Adding a Key Systems Security Asset Manager cabinet to Security Center - Key Systems Security Asset Manager 3.0.0

Key Systems Security Asset Manager Plugin Guide 3.0.0
Applies to
Key Systems Security Asset Manager 3.0.0
Last updated
2024-03-01
Content type
Guides > Plugin and extension guides
Language
English
Product
Key Systems Security Asset Manager
Version
3.0

To manage Key Systems Security Asset Manager cabinets in Security Center, you must connect to them, and then import its assets, cardholders, and cardholder groups.

Before you begin

  • Connect the plugin to a local or remote proxy.
  • Verify that the cabinet you are integrating is supported.
  • Open the web interface of the cabinet to obtain its settings information. For information on how to access this, consult your Key Systems documentation.
  • When adding a cabinet to Security Center, its information is entered into a wizard. The settings cannot be edited after it is added, and therefore must be entered correctly. Otherwise, you must delete the cabinet and start over.
  • IMPORTANT: Physically return all assets to their cabinets before enrolling the cabinet in Security Center. Otherwise, the plugin might not function as expected.
  • IMPORTANT: Acknowledge any existing alarms on the cabinet. This can be verified on the Main page of the cabinet's web interface.

What you should know

  • The proxy that the cabinet is connected to must have network access to the cabinet.
  • The cabinet must be online and not connected to any other software when the connection to the plugin is established.
  • CAUTION:
    After adding the cabinet to Security Center, the plugin takes over management of the cabinet. This results in the following:
    • Changes to cabinet settings.
    • The cabinet time is set to the time in Security Center.
    • Preexisting data that is not imported into Security Center is deleted. This includes cardholders, cardholder groups, and access rules.

Procedure

  1. From the Config Tool homepage, open the Plugins task.
  2. In the entity browser, right-click the proxy and select Add an entity > Key Systems cabinet.
    The Add Key Systems cabinet is displayed.
  3. On the Connection Information page:
    1. Enter the following:
      Cabinet name
      Enter the name of the cabinet.
      Cabinet description
      Enter a description of the cabinet.
      IPv4 address or hostname
      Enter the IP address or hostname of the cabinet.
      Port
      Enter the port that the cabinet uses to communicate.
      Password
      Enter the password used to access the cabinet interface.
      Connection information page in Add Key Systems dialog box for the Key Systems plugin for Security Center.
    2. Enter the password used to access the cabinet.
    3. Click Validate connection.
      The connection is established and the Connection status field changes from Unknown to Connected.
    4. Click Next.
  4. On the Security configuration page:
    1. Enter the following:
      New password
      Enter the existing cabinet password or a new password. The existing password can be found in the Panel page of the cabinet's web interface.
      Confirm password
      Re-enter the password entered in the New password field.
      Security configuration page for cabinets for the Key Systems plugin for Security Center
    2. Click Next.
  5. On the Authentication page:
    1. Enter the following:
      Authentication mode
      Select the authentication mode used by the cabinet. The options are:
      • PIN only
      • Card only
      • Card and PIN
      • Card or PIN
      Card format
      Select the card format used by the cabinet.
      NOTE: Only Wiegand custom card formats are supported. CSN and FASC card formats are not supported.
      PIN length
      Enter the length of PIN used by cabinet. This must be between four and eight digits.
      New administrator PIN
      Enter a PIN to be used by the Key Systems administrator account.
      IMPORTANT: The authentication mode that you select must be supported the cabinet. This information can be found in Panel > Card Settings section of the cabinet's web interface.
    2. Click Next.
    Cabinet authentication settings for the Key Systems plugin for Security Center
  6. In the Import cardholders section, do the following:
    1. To import cardholders from the cabinet to Security Center, turn on the Import cardholders option.
      CAUTION:
      If this option is turned off, cardholders are not imported from the cabinet to Security Center. In addition, the cardholder are deleted from the cabinet after the cabinet is added to Security Center.
    2. Select the cardholders to import.
    3. Click Import.
    4. Click Next.
    Cardholder import page for the Key Systems plugin for Security Center
    NOTE: Names containing spaces might be truncated or stored as blank when imported from Key Systems cabinets to Security Center. For more information, see Limitations in Key Systems Security Asset Manager plugin 3.0.0.
  7. In the Import cardholder groups section, do the following:
    1. To import cardholders groups, turn on the Import cardholder groups option.
    2. Select the cardholder groups to import into Security Center.
      CAUTION:
      If this option is turned off, cardholder groups are not imported from the cabinet to Security Center. In addition, the cardholder groups are deleted from the cabinet after the cabinet is added to Security Center.
    3. Click Import.
    4. Click Next.
    A summary page is displayed.
  8. Click Finish.

Results

  • The cabinet and the assets it contains are displayed in the entity browser.
  • Cardholders and cardholder groups from the Key Systems Security Asset Manager cabinet are imported into Security Center.
  • Security Center is now the only software that can be used to manage the cabinet.