EXgarde V4.4 User Manual
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1. An Access Group may have a Group Schedule associated with it in which case the Keys of its members are only valid when the schedule indicates If there is no weekly schedule then the Groups Keys are valid 24 hours per day seven days per week Up to 64 Group Schedules are allowed in a single Access Control Site plus any number of non scheduled Groups By allocating Keyholders to Access Groups and granting Groups access into Areas you can manage large numbers of Keyholders quickly and reliably without having to remember the configurations of ACUs Doors or Readers EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Copyright 2003 TDSi Last Change 19 June 2015 LI ACCESS ELFEPHwe iEFRE 6 Operators An Operator is someone who is allowed to login and use the EXgarde Explorer Each Operator is given a Name and a Password an optional Photo ID image and a set of Operator rights An EXgarde Tenant may have more than one Operator each with specific rights to work to their own agenda No Rights Operator cannot view restricted objects User Rights Operator can view and use required objects Owner Rights Operator can view create modify and delete required objects Your operating rights were assigned by the installer or system administrator and should be sufficient for you to do your job without unnecessary detail to confuse you Changing Operator rights can seriously affect the security of your site To help maintain site security2. St m DUSEL ES TT Set to Unlocked Set to Barred Set bo Normal Show Events Show Alarms HL E Suspend Properties EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Copyright 2003 TDSi Last Change Page 34 19 June 2015 LDS ACCESS EErEE YUHERE 24 Building Management The Building Management is a way of controlling all the Access Areas Site Plans and Alarms Zones It is the software representation of the physical environment in which EXgarde and the ACUs have been installed Access Areas should be relate to areas rooms in your building Site Plan will be a graphical representation of an area or the entire building Alarm Zone will again be a graphical representation of the area or building but will have a time schedule from which alarms can be created and will be armed or disarmed between your chosen times IH Areas Alarm Zones EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Last Change Copyright 2003 TDSi 19 June 2015 Page 35 F WH ACCESS ELFEPHwe iEFRE 25 System Settings The Systems Settings is where the configuration of EXgarde amp equipment would be contained In System Settings you will find the Schedules Database Users Operators Options and Net Cam Types Sa schedules DE Users Operators 4 Options Net Cam Types EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Copyright 2003 TDSi Last Change Page 36 19 June 2015 Tosi ACCESS ErEA YwHERE 26 System Options The System Options button will allow the
3. ACCESS EVERYWHERE exgqarde Access Management Software User Manual UM0030 GB Issue 3 19 06 2015 www tdsi co uk TDSi Tel 44 0 1202 723535 Unit 10 Concept Park Fax 44 0 1202 724975 Innovation Close Poole Sales Enquiries sales tdsi co uk Dorset Marketing Support marketing tdsi co uk BH12 4QT UK Technical Support support tdsi co uk Foreword Copyright 2003 TDSi All rights reserved Time and Data Systems International Ltd operate a policy of continuous improvement and reserves the right to change specifications colours or prices of any of its products without prior notice Guarantee For terms of guarantee please contact your supplier Trademarks Copyright 2003 Time and Data Systems International Ltd TDSi This document or any software supplied with it may not be used for any purpose other than that for which it is supplied nor shall any part of it be reproduced without the prior written consent of TDSi Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Cautions and Notes The following symbols are used in this guide CAUTION This indicates an important operating instruction that should be followed to avoid any potential damage to hardware or property loss of data or personal injury NOTE This indicates important information to help you make the
4. These modes of operation can be over ridden by manual operator intervention Access Modes Unlocked Doors will be unlocked for the selected time Key Only default Access to this area will be allowed if a valid Key is presented Key or Keypad Access to this area will be allowed if a valid Key is presented or if a valid code is entered at a keypad Key PIN Access to this area will be allowed if a valid Key is presented followed by the correct PIN Key PIN or Keypad Access to this area will be allowed if a valid Key is presented followed by the correct PIN or if a valid code is entered at a keypad Period types for daily schedules Kev only L Key ar Keypad B vo pu Key FIM or Keypad 00 00 44 00 EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Copyright 2003 TDSi Last Change Page 42 19 June 2015 SCHEDULES 2 2c Access Group Schedule The Access Group Schedule shows the times when the Keys belonging to the Keyholders who are members of this Access Group are enabled The graphical representation shows the times and days when access is allowed If a Keyholder is a member of several Groups their Keys are enabled when any of their Groups are enabled Pernod types For daily schedules E Enabled Si Not enabled 13 00 24 00 2 3 Alarm Zone Schedule Alarm Zones will enable or disable any Event Alarms set up within EXgarde Different floors areas may have different Alarm Zones The graphical representat
5. 11 24 ACU Progress EX2 Lift 20 complete 07 10 2013 11 24 ACU Progress EX2 Lift 100 complete If you wish to view past events Click the red Stop button This will enable the Filter and the Period button For more details of how to use the Events Windows go to Events EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Copyright 2003 TDSi Last Change Page 14 19 June 2015 TDSi ACCESS EYEA YuwHERE 4 Access Areas Each Access Area has one or more controlled Doors which allow authorized Keyholders to pass between one Access Area and another EXgarde has one pre defined Access Area called Public which is used to represent the area outside your site the external world Entry into an Access Area is granted to whole Access Groups rather than individual Keyholders Each Tenant has its own set of Keyholders and one or more Access Groups You can implement powerful Group oriented security policies by allowing particular Groups of Keyholders into particular Areas at particular times Key Holders are allowed into an Access Area if they are members of any which is allowed in at the time Access Areas can be nested which implies that inner Areas are more secure than outer ones If members of an Access Group are allowed into an inner more secure Area they are automatically allowed into the outer less secure Areas which contain it Each Access Area is owned by an owning Tenant who may control whether the Area is private or is shared by other Tenants o
