PC and switch it off and then on again 4 Modem Connection The serial connector D25 or D9 of the Remote station modem serial port must be connected as follows Rx signal pin 2 if D25 or 3 if D9 to signal Tx of the controller or the RS232 RS485 interface Tx signal pin 3 if D25 or 2 if D9 to signal Rx of the controller or the RS232 RS485 interface DTR signal pin 20 if D25 or pin 4 if D9 must be always high between 7 amp 12 volts connect it to the V pin of the RS232 RS485 interface or to 12vDC of a controller if the modem is connected directly to this controller D25 pins 4 and 5 or 7 amp 8 if the D9 connector shorted together Multi c
11. Menu When run the Programme prompts for a Password The factory password is 123 It may be changed through the Utility Change Password option If the Communication is selected the Programme will not try to communicate with any controllers Communication may be restored further on using the Enable Disable communication button of the Main Screen Command line If the parameters pw password password is the current password is added at the properties shortcut command line password will not be required when entering the Programme Example C Programme Files GuardPoint Lite GUARDPOINT LITE EXE pw 123 If the nc parameter is added after the pw one the Programme will not try to communicate with the controllers Once entered the Main Menu appears which contains two lines a Menu line and a Button line 2 2 Communication Status A Communication Status windows appears on the right side of the Main Menu which indicates the status of each reader one per line as follows Either in Green if communication with the reader is O K The time and date at the reader is also shown on the line Or in Bold with a Time check icon if the time read from the reader is at least 5 minutes different than the time at the PC Time and date must then be sent to the reader using the corresponding button Or in Red with the No answer message if the Programme cannot get communication with the reader The f
12. No 1 controls relay No 1 and therefore the door managed by this relay and reader No 2 controls the same relay No 1 and therefore the same door Door control for door alarm Input No 1 in N O Door remote Input No 3 in N O General alarm Inputs No 2 4 5 6 7 8 in N O on IC200 IC400 only Two Doors Installation Two readers defined and reader No 2 for a second door Reader No 1 controls relay No 1 and therefore the door managed by this relay and reader No 2 controls relay No 2 and therefore another door Door No 1 control for door alarm Input No 1 in N O Door No 2 control for door alarm Input No 2 in N O Door No 1 remote Input No 3 Door No 2 remote Input No 4 General alarm Inputs No 5 6 7 8 in N O on IC200 IC400 only Notes 1 Door alarm is raised if the door is forced or left opened more than a pre defined delay This alarm consists of a message recorded in the Event buffer and activation of relay No 3 until the door is closed back 2 General alarms consist of a message recorded in the Event buffer and activation of relays No 4 until the input is deactivated 3 Status of each alarm input N O or N C and its time zone may be programmed through the Input Alarm screen 3 2 5 Access Criteria To get access a person must either swipe a card or key in a keypad code or both according to the system Access Criteria Programmed 3 2 6 General Keypad code When a cardholder has to k
13. P OF CARDHOLDERS cessere enne en eetn esee sens reete 16 6 7 DISABEE COMMUNICATION ie Lt eee etie polt ee eL fastos 16 6 8 WRITE COMMUNICATION LOG ete e leto BL etos 16 Document 10ue800 GuardPoint Lite User Manual doc Issue 24 10 2001 Page 2 2 6O AUTO DETECTION A 16 6 T0 TIME AND ATTENDANCE 7 core gt eter men pae mene ar RR A raa tenia eie 16 APPENDIX A 1 REMOTE STATIONS stones tones ease sonas tease tones toss 17 APPENDIX A 2 BACKUP FILES FROM TRANSACTIONS 19 APPENDIX A 3 AUTO READ TRANSACTIONS eeeeeeee eese soccorso nonii nao se toss tUe seen netos esee ease tone seta e oi 20 APPENDIX A 4 SENDING SCRIPT WITH EVERY GENERAL DOWNLOAD eee eeee eene 21 The GUARDPOINT LITE software allows programming NSL3 IC200 400 and the NTL3 controllers from a PC It is a 32 bits application which may run under Windows 95 98 00 NT etc 1 INSTALLATION 1 1 New Installation Insert the CD and follow the instructions 1 2 Upgrade from a Previous Version Step 1 Before removing the old installation Use the Utilities menu and the Journal menu in the software to save the Databa
