About elevators - Security Center 5.9

Security Center Administrator Guide 5.9

Applies to
Security Center 5.9
Last updated
2022-10-25
Content type
Guides > Administrator guides
Language
English
Product
Security Center
Version
5.9

An elevator is a type of entity that provides access control properties to elevators. For an elevator, each floor is considered an access point.

When a cardholder uses a credential, the floor buttons to access those floors for which that cardholder is authorized, are enabled. This is achieved by controlling an output relay to enable the floor button.

Floor tracking is achieved by monitoring inputs, which records the floor buttons that are pressed. This permits tracking reports for elevator usage in the Security Desk.

Hardware required for elevator control and floor tracking

To control access to an elevator, you require the following:

Reader modes

The following reader settings can be applied to the elevator cabin reader:
  • Card only
  • Card or PIN
  • Card and PIN
  • Card and PIN on a schedule

Elevator-wide settings

The following elevator-wide settings can be configured:
Grant time
This value indicates for how long the elevator floor buttons stay enabled after the access has been granted.
Output relay state for free access
There are two possible choices: (1) Normal, means floor access is enabled when the access control unit output relay is de-energized; (2) Active, means floor access is enabled when the access control unit output relay is energized.

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