6. Do not give Operators more rights than they need Change Operator passwords regularly Delete Operator accounts when they are no longer needed If using Dual Login EXgarde will be opened with the lowest operator rights Ww CN CN EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Last Change Copyright 2003 TDSi 19 June 2015 Page 17 LDS 7 Keyholder Groups Page 18 A Keyholder Group is a way of grouping multiple Keyholders together for improved housekeeping lt can also be used to create a default Access Level if a Keyholder is added to the group with a default rights set For example a school may create different groups for each year Each year will have different default Access Groups automatically assigned to them Information Fields can also be added for additional information if required i e departmental information etc The Keyholder Group will also default to a specific Key Box The Keyholder group can be shared with other tenants and allow other tenants to assign other tenants Keyholders to their access groups The Name Long Name and Comment fields with in the properties can be configured to display as a different heading Long Name and Comment can also be defined as a list or as a unique field EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Copyright 2003 TDSi Last Change 19 June 2015 En F E ACCESS ELFEPHwe iEFRE 8 Keyholder A key is assigned to a Keyholder It could be a member of staff or a student for example It is his or h
7. best use of this product 1 1 2 1 1 Ze 2 1 3 2 1 4 2 1 5 3 1 3 2 3 2 1 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 3 7 3 8 Last Change Contents ere 1 ACU Comparison Table l UAE EE 4 Keyboard amp Mouse ETS 4 Wigs Aqu M 4 W lee 5 die EE 5 sx 5 SCREEN LATOUT E 6 Bord 6 MERE m Screen Layout Home Page 1 4 erre nnne nnne nitentes 8 Screen Layout Tool Dar EE 9 a LEWIS Alle ele EE 10 AOT see EE 10 eV OLN WA iue e TE 12 General Display ATEJ nsaisan ana nnne nnne tnnt 13 mA Ale ele TT 14 ACCESS FU CAS cuadiiiquisuquidietusa idi p eU CM HROINUS DE IDEE IVERA RIS 15 Yes CR Ee e 16 Ais 17 S2 OIG OE tie Te E 18 EE 19 KEV BOX E 20 EEN EA lge EE 22 Badge NL 23 EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Copyright 2003 TDSi 19 June 2015 Page Contents 13 EE VD CH EE 24 14 PD 25 15 WC enk le PRESE EET 26 16 ME 2 17 EE 28 18 Ji vif CN 29 19 DEM 30 20 Bell 31 21 SE 32 l2 A 33 23 Alarm Edel 34 24 Bullae eEI ET TN 35 25 PV Si all 36 26 SVS tEn Re de 37 27 ES ce M 42 l l Access Ee nl sa
8. has a card printed for him Exgarde can support multiple Badge Designs which the Operator can pick the one that suits the Keyholder best You can choose from free text or image same text image on every card who uses this template or database text image pulls the text or image from Exgarde EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Last Change Copyright 2003 TDSi 19 June 2015 Page 23 WF E ACCESS ELFEPHwe iEFRE 13 Badge Printing Once Badge Templates have been created with in Exgarde Badge Printing will allow tailor made designs to be printed for specific Keyholders Exgarde can support multiple Badge Designs so cards can if required have different colours or different text to distinguish departments or companies at the glance of an eye EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Copyright 2003 TDSi Last Change Page 24 19 June 2015 EE ErER wHERe 14 ACU An ACU Access Control Unit is what allows access to each Keyholder through doors connected to it The ACU Access Control Unit will be loaded with keys card or fob numbers and will only grant access to any of the keys it knows Any keys which are not allowed access through its doors controlled by Exgarde will not be loaded into the ACU If access is granted an on board relay will change state and complete or break dependent on if the door is Fail Safe or Fail Secure the circuit for the lock This will release the lock and the door can be opened As part of creating a new
9. in detail Actions IS f Properties QEvents 4 Docrstates Qi Schedule Columes v Check Ai C Uncheck All E Reiesse Doo a Bp Unlock Door for free access Lock Deor to stop all access Set Door to controlled access Show events Q Show Alaem Update equipment states D Suspend E instare Report M Outhne EJ Summary Mike Sa H Dool DJ Reeder1 Doorl open sen Dooce ext butte Q Boor Lock Sant Q Booed Ser she T FA Public Outer Ar FA Public Inner Ar Door 2 m 903 Inputs Power Supply inputs Input6 Input QO Inputs EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Last Change Copyright 2003 TDSi 19 June 2015 Page 13 SCREEN LAYOUTS 3 8 Events Window The Event List is a way of viewing live events that are occurring around the site When first opened this window is empty SiDetals co stop 3 From 07 10 201311 02 v Te 07 10 2013 11 02 AlEvents Date Time Event Source Detail 1 Detail 2 Detail 3 If Communications is running then live events will begin to be displayed in the Event Window E Details eo stp Frio From 710 20 0 To 2013 11 0 All Events Date Time Event Source Detail 1 Detail 2 Detail 3 07 10 2013 11 24 ACU Progress EX2 Lift 0 complete 07 10 2013 11 24 ACU Progress EX2 Lift 100 complete 07 10 2013 11 24 ACLI Progress EX2 Lift 0 complete 07 10 2013 11 24 ACU Progress EX2 Lift 100 complete 07 10 2013