14. POINT LITE database However the commands may be recorded in a file to be restored further on 5 JOURNAL MENU The journal contains the entire events cardholders transactions and alarms read from the controllers through the Transfer Transactions Utility This Journal Menu allows To Display the journal and perform some queries and reports To Save the journal in disk file Restore a journal previously saved To erase the current journal 15 6 UTILITY MENU 6 1 Create new database This utility will prompt the user to save the current database created all the system parameters in a backup file and then erase the current database The saved database may be restored further on This feature allows user to create many databases i e many sets of parameters E g one for each of his sites 6 2 Save Database This option allows saving the current database without creating a new one 6 3 Restore Database This option allows restoring any of the saved databases 6 4 Change Password This option allows the user to change the password used to access the Programme 6 5 Doors and Relays Control This option displays a two function screen 1 Relays control allow you to manage the status of any of the relays that were defined in the Relay screen The user can select a relay choose a status Normal or Constant ON and download it to the controller 2 Fire Alarm This button allows you to open all th
15. ailure must be corrected and communication may be checked once more using the corresponding button 2 3 Main Screen Buttons Cardholders This button is a shortcut to the cards parameters as described in paragraph 3 7 Door control This button is a shortcut to the Door control Option of the Utility Menu as described in par 6 5 It allows opening relays or doors in one click Transfer Transactions this button is a shortcut to the Transactions transfer option of the Communication Menu it allows to read and erase the events cardholders transactions and alarms recorded in the controllers buffer Display Journal this button allows to display all the transactions previously transferred and to perform some queries Get Time and Data this button allows you to read the Time and Date of the controllers General Download this button is a shortcut to the General Download option of the Communication Menu it allows you to download the parameters to the controllers Enable Disable Communication This option allows working on the GUARDPOINT LITE without communicating with the controllers While working without communication pressing the Save and Download buttons would only store changes in the local database without updating the controller After renewing the communication and in case such changes were done the user must use the General Download option in order to update the controller Time and Attendance T
16. ctivate it a long beep is sound and the red led will light on for 2 seconds gt If relay 3 is activated passing the Supervisor card through one of the reader will deactivate it a long beep is sound and the green led will light on for 2 seconds Controller 200 400 Supervisor modes control relay No 4 as follows Mode 1 No relay Relay 4 is used for general alarms I5 to I8 and in case of one door installation also I2 and 14 and passing the supervisor card through one of the readers will activated deactivated these 4 or 6 alarm inputs If the inputs are deactivated the Supervisor card will activate them a long beep will be sound and the red led will light on for 2 seconds And therefore relay 4 will be activated as soon as one of the alarm inputs I5 to I8 and in case of one door installation also I2 and 14 is under alarm If the inputs are activated the Supervisor card will deactivate them a long beep will be sound and the green led will light on for 2 seconds And therefore relay 4 is not activated even if one of the alarm inputs I5 to I8 and in case of one door installation also I2 and 14 is under alarm Mode 2 Relay 4 during open delay The alarm inputs I5 to I8 and in case of one door installation also I2 and 14 are always deactivated and relay 4 control an external alarm panel Passing the Supervisor card through one of the readers will activate relay 4 during a pre defined delay the
