To establish communication between the Synergis™ unit and the connected interface modules, you need to configure them in the Synergis™ Appliance Portal.
Before you begin
Physically connect your interface modules to the controller module.
What you should know
An interface module is a third-party security device that
communicates with an access control unit over IP or RS-485, and provides additional
input, output, and reader connections to the unit.NOTE: Mercury controllers (EP, LP, and
M5-IC), and starting in Synergis™
Softwire 10.11 and
Security Center 5.9, Honeywell
controllers (PW6K1IC and PRO32IC) must be enrolled and configured from Security Center
Config
Tool on the access control
unit's Peripherals page.
Procedure
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Log on to the Synergis™ unit.
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Click .
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At the top of the Hardware column, click
Add ().
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In the Add hardware dialog box, select the Hardware
type, the Channel, and the rest of the
interface module properties, which depend on the hardware type you selected.
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In the same dialog box, add all interface modules connected to the same channel as
follows:
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Click Save.
The hardware type, channel, and interface modules you added are displayed in
the hardware tree.
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For each interface module you added, select it from the hardware tree and click
Edit (), then configure its settings
in the window that opens.
For the description of these settings, refer to the manufacturer’s
documentation.
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At the bottom of the page, click Save.