10. variants of the selected For example M A Outline F3 Summary ti Computers _ Portals a A Ls n Doors d Readers ey CTY Controllers oy View points ioo Readers Q Inputs Relays T Counters E Net ams wf incansistency d _ a Active Tenant Landlord hi d rete Equipment BH Reports ERE suang Management 7 system Settings E Tenants EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Copyright 2003 TDSi Last Change Page 12 19 June 2015 SCREEN LAYOUTS 3 General Display Area The General Display Area GDA is a detailed summary of your selected object It can also display the Properties of the object if selected in the menu bar Name Rept riveted ba Kom Feier PALL P e Fur F Ty Status Furction Valid Iver abd ett Pb Bet Wangan n uerg rees 3 Ortepus 44 it Wiegand Saripended Arb ri Magnetic In une Appert HAVE Octopus da tet Wiegand In use Goce Katebe Information x Keyhole Kee Reg ha inoue Tee t Wiegand Keeble Simca Daten G rotcie C Tome am leng bien Comment Aren Liter Time dat Toxkalle Tred Public LISTON ISN ISI Edid Lech Tere L Public Tee Om un Monter Pubie 16 04 2005 1128 Mae Pub e 05 07 2013 14 35 oe APB Office Public 16 04 2013 20 24 SUPPORT GRADE A Pubbe RE fe o ETS GST AAA 165 90 Eede che Aaka Irigarai Tenant Kay Hinder Group Key Felder gere me Lens Iribar Every item or shortcut selected will be expanded
11. 85 2 amp 4 wire TCP IP to RS 485 4 wire RS 485 2 amp 4 wire TCP IP to RS 485 4 wire converter converter converter converter 32 input 16 relay 32 input 16 relay Expansion UO board 4 input 2 relay 4 input 2 relay None None 32 relay is request option 82 relay is request option Battery backed PSU 3A supply split 3A supply split 3A supply split 3A supply split SEA 2Xx1A l i i option accordingly accordingly accordingly accordingly EE Multi card access mode Lift Control No No No 128 Floors Max 128 Floors Max Dedicated Keypad MICROgarde EXgarde MICROgarde EXgarde EXgarde Express EXgarde Express Each ACU controls and or monitors its own equipment namely Doors Readers Keypads Inputs and Relays The ACU is responsible for controlling its equipment according to the ACU properties which have been entered downloaded to the ACU from EXgarde It is also responsible for recording events such as door openings and closings then sending them to EXgarde Finally the ACU is responsible for responding to Operator commands such as switching Relays ON or OFF or manually locking or unlocking doors Communication ports EXgarde Web User Guide Copyright O 2003 TDSi Last Change Page 3 19 June 2015 LI ACCESS ELFEPHwe iEFRE 2 USAGE 2 1 1 Keyboard amp Mouse Usage Mouse Operations Selects item may display item details contents in Left click lah panel Right click Displays item menu Double click Selects the item a
12. ACU in Exgarde you will be configuring how many amp how to use the doors the ACU will be controlling This will also lead to the reader configuration how many readers per door When creating a new ACU in Exgarde you can tick Commission Mode to delay communications to the ACU during database configuration Once you have fully configured the ACU and its child objects you can turn off configuration mode and this will tell Excomms to start communication to that ACU Each ACU will have a UID Unique Identifier which is not duplicated on any other controller Each ACU model will start with certain values which can help determine what ACU model it is ACU Model UID Starting Ref Expert 1 XXX XXX XXX Expert Slave Expander2 Excel2 3 XXX XXX XXX Excle4 4 XXX XXX XXX MICROgarde II 5 XXX XXX XXX MICROgarde 6 XXX XXX XXX 2 XXX XXX XXX EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Last Change Copyright 2003 TDSi 19 June 2015 Page 25 IDSi ACCESS ELFEPHwe iEFRE 15 Inconsistency If a sizeable change has occurred in the software a door association has changed for example and you have chosen NOT to send the changes to the ACU then the Inconsistency Icon will start flashing on the top toolbar This is a reminder that the ACUs will still be working to the old parameters however old keys may still work for example You will need to update the ACUs before the changes will take place in the controller Access Control Unit
13. Refresh Portals TDSPwE S008 Controllers Enbrance Stairs Front Stairs Lobby Ent Main Entrance Rear Stairs Staff Stairs Cancel Help If major changes have been performed and multiple ACUs require updates then you may wish to perform these updates during a quiet period overnight for example preventing possible access rights disruptions during the working day EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Copyright 2003 TDSi Last Change Page 26 19 June 2015 16 Doors A Door provides access between two Access Areas Inside Area and Outside Area Once you have defined these Areas EXgarde automatically distributes the Controllers with the Keys of Keyholders which are allowed into the Area controlled by the Readers By default all Doors are set with Inside and Outside Areas as Public The Inner Area is the area behind the door which is only accessed if they Keyholder has the rights The Outer Area is where the Keyholder has come from and is usually governed by an Egress Button RTE Push to Exit button If there is a reader on either side of the door then the concept of Outer and Inner is irrelevant Simply define which reader is located on which side of the door Ackions Pass i Properties Events Door states fj Schedule t Release Door E Unlock Door For Free access Name Door Number Lack Door to stop all access Door il f Wii Set Door to controlled access D Sho
14. attached to it turns on or off an event message will be generated which could be used to generate an operator alarm An input can also be used to trigger a Relay so that for example when an input detects that a switch has been pressed a bell will sound Input events With standard inputs there are only two possible events the state change to on and the state change to off Supervised inputs can also detect open short circuit and other fault conditions Input events can be reported into the main EXgarde system in the normal way optionally generating an alarm at the same time Associated Relay triggers You can also arrange for an input state change to trigger a Relay for this you must edit the Trigger tab of the Relay s Properties So for example you could set timer relays to switch the central heating on and off EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Last Change Copyright 2003 TDSi 19 June 2015 Page 29 19 Relays A Relay is a device that can be switched by its controlling ACU into one of two states on or off this can be used for example to control a light The number of Relay slots on an ACU depends on the ACU type and any attached I O board All available Relays are shown in the Explorer whether they are in use or not This number is contained in the initial default Relay name and can be found thereafter by looking at the Relay details in the display of the Explorer If there are any spare Relays you are not using you m
