VNET LITE PC SOFTWARE USER MANUAL
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1. NEW SITE from the drop down menu A site file stores all the data for a given site Up to 20 sites can be stored allowing this software to be used by an engineer who maintains more than one site Existing site After choosing the site name from the drop down menu select OK and that site will be loaded New site After choosing new site from the drop down menu an input box will appear as shown in figure 2 Enter the new site name in this box and then press OK to create it English Italiano Espa ol Choose from the list of sites or create a new one NEw SITE Mew zite name Figure 2 MAIN PAGE Fi 4650P 4601 PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE ER 3 0 3 ioj xj File View Data Comms Help USER MAME User No DOOR No ACCEPTED TIME DATE LAST USER 1 Rob Sands 06 11 08 2 Alison Green 06 11 06 3 Not Programmed N61 1 08 4 tvrn Harper 06 1108 S Alison Green 06 11 08 6 Wohn Liddle 6 1 1 08 F Lynn Harper 06 1106 8 Rob Sands 06 11 08 g 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 V 18 4 i VIDEX 20 i Poryver iia x LIF 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 g 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 23 28 29 3l Jl 32 e 666666 86 6 6 6 66666686680686666066 6 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 H 42 45 44 46 46 4 46 49 50 SI 52 53 54 55 56 57 56 59 60 6l Ge 63 64 SE EE DE E S E E E E O O O O O O O O O O O O O O EF G6 EGF O EG OG 8 READER 1 OUTPUT ACTIVATED Figure 3 Page 2 of 14 4850PHelp doc Ver 2 0 WX VN2. SELECT SELECT SELECT READER 4 READER 5 READER amp ENABLE READER ENABLE READER ENABLE READER Frosimity Reader Prosimii Reader Prosimity Reader Codelock Eadelock Eaodelack Relay Time Od Relay Time Relay Time Latch relay All Users Latch relay Users Latch relay All Ozers r Latch Relay Users 300 5999 in E Latch Relay Users 300 993 r SELECT SELECT SERBIET Figure 12 UPLOAD ALL Not necessary when uploading user changes has already taken place On the main page choose Data gt Upload ALL to reader from the menu bar The page in figure 12 will appear Select the reader to upload to by clicking on the relevant SELECT button The screen in figure 13 will appear requesting you to enter the master code Factory default is 11111111 After clicking OK the upload will commence Warning This will overwrite any key already stored on the reader and not on the PC MASTER CODE Please enter the CPU master code and then press OK Figure 13 Repeat the upload to any other readers DOWNLOAD DATA FROM READER lf users have already been added to the reader but are not in the PC s database it is possible to download the reader s contents Warning This will overwrite all key data currently stored on the PC database for that site Choose the Data gt Download from reader option on the menu bar choose the reader to download from Figure 12 and then type in the master code and press OK figure 13 to begi
3. To the left of the screen there is a scroll bar to navigate the database The database has no limit to the number of records it can hold So a DELETE facility is also available to remove all records to prevent the database using valuable hard drive space To prevent unauthorised deleting of records it is necessary to enter your master code before deleting can commence This feature only works while connected to the CPU Using the search facility it is possible to show only the records that comply with your requirements For example you may only want to view keys that were used on door 3 ona particular date or view the doors that were accessed by a particular person or key number The search page is shown below _ SEARCH BY NAME SEARCH BY KEY DOOR NUMBER ACCEPTED FTE v N 7 ANY any TIME FROM TIME TO DATE FROM DATE TO hh mm hh mm dd mm dd mm JANY gt any JANY ANY JANY F ANY ANY j ANY OK CLOSE Figure 10 After completing a search to show all records simply click on SEARCH SHOW ALL If a hard copy is required click on FILE PRINT A standard print dialogue box will appear Simply choose the printer and press print KEY TEST For use on proximity fob systems only Click on the TEST A KEY option in the menu bar of the user log page In the new window shown in figure 11 click on the START TEST button and follow the on screen messages This procedure can be repeated
