Mapping elevator entities to physical elevator floor wiring - For your elevator entity to be functional, you must match the hardware wiring you made to the elevator in Security Center, so the Access Manager knows how to control the elevator. - Security Center 5.12

For your elevator entity to be functional, you must match the hardware wiring you made to the elevator in Security Center, so the Access Manager knows how to control the elevator.

1. From the Config Tool homepage, open the Area view task.
2. Select the elevator entity to configure, and click the Floors tab.
3. From Preferred unit list, select an access control unit that is connected to the elevator cab reader.
4. From the Elevator cabin reader drop-down list, assign the reader input.
5. To change the elevator cab’s reader settings, click Reader settings () and set the following options:
   NOTE: Make sure your settings match the capabilities of your reader. The system cannot validate the capabilities of your hardware. You can configure this type of reader on the unit's Peripherals page.

   PIN entry timeout

   Sets the time that you have to enter the PIN after the card has been read. By default, you have 5 seconds to enter all the PIN digits.

   Reader mode

   When the Unit default option is selected, the reader behaves in either Card only or Card or PIN mode, depending on the unit-wide parameters configured in the portal of the Synergis unit. For HID units, the reader behaves in Card only mode. When the Card and PIN option is selected, the reader behaves in Card and PIN mode when the selected Schedule is active. Outside of the selected schedule, the reader behaves as if you selected the Unit default option.

6. Under the Floors section, use the following buttons to add elevator floors or change their configuration:
   • To add an elevator floor, click .
   • To delete the selected elevator floor, click .
   • To move the selected elevator floor up, click .
   • To move the selected elevator floor down, click .
   • To modify the selected elevator floor, click .
   The Floor properties dialog box lets you do the following:

   • Change the floor name.
   • Assign an output relay to the push button corresponding to that floor.
     Use the appropriate NO or NC relay contacts on the unit, according to output relay settings configured in the Advanced tab.

     NOTE: The output relay state can be inverted according to your regulatory requirements.
   • (Optional) Assign an input for floor tracking.

   NOTE: On an access control unit dedicated to elevator control, all inputs can be used for floor tracking except for the door monitor inputs.
7. Assign cameras to the elevator cabin and to each elevator floor.
8. Click Apply.