15. ay like to indicate this in their names and give them all with no triggers Types of Relay A triggered Relay responds to events recognised by the ACU a scheduled Relay operates according to a time schedule A triggered Relay can be set to stay on indefinitely or until an Operator uses its right click menu to switch it off again or for a given time Factory default Relay settings Although one or more Relays in an ACU are reserved for controlling the Door locks and cannot be changed all other Relays are regarded as spare and can be used for automatic control on specified events manual control or set to follow a schedule When creating a new ACU some of these spare Relays are given default settings but you can change these Right click menus Each Relay has a right click menu enabling you to switch a Relay directly You can switch it on or off or make it revert to normal this will be off for triggered Relays and according to schedule for scheduled Relays Relay events The only events associated with a Relay are its going on or off For scheduled Relays these events can be reported into the main EXgarde system in the normal way arrange this via the Event property tab However in all other cases the Relay on off events cannot be reported directly from the ACU Any non scheduled Relay event will have been triggered by another event occurring to an input Door or Header see the Trigger tab and you can make sure this i
16. crs System Options Universal Decode is where you would load the configuration file if you had specific readers which required special configuration of the reader interface to read the number on the card Biometric Enrolment Readers allows you to specify how to enroll fingerprints in the keyholder biometric enrolment screen Page 39 System Options Page 40 Mame Interface P 26 bit Wiegand 26 bit Wiegand 34 bit Wiegand 34 bit Wiegand JP 37 bit Wiegand 37 bit Wiegand P Bioscrypt 37 bit Wiegand P DIGIgarde 37 bit Wiegand Digital Microcard Microcard P Esprox Magnetic EXsmart MIF Magnetic P Magnetic Magnetic J Me Lucky 34 Me Lucky 34 bit P Microcard Microcard P Mobarola Ind ASR Prax V Description Kev Type K S amp Update EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Copyright 2003 TDSi Kev Type 26 bit Wiegand 34 bit Wiegand 37 bit Wiegand 37 bit Wiegand 37 bit Wiegand Magnetic Magnetic Magnetic Magnetic Me Lucky 34 bit Microcard ASR Prax Reader Technology J26 bit Wiegand 3 Update Database statistics can improve Database performance ACUT 5H EX EX EX M EX M EX M 5 EX 5 Ex 5 Ex 5 EX EX 5 EX 5 ERA gt Reader Types will show you what reader technology is compatible with what ACU Update Statistics will allow a quick and easy way to access the database and update the order it searches for data which will improve the database perf
17. cts because objects can be grouped together in ways which represent their geographical location within your installation Objects on Site Plans behave in the same way as they do in the Actions Window if you right click an object you will be presented with the same menu Front Door d TI Release Set to Unlocked Set to Barred Set to Normal Show Events Show Alarms Suspend Properties EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Last Change Copyright 2003 TDSi 19 June 2015 Page 45 29 DB Users DB Users database users can be used to access the EXgarde database without using EXgarde EXplorer External applications can interrogate the database to run various reports Other applications such as Fusion can be used to push data into the database which will be used by EXgarde Explorer EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Copyright 2003 TDSi Last Change Page 46 19 June 2015 30 Net Cam Types EXgarde has 2 Net Cam Types set up as default Axis PTZ Panasonic BLC The Net Cams are easily configurable to make integration with them as smooth as possible New X X Delete f Properties Columns Check Al C Uncheck All Ais PTZ amp netcam ty E inkcmalich amp Pansonic BLE Panasonic BLC PTZ Pages Default view page wea index rame shtml Defauk command page axis ogi comspkz cgi Parameters i movezright You will need to know the View Page amp Command Page for the cameras you decide
18. e Q Show events s keyholder access d Expo AK Badge printer settings Name Logan Show events Cge Mew Keyholder 1 qr Search Cle Mew Keyholder 2 PS Reset occpancy Lid New Keyholder 3 E Instant Report Ce Mew Keyholder 4 Cge New Keyhalder 5 Ce New Keyhalder 6 Ae Keyholders E Keys Access Groups CE Badge Designs S All Key Holders Landlord EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Copyright 2003 TDSi Last Change 19 June 2015 Page 10 SCREEN LAYOUTS If you then moved to the Report function you will see View Report etc mi e SEU re LT V are Sr ig rE garde Al Reports File Edit Actions View Tools Windows Help QOO New v Ble Kivi Z Properties B view Repor Nme longnome com c3 Print Report Hl Save Report Instant Report New Report 1 L1 Mew Report 2 0 Mew Report 3 0 Mew Report 4 Le All Reports ap esoe Attempt ACU event report feo Door event rep Input event rep P Reader report E Relay report fe Operator report ra Alarm report ie Attendance Re Controlled Rela 7 Counter Report Modem Report FILO Report ES Intruder report EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Last Change Copyright 2003 TDSi 19 June 2015 Page 11 SCREEN LAYOUTS 3 6 Navigation Window For day to day use the Shortcut Navigation Window is to create ease of movement through EXgarde and its various windows By selecting the items you wish to view at the top of the window will bring up all
19. ense installed EXgarde supports the following Access Control Units EXpert2 EXpert2 IP See 20000 20000 24000 24000 15500 48000 15500 48000 i Spare inputs with max doors Spare relays with max doors 30V 2A 1000 mme 1000 wm variable 1000 mm variable 1000 wm variable 1000 mm variable 1000 1000 variable Magnetic clock amp data Magnetic clock amp data Magnetic clock amp data Magnetic clock amp data Magnetic clock amp data Magnetic clock amp data Inc TDSi Digital IR Inc TDSi Digital IR Inc TDSi Digital IR Inc TDSi Digital IR Inc TDSi Digital IR Inc TDSi Digital IR Reader formats Microcard Wiegand 26 Microcard Wiegand 26 Microcard Wiegand 26 Microcard Wiegand 26 Microcard Wiegand 26 Microcard Wiegand 26 bit HID H10302 37 bit bit HID H10302 37 bit bit HID H10302 37 bit bit HID H10302 37 bit bit HID H10302 37 bit bit HID H10302 37 bit customizable customizable customizable customizable customizable customizable TCP IP option Add in module Add in module External accessory External accessory EXgarde Web User Guide Copyright 2003 TDSi Last Change Page 2 19 June 2015 EXgarde Overview EXpert2 EXpert2 IP MICROgarde MICROgarde II EXcel2 EXcel4 EXpander2 EXpander2 RS232 RS 232 RS 232 RS 232 RS485 2 wire RS 485 2 wire RS 232 RS 485 2 amp 4 wire RS 232 RS 485 2 amp 4 wire built in RS232 485 built in RS 232 485 RS 4
