OnGuard Online User Guide

1 OnGuard Online User Guide T81165/Rev ER-7991-40 Jan 2005iContents1 IntroductionRelated documents 1 1 Navigation of the software 1 2 How to use this Guide 1 42 Managing AccessHolidays and Timezones 2 2 Access Levels 2 7 Cardholder Management 2 9ii3 Monitoring AlarmsDeleting events 3 3 Acknowledging Events 3 3 system Hardware Tree 3 6 Pending alarms 3 10 Tracing alarms 3 10 Filtering alarms 3 11 Other Features 3 13 AGlossary of TermsTerms A 21 1 Chapter1 IntroductionThank you for choosing OnGuard , the world s leading Online access control this Guide to make sure that you set up and use your system in the most efficient way and to get the most out of documentsThe following documents are available to help you install, maintain, or operate other related systems.

2 See your BEST Representative for more information. Alarm Monitoring User Guide BadgeDesigner User Guide FormsDesigner User Guide ID CredentialCenter User Guide Basic Import Utility User Guide Installation & Setup User Guide MapDesigner User Guide system administration User GuideChapter 1: Introduction1 2 Notes Universal Interface Server User Guide Replicator User Guide View/Edit Only Workstation User Guide Alternative Wiring Configurations Guide Legato Co-StandbyServer User Guide Hardware Installation Guide Visitor Management User Guide Area Access Manager User Guide Digital Video User Guide Video Archive Server User Guide Replication administration User Guide Digital Video Hardware User GuideNavigation of the softwareThe OnGuard application follows normal Windows conven-tions.

3 And several methods are available to the operator for navigation. These methods include using both menus and first-time operators indicate that using menus, rather than toolbars, for navigation, gives a more intuitive experi-ence. Moreover, the menus provide access to all configura-tion options whereas the toolbars provide access to only the most commonly used configurations. The following graphic shows the menu and 1: Introduction1 3 NotesThe following instructions will use menus for navigation, and all of the configuration will be performed through the Admin-istration and Access Control menu a particular screen has been chosen, the Administrator has the choice of buttons in dark typeface at the bottom of the vs the administration MenuChapter 1: Introduction1 4 The following list represents most of the choices that are available.

4 Add means to create a new record, Modify means to edit an existing record, Cancel means to abort the current operation, Delete means to remove the record from programming, and OK means to save the record. Additionally, every configuration screen has a Help option that will take the Administrator directly to a graphic of the selected screen. This Online help follows typical Windows search conventions. Finally, when multiple screens are opened at one time, tabs will appear at the bottom of the page to assist in the selection of a single screen from the dis-played How to use this guideThis manual is intended for use as a training Guide and a ref-erence in the day-to-day operation of an OnGuard Online 2, Managing Access This chapter provides step-by-step procedures to set up timezones, holidays, access levels, and on the adding, modifying, deleting and searching 3.

5 Alarm Monitoring This chapter provides com-plete step-by-step instructions to set up the user interface for efficient alarm A, Glossary This appendix provides a list of terms that are specifically used in the OnGuard software. Terms that appear in the glossary are set in italics when they are first buttons and tabs located at the bottom of the 1 Chapter2 Managing AccessDetermining a person s ability to use his or her card to gain access through a door is really a matter of solving the equation, Who can go where.

6 When. Reversing this formula we can see that permit-ting access contains the following, in the order of process:1 time (when) element2 location (where) element3 person (who) elementThe following diagram represents this formula and will be used throughout this Guide to help you remember 2: Managing Access2 2 NotesOnce all of these elements have been satisfied, a card is ready for use in the instructions will refer first to the time element of the access control and TimezonesA timezone is a block of time that a particular activity or func-tionality is allowed to occur.

7 These blocks of time are repre-sented by holiday represents a special period of time, where the timezone is to behave differently. Or to put it another way, a holiday is an exception to the normal workings of a add a timezone1 From system administration click Access Control > Holidays/Timezones window displaysFigure Pictorial of the basic access control formulaWhenWhereWhoAccessWhenChapter 2: Managing Access2 3 Notes2 Click the Timezones tab. A list of the existing timezones will be Click Add to create a new timezone to the The Timezone window showing the Always Adding a default Always scheduleTimezones tabClick Add to create a new the time- zone the time inter-val(s) start, end, and days of the week when it is to be 2: Managing Access2 4 Notes4 Choose a name for the timezone and enter the choice in the Name field.

8 Choosing a name that actually represents the period of time for the timezone allows you to more effi-ciently retrieve a timezone from a long list. The timezone list can include up to 255 different Enter the desired start and end times for each desired interval (time must be entered in a 24-hour format). Indicate by checking the check box on each day that you want the interval to be Click new timezone has been added to the the Timezones tab has additional headings for some-thing other than standard days of the week.

9 These H1 through H8 headings represent holidays that allow for the exceptions to each interval. These holidays, or exception days, are con-figured on the Holiday organizes these exception days into one of eight types. Those exception days that are to be treated the same would be organized into one of the eight types. A holiday type can contain more than one configured exception can be defined as one 24-hour period or a series of uninterrupted add a holiday1 If not already on the Holidays/Timezones window, from system administration click Access Control > Holidays/Timezones window displaysChapter 2.

10 Managing Access2 5 Notes2 Click the Holiday Click Enter a unique and descriptive name for the Select the holiday type by selecting one of the check Figure Adding the Spring Break tabClick Add to create a the holi-day the holi-day the day that the holiday starts and then enter the number of days that it 2: Managing Access2 6 Notes6 From the calendar, select the day that you want the exception period to Enter a duration in days if the holiday lasts more than one Click OK to save the Click the Timezones tab and select Determine which exceptions days the timezone will be active by checking the appropriate check boxes.