17. d number Licence plate number etc 3 8 Input Alarm Each controller has between 4 if NSL3 and 8 if IC200 IC400 alarm inputs The number of inputs can be extended to up to 15 in some IC200 IC400 models These inputs are attributed as follows Controllers for one door no reader 2 or Reader 2 with Exit orientation as described on par 3 2 4 Door Alarm on Input I1 General Alarms on inputs 12 14 15 I6 I7 and I8 Controllers for two doors Reader 2 orientation is second door as described on par 3 2 4 Door 1 Alarm on Input I1 Door 2 Alarm on Input I2 General Alarms on inputs 15 I6 I7 and 18 Door contacts must be connected to Door Alarm inputs and any kind of detectors intrusion fire etc may be connected to General Alarms inputs As soon as a controller detects an alarm i e when an alarm input switches from its normal state to its alarm state two events occur l Activation of relay No 3 if Door Alarm or relay No 4 if General Alarms Relays will be deactivated when the input will go back to its normal state 2 Alarm message recorded into the event buffer The following fields must be filled in to define each alarm input Station Select here the station to which the controller managing the alarm input belongs Cf paragraph 3 1 Controller Type Controller may be either NSL3 4 alarm inputs 3 relays or IC200 IC400 8 up to 15 alarm inputs 4 up to 16
18. e doors in case of fire or any other need Doors are returned to they normal mode by pressing the Return to Normal Mode button 6 6 Create a Group of Cardholders This option will be used when many cards have to be recorded and each card has a code incremented by one from the previous one User will have to type in the first card number its code the last card number and the access group of all these cards The Programme will create a record for each one of these cards with a code incremented by one from a card to the next one The name of each card will be Card nnnn where nnnn is the card number 6 7 Disable Communication This option allows working on the GUARDPOINT LITE without communicating with the controllers While working without communication pressing the Save and Download buttons would only store changes in the local database without updating the controller After renewing the communication and in case such changes were done the user must use the General Download option in order to update the controller 6 8 Write Communication Log This option allows saving the communication results in a text file named GUARDPOINT LITE com log After pressing this option a check mark will be added to this line on the Utility menu and from that moment on all the commands that will be sent to the controllers together with the response will be saved in that file Pressing the option again disables the function 6 9 Auto de
19. ey in a code at the reader keypad this code may be Either a general code common to everybody and defined in this field Or its individual code PIN defined in its database through the Cardholder screen if this field is 0 or left blank 3 2 7 Supervisor function The Supervisor function allows managing by simply swiping a Supervisor badge either the general alarm of the controller itself inputs I5 to I8 and in case of one door installation also I2 and I4 or an external alarm panel via relay 3 or 4 of the controller A Supervisor badge is a regular badge that has been defined as Supervisor in its database According to the type of controller and the mode selected this Supervisor function operates as follows Controller NSL3 Supervisor modes control relay No 3 as follows Mode 1 No relay Relay 3 is used for door alarm as Programmed in the Reader sub screen Door control Mode 2 Relay 3 during open delay Door alarm is always deactivated and relay 3 controls an external alarm panel Passing the Supervisor card through one of the reader will activate relay 3 during a pre defined delay the same as the door open delay a long beep is sound and the red led will light on for 2 seconds Mode 3 Relay 3 toggled Door alarm is always deactivated and relay 3 controls an external alarm panel in a toggle mode gt If relay 3 is deactivated passing the Supervisor card through one of the reader will a
20. his button allows you to get total presence hours of cardholders Exit Exit GUARDPOINT LITE 2 4 Logo A Logo image may be displayed at the Main Menu background by simply inserting the Logo or image in a file named Background bmp located in the GUARDPOINT LITE directory 3 PARAMETERS MENU This chapter describes the options of this menu to be used step by step the first time the system has to be programmed Each option corresponds to a parameter s screen Once programmed any change or update may be done in any order When in a specific screen the Save button is pressed after a change has been done only the changed parameter s will be downloaded to the controllers When the Down Load button is pressed all the parameters of the corresponding screen will be downloaded 3 1 Station A station is a group of controllers connected to a same PC serial Com port A station is defined by The Com port number to which the controllers are connected from 1 to 4 The communication speed with the controllers in general 4800 baud The time out delay the Programme waits for a controller answer If no answer is received after this delay the Programme will display a warning message waiting delay the Programme will wait between two commands to be sent to the controllers Notes 1 If the station is remote i e connected to the Programme through modems define the phone number of the remote modem and the