20. er responsibility to manage and take responsibility of their access Key EXgarde does not require you to assign every Keyholder access through all doors needed for this person it uses Access Groups for ease of access management A Keyholder can hold multiple Keys of multiple technology types EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Last Change Copyright 2003 TDSi 19 June 2015 Page 19 LDS ACCESS ELFEPHwe iEFRE 9 Key Box To help you keep track of large numbers of Keys EXgarde uses the idea of a Key Box which maintains a history of related Keys such as Visitor Keys Cleaner Keys etc Each Key Box can be configured to have a default validation period Multiple Key Boxes can be used to help in keeping your system tidy for example a school may have a Key Box for each year or a site with dual technology might have different Key Boxes for each technology type M ame Visitors i Information Long Name Comment r r Options Never Expire Expire the Key after oof consecutive unused days Acton Suspend key Ka EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Copyright 2003 TDSi Last Change Page 20 19 June 2015 LI ACCESS ELFEPHwe iEFRE 10 Keys A Key is the means of opening a Door controlled by a Reader Each Key contains a unique serial number decoded as an 8 digit number Readers may optionally have a Keypad attached or integrated which allows the Keyholder to enter a Personal Identification Nu
21. es Background Image 3e Mew g Properties inf Background Events Equipment bel Events A Equipment Keyholder Access Export Key Holders Tagged Events Lol Kev holder access A Export key holders EB Tagged events Key Box History Key Box List key box history Key box key list Search Issue Key Biometrics Photograph a Search Issue key qu Biometrics P Photograph EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Last Change Copyright 2003 TDSi 19 June 2015 Page 9 SCREEN LAYOUTS 3 4 Alarms Window The Alarm List is a way of viewing alarm activity which is occurring around the site When first opened this window is empty If Communications is running then Alarms that have been configured in the system will begin to be displayed in the Alarms Window and actions may be required dependent on alarm configuration Duig Time Fn Atam Zone Bent Source Contoled by Step Action menge i Cer ea 1 Eater Iona eat CM lngui 8 Fans Left A Tamper mari har bem mecesoed 3 5 Actions Window The Actions Window is text sensitive and will only display the options permitted by the current window you are in These will be Operator Rights dependent If you do not have the rights to perform such tasks then they will not be displayed in the Actions Window For example if you were in the Keyholder you will see options like Add Keyholder P Exgarde All Key Holders File Edit Actions View Tools Windows Help QOO I K SZ m z
22. esti IS Test 2 SHIFT Test Unrestricted Ac Schedule 1 Schedule 2 Schedule 3 Schedule 4 Schedule 5 Unrestricted Ac Test Test Hold down the SHIFT key on your keyboard Use the up and down arrows the select more than one feature IA Group 1 L k aoup 2 m A aoup 3 O Group d C ik Group 5 MF J Intruder O a Testi O a Test 2 EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Copyright 2003 TDSi Test Unrestricted Ac Schedule 1 Schedule 2 Schedule 3 Schedule 4 schedule 5 Unrestricted Ac Test Test Page 5 3 SCREEN LAYOUTS 3 1 Login EXgarde requires a user login which will contain their OPERATOR rights to open EXgarde Explorer You will need to know the TENANT OPERATOR amp PASSWORD The default login which will open up a blank database from a new installation is as follows Tenant Landlord Operator Admin Password 1234 The Tenant amp Operator details are case sensitive but the Password is not xk EXgarde Pro Login Tenant E SEI CH Er Landlord Operator ae Password 0 E te m E ri E H Fai m Tu e Gi E DN e DI i e e E ud w E DI La p La Ze na EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Copyright 2003 TDSi Last Change Page 6 19 June 2015 SCREEN LAYOUTS 3 2 Dual Login To enable dual login go into System Options located in System Settings Options Select Dual Login from the list of Options and tick Enable Login An error wi
23. et to if selected in their properties ResetoAma Pubic H Include Inner amp reas Overdue Pernod 1 E e dapfe hour s Keypad Only Digits allows you to select the number of digits used for Keypad Only access EXgarde supports up to 8 digits in Keypad Only mode F eypad anly Required Digits P E EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Copyright 2003 TDSi Last Change Page 38 19 June 2015 Last Change 19 June 2015 Default Configuration File BR Apply to all Headers using Universal Decode Mame Reader 1 LlB Reader 1 O Reader 1 LlB Reader 1 1B Reader 1 1E Reader 1 Reader 1E Reader 2 E Reader 2 LlB Reader 2 LlB Reader 2 LlB Reader 2 LlB Reader 3 1E Reader 3 IE Reader 4 1H Reader 4 DIGIgarde Default Key Bas General Use Default Key Technology of but Wiegand Enrolment Count E all b d Admin ID DIGIgarde PLUS Access Contral Expert ACLI Expander ACL Excel ACU Exceld ACU MICROgarde 1 MICROgarde 2 Expert ACII Expander ACLI Excelz ACU Excel4 ACLI MICROgarde 1 MICROgarde 2 Exceld ACU MICROgarde 2 Exceld ACU MICROgarde 2 Admin Password EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Copyright 2003 TDSi Load Files Lean Database Enrolment Readers allows you to dedicate specific readers for Card Validation by ticking the reader option box Reader Number l l l l l l z d z d 2 2 3 3 4 4 PALM garde Bios
