When the doors and access control units are physically wired, you can create and configure the door entity in Config Tool.
Before you begin
Procedure
- From the Config Tool homepage, open the Area view task.
- Select the area where you want to add the door.
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Click Add an entity (
) > Door.
- In the Creating a door wizard, enter the door name and description.
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From the Location list, select the area in which the door
belongs, and click Next.
You are moved to the Door information page.
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From the Door type list, select Normal.
For information on offline doors, see Creating offline doors.
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Assign names to the door sides.
In/Out, Secure/Non-secure, Entrance/Exit, East/West.
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Associate the door with the access control unit it is wired to:
- From the Access control unit list, select a unit.
- From the Interface module list, select an interface module.
- (Optional) from the Door template list, select a template.
NOTE: Security Center includes templates for most popular configurations; you can also create custom templates using the Security Center SDK. - Click Next.
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Review the Summary page, and click Create > Close.
The new door appears in the area view’s entity tree.
- Select the door and click the Properties tab.
- Configure the general access control behavior of the door.
- Click Apply.
- Describe the wiring between the access control unit and the door to Security Center.
- Select who has access to the door.
After you finish
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