21. il the door is closed back 3 2 12 Weekly Programme and door modes When a Cardholder Weekly Programme is selected each day of the week is divided in three kinds of time zones Zone 1 2 and 3 See par 3 3 and 3 4 During time zones 1 2 and 3 the door may be controlled in different modes as follows Door controlled this is the normal mode where the door is opened when access is granted Door open the door is always opened during the time zone Door closed the door is always closed during the time zone even if a valid card is swiped Default Program is Always meaning that each day of the week is according to Time zone 1 but new Weekly Program may be defined through the Cardholders Weekly Programme screen see par 3 4 3 2 13 Reader locked when input is active It is possible to define that door 1 or 2 may operate only if a specific input is not activated If activated the door will not be opened The input number that has to control the door must be indicated in this field This feature may be used in bank entrance where two doors are used access from one door is authorized only if the second door is closed The sensor of the opposing door will control each door 10 3 3 Daily Program A Daily Programme is defined by 4 time bounds which divide a day into three time zones Time Zones 1 and 2 and 3 like in the following example 00 00 Zone 3 08 00 Zone 1 12 00 Zone 3 14 00 Zone 2 18 00
22. ld be sent to station local that appears in S002 ini then the script file name should be S002 Tip to avoid mistakes open the Sxxx ini file in order to verify that the required station name really appears Incase the script should be sent only to a specific controller and not to the whole station type a name for the file in the format SxxxCyy where xxx is the station number as it appears at the xxx of the file Sxxx ini and yy is the controller address For example if the script should be sent to controller address 5 in station local that appears in S002 ini then the script file name should be S002C05 Click Save Now the script is saved in the application folder in a file called Sxxx qcm or SxxxCyy qcm and will be sent at the end of every general download Note the script is sent regardless of the selected options e g cardholders readers etc And even if no check box is ticked 21
23. ller IC200 A S300 This relay may be activated from this screen by selecting Constant ON and then Download 3 10 LOCAL REFLEXES A local reflex is the process which consists of activating relays upon input alarm detection By default as shown in par 3 2 4 the following local reflexes are defined Door alarm relay No 3 General Alarm relay No 4 Door 1 Remote Input I3 Relay No 1 Door 2 Remote Input 14 Relay No 2 The Local Reflexes screen allows you to change these default values for a specific input Define first the controller to which the input belongs I e its station its type and its address Define then the input number from 01 to 15 according to the controller type which must raise the reflex Click on the relay s to be activated when the input switches to its alarm state Define then the way this or these relays must be activated as follows Image of the input the relay is activated as long as the input stays under alarm Duration The relay is activated for the Programme delay Constantly Activated The relay stays activated until it is manually deactivated through Doors and Relays Control screen from the Utility menu 3 11 LIFT The LIFT menu allows to attribute relays to Access Groups when a specific cardholder swipes his card relays allocated to the Access Group to which the cardholder belongs will be activated and therefore if these relays control a lift panel the co