24. ion shows the times and days when Event Alarms are Active or Disabled Period types for daily schedules Wei Alarm one Disarmed ER Alarm one Armed 00 00 24 00 EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Last Change Copyright 2003 TDSi 19 June 2015 Page 43 SCHEDULES 27 4 Relay Schedule Relay Schedules are used to either Control On force it on or Control Off force it off The graphical representation displays when it is controlled on and when it is controlled off Period types for daily schedules 9 Relay ON B Relay OFF 15 30 24 00 EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Copyright 2003 TDSi Last Change Page 44 19 June 2015 TOS ROCESS EVERYWHERE 28 Site Plan A Site Plan is a graphical representation of your site onto which you can drag and drop objects such as ACU s Doors and Access Areas from the Explorer tree Once your objects are laid out on the Site Plan you can use them directly from the Site Plan without needing to know how the equipment is connected or having to navigate up and down the Explorer tree It is well worth investing the time to design good Site Plans for your Access Control system because they will make it simplicity itself to administer your whole system using real world pictures which you can easily relate to the actual site EXgarde supports background images which are BMP GIF TIF or JPEG files Site Plans provide a convenient method of viewing and controlling obje
25. ll display if you do not have enough operators on all tenants in the system to use dual login function Dual login is applied to all tenants in the system For example Landlord needs 2 operators as will any other tenants existing in the system WARNING Make sure you have 2 operators which have full rights so you can login to disable this feature or other system changes Please note It uses the lowest operator rights e g If first operator has full rights and second operator login only has read rights the EXgarde software will only display read rights to objects When you login to EXgarde using dual login initially it will display the normal login screen When you click OK the second login screen will be displayed with a blank operator and password EXgarde Pro Login Tenant d E SEI CH ET Landlord Operator pan Passwnrd kee International Ltd Cancel ay Time amp Data ps Comte E 1516 2 ma dz All gts reserved EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Last Change Copyright 2003 TDSi 19 June 2015 Page 7 SCREEN LAYOUTS If you enter an incorrect second operator it will take you back to the initial login screen EXgarde Pro Login Tenant ExpL CH er Landlord Operator ee Passwnard Cancel O12 Time amp Data Systeme ntanationa Ltd 2 Copyright 1296 2 1 Allrights reserved 3 2 1 Screen Layout Home Page EXgarde has a Home Page which is designed to take Access C
26. mber PIN associated with the Key before access is granted Exgarde supports a number different Key and Reader technologies including Microcard infra red Magnetic Clock amp Data and Wiegand A Keyholder can hold more than one key for example Magnetic Clock amp Data for a proximity card and Wiegand for Biometric entry To help you keep track of large numbers of Keys Exgarde uses the idea of a Key Box which maintains a history of related Keys such as Visitor Keys Cleaner Keys etc EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Last Change Copyright 2003 TDSi 19 June 2015 Page 21 11 Cards Once the TDSi Access Control System has been installed commissioned and handed over to the end user it is their responsibility to look after their NZ lt J Cards can be replaced and added to the Keyholder which will entitle that key card to permit the same access rights as the previous card A replacement card will never be the same 8 digit key number as the card it has replaced Once a card has been reported as lost damaged the key should be changed from in use to suspended This will keep the key and history in the database but will restrict deny all access to all doors with in Exgarde EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Copyright 2003 TDSi Last Change Page 22 19 June 2015 E F E ACCESS ELFEPHwe iEFRE 12 Badge Design A Bade Design is a template which is printed on to cards When a Keyholder
27. n the Site Fire Doors tab allows an input to be set to release doors associated to the area It is possible to auto reset the fire doors on the same input This is not a recommended feature due to safety A warning message is displayed in EXgarde and it is the responsibility of the operator to decide whether to continue to use this feature Sharing Anti passback Fire Report Fire Doors Input to release Fire Doors Doors associated with area 1H Door 1 excelbio 1H Door 1 MG O B Door 2 MG W Auto Reset Fire Doors on Input Print Fire Report Printer Auto Reset Fire Doors Warning Warning Be mindful of the safety risks associated with this confiquration action Disclaimer TOS does not accept any responsibility or lability in the event of lass of property or lite during a fire Do you wish to continue EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Last Change Copyright 2003 TDSi 19 June 2015 Page 15 5 Access Groups Page 16 Each Tenant may have a number of Access Groups Each Access Group comprises a number of Keyholders Each Keyholder is allowed into an Access Area if they are a member of an Access Group which is allowed into the Area at that time A Keyholder can be a member of several Access Groups and all Keyholders belonging to a given Tenant are members of that Tenant s Group called Everyone This is the default Access Group and every Keyholder added to EXgarde will be a member of the Everyone Group
28. nd opens it item or performs a dialog dependent action Keyboard Operations F1 Open EXgarde Help F4 Display properties of selected object F5 Refresh the window displayed in the right hand panel Shift F5 Refresh display UP Select next item higher in the tree DOWN Select next item lower in the tree ALT UP Move selected Access Area up the tree ALT DOWN Move selected Access Area down the tree ALT RIGHT Make Area an inner Area of the Area above it in the list ALT LEFT Remove inner Area of its parent Area Numeric Keypad PLUS Expand the selected folder in the tree Numeric Keypad MINUS Collapse the selected folder in the tree 2 1 2 Drag amp Drop Controllers for example can be moved from one portal to another using the tree view in the navigation panel or in classic view Click on the object once so it is highlighted and using the left mouse button drag amp drop the highlighted object onto its new defining role property EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Copyright 2003 TDSi Last Change Page 4 19 June 2015 USAGE d 2 1 4 l 1 5 Last Change 19 June 2015 Multi Select There are 2 ways you can multi select in EXgarde Using the Tick Boxes or using the SHIFT Key on your keyboard Tick box F Simply select the objects you wish to use by ticking the box next to it L A Bio Access A Everyone L E Group 1 IS Group 2 wl Group 3 18 Group 4 WA Group 5 TT Mf Intruder 14 T
