Application Tour
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The Activity Log shows a list of system events up to the minute.
The Activity Report allows the administrator to create easy custom reports based on type of event, user, and device.
Custom Activity Reports are immediately shown in a pop-up window; from there they can be printed or saved.
Under the “Users/Groups” tab, the User Directory lists all users in the system. Editing a user’s information is as easy as clicking the user’s name.
The Edit User screen allows user information to be entered and changed, including the first 10 of 50 available custom fields.
Fingerprint Enrollment is as simple as recording the fingerprint of each user from the Edit User screen.
The Group Directory is where Groups are listed along with their status. Click the Group Name link to manage the Group.
The Card Bank lists all cards within the system. Cards can be assigned, revoked, and deleted with a single click.
The Sites Directory lists all sites managed within the system, along with how many doors and devices are managed at each site. To view the details under a site, just click the site name.
Each site can be managed individually to update site details and devices, view activity, and add and delete devices.
Each site’s devices can be managed individually to edit device details, delete the device, set schedules, and more.
Devices are managed by clicking on them in their listing under their Site detail screen.
The main Schedules screen lists all schedules on each device. Edit a schedule by clicking the link name.
The New Schedule screen provides a calendar grid that allows for point-and-click scheduling. Just click and drag on the times to set the schedule, set holiday observances, and name the schedule.
The Holidays screen shows a list of holidays the system can recognize. Click on the Description to edit the holiday details.
Notification Rules are set up to send notifications of events to an email account. Just name the rule, enter the email address, and select the site and event to report on.
The Account tab’s Administrators screen lists the Master, Senior, and Assistant Administrators set up in the system; click on the Administrator name to edit associated details.
Editing an Administrator’s permissions is accomplished by just checking or unchecking permissions for sites and users.
Each Administrator’s actions can be viewed in the Journal, showing changes such as users added and created.
Online help provides context-specific quick explanations and step-by-step instructions. While in the Help window, the Administrator can jump to different sections by clicking on chapter titles, using the Index, or running a specific Search. The Admin Manual and FAQs are also listed.
The Lockdown tab lists each Group and a checkbox that allows the Administrator to enable the Lockdown feature—the temporary revocation of all privileges by group in case of an emergency situation. Lockdown remains in effect until the Administrator unchecks the box and saves the new setting.
New panels are added under the Sites/Doors tab’s New Control Panel screen.
Clicking the “Add Elevator” link on a Control Panel detail screen allows elevators to be added, edited, or deleted.
Floors can also be managed for elevator access by assigning an access schedule.