24. n Menu and send the command 001 This function directly erases the buffer This second possibility is performed quicker than the first one because transactions are not transferred 2 Swipe the new card in the selected reader This transaction will be denied i e no access will be granted because the system does not know yet the card However the reader will record an Unknown card transaction in its event buffer with the card code read from the card 3 Back to the screen definition of this card type its card number and press the Get from card button The Programme will ask from which reader to get the card code indicate the reader from where the card has been swiped The Programme then reads the reader Events Buffer and takes as card code the first unknown card transaction received which is the code of the new card just read This code is automatically displayed in the Card Code field Note It is possible to Programme a group of cards in one shot if all the card codes of the group are incremented See create a Group of Cardholders utility par 6 6 3 7 3 Access Group Choose here one of the Access group previously Programme The card will be granted access only at the readers belonging to the selected Access Group and during Time zones 1 and 2 defined by the Weekly Programme of the corresponding reader 3 7 4 Validated Selected by default this field when unselected will deny access of the card at all
25. ontrollers Station seeesereees Controllers are connected thorugh their RS485 port to a RS485 232 interface E Which is connected to the modem j Cv to 12v 3 RS232 mes IfD9 4 short 7 amp 8 If D25 20 short 4 amp 5 3 2 5 2 3 7 V Tx Rx Ov RS232 RS485 Interface The controller is connected directly to the modem through its RS232 Fig 2 1 Example of stations port MODEM Architecture 7v to 12 85232 If D9 short 7 amp 8 short 4 amp 5 3 2 5 2 3 7 x R CNT1 18 APPENDIX 2 BACKUP FILES FROM TRANSACTIONS TRANSFER At each Transactions Transfer and for each controller read the progam builds a backup ASCII file in the sub directory Backup of the GUARDPOINT LITE folder The name of the backup file is as follows J ssscc ddmmyy hhmmss dat Where sss Station number cc Controller address ddmmyy Date hhmmss Time Example if controller address 02 has been read the 20 of February 2001 at 14 40 and 05 second the backup file name will be J00102 20Feb2001 14 40 05 DAT Each line of the file represents an event and is composed by the following ASCII characters TT KKK DDMMYY HHMM D D Where TT is the controller number from 01 to 16 KKK is the transaction code DDMMY Y HHMM are the date and time of the transaction D D are the data linked to the transaction Transaction types D D Data Acces
26. oyed described by D D4D6 Low battery No main Controller reset Dg 0011 xxxx D 0011 xxxx D4 0011 xxxx pu No 9 ere No 5 ly Table No 1 able No 10 Table No 6 Table No 11 Table No 7 Table No 2 Table No 12 Table No 8 Table No 3 Table No 4 One bit tol means that the corresponding table is destroyed Note The notation D xxxx xxxx represents the binary value of the character Dj For example 0011 0001 stands for hexa h31 which is the ASCII code for 1 19 APPENDIX A 3 AUTO READ TRANSACTIONS Starting from GUARDPOINT LITE version 8 01 20 there is a new option for automatic reading transactions The automatic reading is done in one of two modes a from within the program or b from outside of the program via command line a From within the program In the GUARDPOINT LITE ini there are 3 new entries Autoread 0 0 sets No auto reading 1 sets Auto reading as long as the GUARDPOINT LITE is running Default is 0 AutoTimer 15 Minutes Sets the cycle of the auto reading in minutes Can be any integer Minimum is 1 Default is 15 AutoShowJournal 0 0 sets not to open the journal screen automatically when auto reading is done 1 sets to open Default is 0 Notes Changes in GUARDPOINT LITE ini requires restart of the program When AutoShowJournal is on and only the main GUARDPOINT LITE screen is open then the Auto Reading will open the journal and show the journal as a new task on the Window
27. par 3 3 Cardholders and Alarm Weekly Programs Cardholders Weekly Programme will be allocated to cards through the Access Group Screen or to doors through the Reader Door Control Screen Alarm Weekly Programme will be allocated to alarm inputs through the Input Alarm screen 3 5 Holidays This screen allows you to define up to 20 holidays During holidays the Daily Programme in use either for Cardholders doors or Alarms will be the one defined in the Holidays field of their Weekly Programme 3 6 Access Group An Access Group is a group of readers with a specific Weekly Programme attributed to each of them An Access Group will be further on attributed to a cardholder this cardholder will be granted access only at the readers belonging to the Access Group selected and during Time zones 1 and 2 defined by the Weekly Programme of the corresponding reader 3 7 Cardholders Important Note At this step During first setup and before programming cardholders it is important to erase all the controller s memory and download the databases previously Programmed For this purpose from the General Down Load Menu select in Data to download all the options except cardholders and in Where To leave the selection stations Select also reset memory before download and Set time and Date and then press the Download button Once complete the cardholders Programming may be done as described hereunder Each time