29. nts are recorded in EXgarde You can choose to display them in the Event List in real time or as an historical search or create Reports To disable the events Select the object which creates the event in EXgarde Right click and select Properties Select the Event tab Deselect the event you wish to disable The Event List is a way of viewing live events that are occurring around the site When first opened this window is empty Source Detail 1 Dtal2 Detala New events are displayed here when received from ACUS or generated by the Operator or by EXgarde itself If you stop and start the list it will be cleared If you pause and start the event list it carries on from where it was paused and will display any new events that have occurred since it was paused Each Event List displays a summary of Events which have been recorded in the Event Log If you wish to view an Event which is not in the Live Event Window then you can view historical events Visual Verification If you click details in the Event Window GDA a windows will appear alongside the event list This will display the photo of the Keyholder in access granted events EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Copyright 2003 TDSi Last Change Page 32 19 June 2015 LOS dc Alarms An Alarm is generated when an Event occurs which has been designated as requiring Operator intervention An Alarm can be associated with an Alarm Procedure which con
30. number of input ports on an ACU depends on the ACU type and any attached I O board All available inputs are shown in the EXplorer whether they are in use or not All the inputs you are using should be set here in the Explorer to match the physical set up on the ACUs Check the connector number to ensure you are assigning the right input to the right input port This number is contained in the initial default input name and can be found thereafter by looking at the input details in the display of the Explorer If there are any spare inputs you are not using you may like to indicate this in their names Fixed function inputs For every Door controlled by an ACU one input will be the Door open sensor and one the exit button connected to the Door These are fixed functions for fixed Doors do not attempt to alter them or reassign them to different inputs You can edit the input names though it may be advisable to preserve the Door association in the name or other details In situations where there are Readers either side of the Door the exit button may never be used you may want to indicate this in its name since it will still appear in Explorer displays You cannot use either fixed function input where the ACU could have controlled a second Door but does not you will not even see those inputs in the Explorer Other inputs Every other input is available for use at your discretion When an input changes state i e the switching device
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32. ontrol back to basics With the Home Page being used site management has never been easier From the Home Page Wizards can be run Documentation can now be viewed and much more Like a Site Plan doors access areas and general equipment can also be placed on it The Wizards will walk you through step by step for creating Areas Groups Keyholders Schedules and ACUs amp EXqarde Home Page File Edit Actions View Tools Windows Help QO S Oo a Expert Mode Events Tutorials Documentation de P 2 P B H D H Le af Bu ef ef af ACU Wizard Area Schedule Area Wizard Keyholder Wizard Group Schedule Access Rights Wizard Wizard Wizard EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Copyright 2003 TDSi Last Change Page 8 19 June 2015 SCREEN LAYOUTS 3 3 Screen Layout Toolbar This contains a row of buttons which enable you to perform common operations such as viewing the Event List or the Alarm List or requesting Help information These are described below Arranging Areas d Lett Up Woown S Right Previous Page Next Page Home Page Expert Mode Relationship Tree Events Alarms Prompt Window Help ioo De ACU Inconsistency refresh Fire Report Fire Areas Icon Size Event List Control Details Start Stop Filter Period Selection petals en stop gt Filter T Perod Access Modes Schedules Columns views Ir Actress modes L schedule Columns New Properti
33. ormance Last Change 19 June 2015 System Options Video Verification Options allows the configuration of video verification the that workstation Timed The video will display the current event for the specified seconds before moving to the next incoming event The Next and Release button on the verification screen will also be enabled for that specified period Hold The video will stay on the first incoming event configured for video verification until the operator clicks the Next button or the Release button None The video will change with each event configured for video verification as they come in W Default Configuration Title Reader Access Shaw when creating window e Timed 3 E seconds Hold None Equipment with Video Yerication Enabled Name Parent Bi exrcelbio IP Direct 1 i Reader 1 excelbio EO Reader 2 excelbio LIB Reader 4 excelbio Dual Login configures the login to EXgarde to require two operators Enable Dual Login Wizard Defaults configures the default key technology used in the Keyholder wizard Key Type Magnetic EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Last Change Copyright 2003 TDSi 19 June 2015 Page 41 SCHEDULES 2 1 Access Area Schedule Access Area Schedules control the access modes for all doors leading onto the access area selected The access schedule is displayed on a weekly schedule which is manually edited if the default is not required
34. s reported if your Operator rights allow EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Copyright 2003 TDSi Last Change Page 30 19 June 2015 LDSI ACCESS ELFEPHwe iEFRE 20 Counters A Counter is a value held within an ACU that increments or decrements when access is granted or when an input is activated It is possible to determine which readers and inputs affect a Counter and in which direction up or down To make setting up Counters easier Counter Control is an Area property rather than a Reader property This allows you to have multiple readers affect multiple Counters Each ACU has 16 such counters and each counter has four Thresholds When a Counter s value reaches the limit set for one of its Thresholds two things can happen An Event is generated which like all event messages can cause other things to happen A Relay is turned on and will only turn off when the Counter value drops below the Threshold s lower limit Typical uses of a Counter might be to limit the number of cars in a car park or to turn off lighting when a room is empty EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Last Change Copyright 2003 TDSi 19 June 2015 Page 31 1 ESS ErvEAYuwHERE 21 Events An Event is a historical record of an EXgarde specific occurrence These may be Hardware Events Access Granted or Door Opened for example Operator Events Operator Added Keyholder for example System Events ACU Timed Out for example As default all eve
