Creating access rules - To control access anywhere on your site, you must create access rules that apply to the areas, doors, and elevators. - Security Center 5.13

To control access anywhere on your site, you must create access rules that apply to the areas, doors, and elevators.

1. From the Config Tool homepage, open the Access control task, and click the Access rules view.
2. Click Access rule ().
3. Assign a name and description to the access rule.
4. From the Partition list, select the partition in which you want to create the access rule, and click Next.
   Members of the Administrators user group can click to create a new partition.
5. Select the schedule for when you want your rule to be active. The default is Always.
6. Select the type of rule that you want (Permanent or Temporary).
   Permanent access rule is the default. A temporary access rule includes both an activation time and an expiration time. The system automatically deletes temporary access rules seven days after they expire to keep the system organized.
7. If you select Temporary, specify the following:

   Activation

   Activation date and time, or when the rule schedule starts to apply.

   Expiration

   Expiration date and time, or when the rule schedule stops to apply.

8. Click Next.
9. Review the Creation summary, and click Create and then click Close.
10. Select the access rule that you created, and click Properties.
11. Select whether to grant access or deny access when the rule is active.
    Best Practice: Usually schedules are used to grant access. Access is denied when schedules are inactive. Use explicit deny schedules only for exceptions.
12. Under the Cardholders affected by this rule section, click Add an item (), select the cardholders or cardholder groups the access rule applies to, and then click Add.
    Best Practice: Create cardholder groups instead of individual cardholders, as this becomes much more manageable in large systems as more people come and go.
13. Click Apply.