28. r transactions and alarms recorded in the controller Events Buffer to the journal file at the PC At each transfer and for each controller read the program builds in the sub directory Backup of the GUARDPOINT LITE folder a backup ASCII file which contains all the events read The name of the backup file is as follows J ssscc ddmmyy hhmmss dat Where sss Station number cc Controller address ddmmyy Date hhmmss Time Example if controller address 02 has been read the 20 of February 2001 at 14 40 and 05 second the backup file name will be 1700102 20Feb2001 14 40 05 DAT Each line of the file represents an event and has the format shown in Appendix 2 These ASCII backup files may be used by any other application Programs General Download Allow you to download to the controller s parameter s table s Get Time and Date allows to read from a controller it s time and date Send Time and Date allows sending the PC time and date to controllers Send Command All the commands recognized by the IC200 IC400 and the NSL3 and described in the The IC200 400 2 IC200 400 3 Programming and User Manual publication No 08UE002 can be sent to controllers using this Send Command option Commands get exactly the same format as if they were typed in directly from the controller keypad when the controller is in its Program Mode Warning any Programming performed through this option will not be recorded in the GUARD
29. relays Controller Address its on board dipswitches see Installation Manual define the address of the controller from 01 to 16 Input Number The number of the input is between 01 and 04 if controller NSL3 or between 01 and 08 up to 15 in some models if IC200 IC400 Status This field indicates the status of the input Either N O Normally Open the input will be under alarm when short to 0 Volts Or N C Normally Close the input will be under alarm when open 13 Weekly Programme When an Alarm Weekly Program is attributed to an alarm input each day of the week is divided in three kinds of time zones Zone 1 2 and 3 See par 3 3 and 3 4 Then the alarm input is active during time zones 1 2 and not active during time zone 3 The default Weekly Programme is ALWAYS i e the alarm input is always active Delay before Alarm When an alarm delay in second is allocated to an alarm input the corresponding alarm will be raised only if after the Program delay the alarm is still present 3 9 RELAY This screen allows you to define relays which will be used either for local reflexes See next paragraph or for the button Door control of the Main screen from which they can be controlled As for an alarm input a relay is first defined by the station the type and the address of the controller to which this relay depends and its number between 01 and 03 if controller NSL3 AS3 or between 01 and 04 if contro
30. rresponding floors will be accessible for this cardholder To allocate relays to one or few Access groups perform as follows 1 In the Parameters Menu select the Lift option and create or select a Lift Program 2 Select the controller address which is used for the lift control and the station to which it belongs 3 Select the relays required corresponding to the authorized floors and their activation duration time 4 Press the SAVE button 5 Select one or several Access Groups all the cardholders belonging to this or these Access Groups will activate the relays defined in this Lift Program 6 Press the SAVE button the corresponding downloads are performed and the Programming is completed Notes 1 To a same Lift Program may be attributed several Access Groups but a specific Access Group may not be selected by different Lift Programs Therefore if different set of floors have to be defined on a same lift for different cardholders several Access Groups will be created even with the same parameters and will be attributed to different Lift Programs 2 Lift process can be done on IC200 400 controllers from Rev C 14 4 COMMUNICATION MENU This menu is dedicated to communication operation with controllers For each option the system will prompt the user if he wants to communicate either with a specific reader or with all the readers of the station Transfer Transactions allow you to transfer the events cardholde