35. sists of a series of actions which an Operator has to perform when the Alarm is generated For example if a Door is forced the Operator might have to investigate personally or inform a security guard Objects which can generate alarms can be placed in Alarm Zones Because an Alarm Zone can be armed and disarmed either manually or according to a schedule you can choose when alarm reporting will be active and when it will not EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Last Change Copyright 2003 TDSi 19 June 2015 Page 33 Te ACCESS ELFEPHwe iEFRE 23 Alarm Zones Alarm Zones provide a method of viewing and controlling objects which have can be grouped together in ways which represent their physical location within your installation One of the properties of an Alarm Zone is a Schedule an event will only be reported as an alarm if the Alarm Zone in which the object has been placed is armed The bar at the top of the display shows the schedule for today ae Alarm schedule for today Gm until de scheduled Q 0 3 amp S 12 15 18 21 24 B n Zone Disarmed Marketing ES Alarm one Armed Objects on Alarm Zones behave in the same way as they do in the Explorer and you have full access to all of the associated actions by right clicking on an object es Alam schedule for today Burn until de scheduled 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 WW Alam Zone Disamed Marketing Bl Alarm Zone Armed DEE e rte TT ITITTITTTI HU IL LIE i UU UET
36. te 42 efl ACCESS EI el lee 43 lla EI E ONS Schedule ERE Em 43 EI Reny nl EE 44 28 SU PUA BE 45 29 NERT 46 30 VIER 47 EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Copyright 2003 TDSi Last Change Page ii 19 June 2015 IDSi ACCESS ELEPRwvuue iEFPE 1 EXgarde Overview When a Key is presented to a reader there are several basic conditions that must be configured before the Access Control Unit will unlock the door A Key must be allocated to a Keyholder The Keyholder must be a member of an Access Group which has been given the right to enter the Access Area The Access Area must have been associated with the Door which is controlled by the Reader The Reader must have been defined as being on the side of the Door away from to the controlled Access Area EXgarde Pro is a fully featured Access Management PC software application that combines an extremely intuitive graphical user interface and powerful integration capabilities in a single package Supporting multiple doors as standard with the option to extend this with an unlimited door license EXgarde meets the needs of even the largest of access control networks With EXgarde PRO integration and expansion are key features and there are numerous possibilities to integrate with the latest CCTV and Biometric technologies EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Last Change Copyright 2003 TDSi 19 June 2015 Page 1 EXgarde Overview 1 1 ACU Comparison Table Depending on the Lic
37. user to define the smaller configuration points in EXgarde You will see multiple folders as displayed A About EXgarde A Event Log Control X Compatibility A Area Bookings p Occupancy A Keypad only Digits AE Universal Decade x Enrolment Readers e Biometric Enrolment A Reader Types Update Statistics A Video Yerficatian Options x Dual Login A Wizard Defaults About EXgarde will show your Licence and your Licensed Options amp Registration Key Licence Kep Present Mavmum Users Maximum Doors 128 Maximum Tenants Current Users 1 Database Version aff Licensed Options Photo ID MICRO garde Elevator Control DIGlgarde Registration KL eu JD ERZ3 HSNLIE AN EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Last Change Copyright 2003 TDSi 19 June 2015 Page 37 System Options Event Log Control will display how you have set up the control of event records You can choose not to delete any events or delete after a selected period Do not delete event log entries e Delete event log entries Delete after 45 5B days Delete entries in blocks of 20 E Events Compatibility will show the controllers ACUs that can be used with EXgarde Pro If you wish to allow Multi Card Access or Disable Events then tick the dedicated options lw Exsenes 4ccess Control Units 16 B I asimum number of Group Schedules Iw Multi card Access Support Disable Events Occupancy shows the nominated Access Area which Keyholders will be res
38. w events D Show Alarms Information d Options F Update equipment states D Suspend Displav as E instant Report Iv Enabl Door T Fire Door Access Snreas Outer Area Inner Area Public T Show Room Edit Door events Additional Outline S h E3summary Readers IO Functions Schedule Events Computers Readers Located amp Portal i i _ amp Portals Ze Outside Inside ly Acus SI Not user yi C Outsidk No E Te i je nio et te tsid Ce T Doors di Readers my CCTY Controllers 7 View points Am Biometric Readers LO Inputs active Tenant Landlord v EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Last Change Copyright 2003 TDSi 19 June 2015 Page 27 LDS ACCESS ELFEPHwe iEFRE 17 Readers A Key is the means of opening a Door controlled by a Reader Each Key contains a unique serial number usually an 8 digit number which identifies the Key and by implication the Keyholder Readers may optionally have a Keypad attached which allows the Keyholder to enter a Personal Identification Number PIN number associated with the Key before access is granted EXgarde supports a number of different Key and Reader technologies EXgarde V4 4 User Guide Copyright 2003 TDSi Last Change Page 28 19 June 2015 18 Inputs An input is connected to a device such as a sensor which monitors simple state changes for its ACU The default icon used to represent an input is a finger on a button The
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