Before synchronizing the SALTO entities with Security Center, refer to the table below to understand how each SALTO entity is imported in Security Center.
How entities are synchronized between Security Center and SALTO ProAccess SPACE
Security Center entity | SALTO entity | Create in | Synchronization properties |
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Access rules | Access rules | An access rule is created in Config Tool and exported to the SALTO system. |
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Areas | Zones | An area can be created in either Config Tool or the SALTO system. |
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Key credentials | Key credentials | A key credential can be created in either Config Tool or the SALTO system. |
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Cardholders | Users | A cardholder can be created in either Config Tool or the SALTO system. |
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Cardholder groups | Cardholder groups | A cardholder group can be created in either Config Tool or the SALTO system. |
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Doors | Doors | A door can be created in either Config Tool or the SALTO system. |
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Encoders | Encoders | An encoder is created in the SALTO ProAccess SPACE and manually imported in Config Tool. |
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Lockers | Lockers | A locker is created in the SALTO ProAccess SPACE and manually imported in Config Tool. |
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Hotel suites | Hotel suites | A Hotel suite is created in the SALTO ProAccess SPACE and manually imported in Config Tool. |
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Hotel rooms | Hotel rooms | A Hotel room is created in the SALTO ProAccess SPACE and manually imported in Config Tool. |
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Schedules | Timetables | A schedule can be created in either Config Tool or the SALTO system. |
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Holiday or special schedules | N/A | A special schedule is created in the SALTO ProAccess SPACE and manually imported in Config Tool. | Holiday or special schedules in Config Tool aren’t synchronized with SALTO system. |
General guidelines for importing entities
- SALTO Virtual Network cardholder timetables and access point timed periods are imported into Security Center as schedules. If you gave a timetable the same name as a timed period, then you get two schedules with the same name in Security Center.
- Doors, lockers, suites, rooms, and encoders must be created in the SALTO ProAccess SPACE, and then imported into Security Center. Suites are represented as areas in Config Tool, while rooms are represented as doors. Rooms within suites are nested under the suite in Config Tool.
- Changes made to suites, rooms, doors, areas, cardholders (users), cardholder (user) groups, schedules (timed periods and timetables), and access rules from Security Center are automatically exported to SALTO ProAccess SPACE. Changes made to the names and descriptions of lockers in Security Center aren’t exported during synchronization. To update locker information, edit the locker names and descriptions in SALTO ProAccess SPACE and import into Security Center.
- Members of cardholder groups are only imported when the group is imported for the first time into Security Center. Changes made to members later aren’t imported in subsequent synchronizations.
- Zones can be created in Security Center; however, they are created as high zones. Only low zones can be created in SALTO ProAccess SPACE. Zones can’t be changed from high to low, or low to high after creation. For more information about zones, refer to the Security Center Administrator Guide and the SALTO Virtual Network user manual.
- When you import a door from SALTO, Security Center creates a reader for each door. If you delete the reader in Security Center, and then want to restore it, you must re-import the door by synchronizing with SALTO ProAccess SPACE.
- Security Center doesn’t support SALTO holiday or special
schedules. To prevent Security Center from overwriting SALTO
special schedules during synchronization, enable the Keep special
schedules option on the Properties page.
NOTE: SALTO special schedules must be managed from within SALTO ProAccess SPACE.