31. s from reader No 1 and not yet exited from reader No 2 When this number reaches 0 i e nobody is no more the controller will activate its relay No 2 This relay may control an alarm or lighting system which will be therefore automatically switched off as soon as everybody has left At each access the system will display the number of remaining persons at its optional build in LCD display The selection of this feature may only be done from reader No 1 definition screen Note Each time this command is used it resets the number of present person to 00 Sub screen Door Control 3 2 10 Door open Delay The door open delay defines how long the relay which controls the door will be operated after access has been granted 3 2 11 Door Alarm Delay and Door Alarm Mode Alarm immediate or after delay By default door alarm is activated in the two following cases Immediately if door is forced opened 1 e input is activated but access has not be granted The door is unlocked by the system but is left open more than a specific delay pre defined to 2x5 seconds This delay may be changed in the Door Alarm Delay field Alarm always after delay The door alarm occurs after the predefined delay even if the door is forced The status of the door is detected by a door contact connected to input I1 for door 1 and input I2 for door 2 Door alarm consists of a message recorded in the Event buffer and activation of relay No 3 unt
32. s on reader No 1 0 if in and 0 if out D D card number from 0001 to 9999 D Dg always 00 Access on reader No 2 0 if in and 0 if out D D card number from 0001 to 9999 D Dg always 00 Access on reader No 1 keypad alarm 0 if in and 0 if out D D card number from 0001 to 9999 D Dg always 00 Access on reader No 2 keypad alarm 0 if in and 0 if out D D card number from 0001 to 9999 D Dg always 00 Access denied on reader No 1 0 if in denied or 0 if out denied D3D4D De card number from 0001 to 99994 D D no access reason defined in binary type as follow 0011 Dg 0011 xxx0 ly Antipassback not o k gt Wrong keypad code Invalid employee No answer from door Site code not o k Forbidden time Ex D7Dg 18 Antipassback not OK amp Forbidden time Access denied on reader No 2 D Dg like previous one Access denied on reader No 1 because card unknown D Dg card code not recognized Access denied on reader No 2 because card unknown D Dg card code not recognized Alarm D 0 always If D2 1 to 8 the alarm is from input No 1 to 8 D DeD7 00000 amp Dg 1 0 if alarm start end If D 0 the alarm reason is described by D3 D7as follows 0011 xxxx reed tables destr
33. s task bar Each one of the next Auto Reading will refresh the journal with the new records When AutoShowJournal is on but the journal screen is already open due to previous manual reading or through the Journal Display option then the Auto Reading will refresh the Journal with the new records but the journal will NOT be a new task on the Windows task bar When AutoShowJournal is on but one of the GUARDPOINT LITE screens other then the Journal is open the Auto Reading will be performed but it will NOT open the journal screen Each Auto Reading will create a log file Log txt in the application folder Each new Auto Reading will override the previous log b from outside of the program via command line When the GUARDPOINT LITE program is not working run it through command line At the end of the command add pw actual password au Example C Program Files GuardPoint Lite 8 GuardPoint Lite exe pw 123 au Notes Running through command line will not open any screen it will only show the Windows sand watch until the reading is done Attempt to run the regular GUARDPOINT LITE while the automatically reading from the command line is in process is not possible I e The screen will be displayed but communication to the controllers will fail Ifthe GUARDPOINT LITE is running in the regular mode it is not possible to run it simultaneously through the command line Again the communication cannot succeed
34. same as the door open delay a long beep is sound and the red led will light on for 2 seconds Mode 3 Relay 4 toggled The inputs I5 to I8 and in case of one door installation also I2 and I4 are always deactivated and relay 4 control an external alarm panel in a toggle mode gt If relay 4 is deactivated passing the Supervisor card through one of the reader will activate it a long beep is sound and the red led will light on for 2 seconds gt If relay 4 is activated passing the Supervisor card through one of the reader will deactivate it a long beep is sound and the green led will light on for 2 seconds Note The Supervisor Modes 2 and 3 does not deactivate local reflexes if defined See Par 3 10 3 2 8 Anti pass back This feature may be used only when the two readers of a same controller are used for a same door in its two directions i e Reader No 2 defined as Exit When this feature is activated a same card may not access twice the same reader it must successively pass reader 1 entrance and then reader 2 exit and vice versa The anti pass back selection may only be done from reader No 1 definition screen 3 2 9 Counting This feature may be used only when the two readers of a same controller are used for a same door in its two directions i e Reader No 2 defined as Exit When this feature is activated the controller counts the number of cardholders in the system i e whose acces
