This section lists the settings found on the Synergis™ access control unit Peripherals page in the Access control task. This page displays in a hierarchical view, all the interface modules attached to the unit, along with any downstream panels attached to them.
From the Peripherals page, you can add and delete interface modules, and change the name and settings of the peripherals (readers and I/O devices) attached to the unit.
- Name
- Name of the interface module or peripheral. The peripherals are displayed in a
hierarchical view by default.
Click Viewing mode (
) to select the Flat view if it is your
preference. - Type
- Peripheral type: In (Input), Out (Output), Reader. Blank if it
is not a peripheral.
(Output relays only) Click Trigger output (
) at the bottom of the list to send an output behavior
(Active, Normal, or Pulse) to the selected device. - State
- Live peripheral state: Active, Normal, Shunted (inputs and
readers only), Trouble (inputs only), or Unknown.
Use this column to test the connected interface modules and validate the wiring configuration of the I/O devices.
- Additional info
- Settings specific to the type of peripheral.
Double-click a peripheral, or click Edit (
)
at the bottom of the list to edit the settings of the selected peripheral. - Controlling
- Entity (door, elevator, zone) controlled by this peripheral.
Click Jump to (
) at the bottom of the list to view the configuration tabs of the entity
controlled by the selected peripheral. - Logical ID
- (Hidden by default) Logical ID assigned to this peripheral for ease of reference in macros and SDK programs.
- Physical name
- (Hidden by default) Static name assigned to this peripheral by the system.
Interface modules you can add and delete
You can only add and delete Mercury controllers (EP, LP, and M5-IC) attached to your Synergis unit from the Peripherals page. For all other types of interface modules, you must add them either through the Hardware page in Config Tool or in the Synergis™ Appliance Portal.
Editable reader settings
- Name
- Reader name.
- Logical ID
- Must be unique among all peripherals attached to the same unit.
- Shunted
- Select this option to ignore the reads.
This action can also be issued from Security Desk.
- Type of reader
- Select the type corresponding to your reader. The list of available reader types depends on the type of interface module you have. Selecting the Custom reader type allows you to configure all the reader options manually.
Editable input settings
- Name
- Input device name.
- Description
- (Read only) Input description.
- Logical ID
- Must be unique among all peripherals attached to the same unit.
- Shunted
- Select this option to ignore the inputs. Once shunted, the state of the input
remains at Normal, regardless how you trigger it.NOTE: Input Tamper and Input PowerMonitor cannot be configured. These inputs only support normally closed (NC) switch contacts and are unsupervised. To make sure unused inputs are not seen as active in Security Center, connect the terminals with a short piece of wire.
- Debounce
- The amount of time an input can be in a changed state (for example, changed from Active to Normal) before the state change is reported. This option filters out signals that are unstable.
- Contact type
- Set the normal state of the input contact and its supervision mode.
- Not supervised/Normally closed
- The normal state of the input contact is closed, and the access control unit does not report that the input is in the trouble state.
- Not supervised/Normally open
- The normal state of the input contact is open, and the access control unit does not report if the input is in the trouble state.
- 4-state supervised/Normally closed
- The normal state of the input contact is closed, and the access control unit reports when the input is in the trouble state.
- 4-state supervised/Normally open
- The normal state of the input contact is open, and the access control unit reports when the input is in the trouble state.
- Custom
- Allows you to set your custom range of values for Active and Normal input states. The actual values are set in the Mercury controller Advanced settings.
Editable output settings
- Name
- Output device name.
- Logical ID
- Must be unique among all peripherals attached to the same unit.