35. se and the Journal in a different folder outside of the GuardPoint Lite folder Save the eventual modem initialisation file indicated in the field Init file of the Station screen in a different folder outside of the GuardPoint Lite folder Check the Local Reflexes the Local Reflexes database is different between versions 7 xx and versions 8 xx and is not updated with the version Therefore if version 7 xx is updated to version 8 xx and if Local reflexes have been used check before updating the version how they have been defined to re define them in the new version Step 2 Remove the old version from your computer using the standard Windows utility Step 3 Insert the CD and follow the instructions Step 4 After installation is completed Use the Utilities menu and the Journal menu in the software to restore the Database and the Journal from the location from which they were saved Copy back to the GuardPoint Lite folder the modem initialisation file from the location where it was saved 1 3 Notes Microsoft warning Due to some Microsoft Visual Basic set up problems users might encounter one or more of the following problems during GUARDPOINT LITE installation Restart during set up without automatic return to set up Problem description When installing GUARDPOINT LITE the PC will ask the user once or twice to restart the computer After restart has been made the PC has to return to the Set up process If not the
36. tection Allow you to automatically detect all the controllers connected on the system 6 10 Time and Attendance Allow you to get total presence hours of cardholders 16 APPENDIX 1 REMOTE STATIONS MODEM When one or several controllers must be installed in a remote location modems are required one at the PC and one at the remote location See Fig 2 1 for example of architecture The phone number of the remote modem will be defined in the Station definition from the Parameter Menu To connect the station press the Connect key of the station definition To disconnect from the station press the Disconnect key of the station definition To allow connection and operation Modem must be installed and program as follows 1 Calling Modem Near the PC The Baud Rate must be the baud rate of the terminals used 1 e 4800 baud Result codes to DTE must be allowed 2 Remote modem Near each station Auto Answer mode Result codes to DTE inhibited To prevent the modem to answer OK to any command Save the parameters The utility used to Programme this modem must communicate with the modem in 4800 Bauds 2 stops bits and no parity Example The Following table gives two examples for three standard modems Modem Type Calling Modem Near the PC Remote Modem At each station Return the factory default AT amp F AT amp F AT amp AO AT amp B1 AT amp KO Deactivate the ARQ codes
37. the readers defined 3 7 5 PIN Code Record here the Personal keypad code for the card i e the code that the cardholder has to key in at the reader keypad if required Cf par 3 2 6 3 7 6 Supervisor Supervisor function allows managing by simply swiping a Supervisor card either the general alarm of the controller itself inputs 15 to 18 or an external alarm panel via relay 3 or 4 of the controller Select this field to define the card as Supervisor Refer to par 3 2 7 for Supervisor function 12 Sub screen CREDIT 3 7 7 Credit This field allows you to attribute to the cardholder a number of authorized accesses Credit Once reached the cardholder will be automatically inhibited Note This process is not managed by the PC but by the readers once the credit is defined the Programme sends it at each reader defined in the system It then decrements by the reader only by entrance readers not by exit ones each time the cardholder is granted access Therefore this credit will be given to the cardholder at each entrance reader It will be re initialized each time the cardholder parameters are downloaded from the PC to the readers 3 7 8 Validated Until This field allows to enter a date format dd mm yy from which the cardholder will be automatically inhibited Sub screen COMPLEMENTARY INFO This is a free text screen into which any information about the cardholder may be recorded Address I
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