4. By grouping these doors together into a reader group it will simplify the adding and editing of users to a particular group Up to 16 reader groups can be selected Reader group 1 is predefined as all readers and reader group 2 is predefined as no readers Reader groups 3 16 can be edited to be any combination of readers The reader group screen can be accessed from the user setup screen Click the button highlighted in figure 7 The screen in figure 8 will appear SETUP Close Lisk4ll ListUsed UserName Ss KepNumber Reader Group Photopath es o Z o Z O Y O Dinha e imie e S Paos e S sa eoo a Peter Jameson mi OSS m of Alison Green Figure 7 Edit user database Reader Groups X Hee Lynn Harper ALL READERS 7 VE KeyNo J Tiea NeW teade gioun ali Path to users photo Optional es Browse Update Database ya Add a new user To edit a group first select that group from the list To create a new reader group select the NEW button Type in a distinctive group name and then tick the readers for which this group will have access Finally click the save button to save the changes The new reader group will appear in the read group list and the drop down menu on the User Setup page The Select All and Clear All buttons select or clear all the readers at once The close button returns you to the user setup page Page 6 of 14 4850PHelp doc Ver 2 0 VNET LITE PC SOFTWARE MANUAL Vin
5. ET LITE PC SOFTWARE MANUAL DEY The main page is shown in figure 3 The main part of the screen shows the last 20 users that have used the system while the PC is linked to the reader via the RS232 or RS485 link Users that have gained access are shown in green and users who have been denied access are shown in red Next to this there is a last user box which will display a photo of the last user The lights labelled 1 64 along the bottom of the screen identify the status of the relay output for each of the readers These will illuminate green when granted access and red when access is denied It is also possible to double click on these lights to remotey activate the relay The bar at the bottom of the screen shows the site name along with other messages used during upload and download and also shows an upload and download progress bar SYSTEM SETUP From the main page choose File gt System setup The following page will appear 5 x ENABLE READERS AND SETUP CRAME READERS I save amp cLose READERS 49 54 READERS 55 60 READERS 61 64 READERS 25 30 READERS 31 36 READERS 37 42 READERS 1 6 PC Programming reader Front Door Back Door ENABLE READER ENABLE READER ENABLE READER Frosimity Reader Frosimity Reader Frosimity Reader Codelock Codelock Codelock Relay Time Relay Time Relay Time Latch relay All Users Latch relay All Users Latch relay All Ozers Latch Relay Users 900 995 E Latch Relay Users 900 999 Latc
6. OOR 57 oOo O O DOOR 14 oOo O O DOOR 36 Po DOOR 58 DOOR 15 TY DOOR 37 a DOOR 59 DOOR16 DOOR 38 Po DOOR 60 Poo DOOR 17 oO O O DOOR 39 FO DOOR 61 DOOR 18 a DOOR 40 oo O O DOOR 62 Say DOOR 19 PO DOOR 41 FO DOOR 63 oO DOOR 20 SY DOOR 42 SY DOOR64 DOOR21 DORG PO DOOR22 DORY Po Close Enter a name and then click Close The reader selection page will be updated with the new names ADDING USERS TO THE SYSTEM From the File menu choose User Setup The page shown in figure 4 will appear To exit this page press the close button The ListAll and ListUsed buttons toggle the table between only showing the used locations and showing all 4000 memory locations SETUP E Close ListAll ListUsed UsesName KewNumber ReaderGroup Photopath o o o o E L mhapa j mee o ee E S Paul Hodgson e E b Rob Sands 690 2 7 Maison Green 85 Edit user database Name F ob S ands Rey Ao ego Path to users photo Optional Reader Groups NO READERS Create Mew reader group Browse Delete a user Update Database Access Code 963963 E Add a new user Figure 4 The top of the page shows the users already stored on the system Each user can belong to a reader group A reader group is a combination of readers for which this user has access It is possible to have up to 16 reader groups These can be edited by pressing the Create new reader group button For more deta
7. VNET LITE PC SOFTWARE MANUAL VNET LITE PC SOFTWARE USER MANUAL INTRODUCTION VX VIDEX The Art4850P stand alone or networkable proximity reader can control up to 1000 users and the 4801 stand alone or networkable codelock can control up to 3999 users Additionally 64 of these readers Any combination of proximity or codelock can be used on one system linked via an RS485 bus The PC software enables these readers to be programmed to allow different users different access rights for each of the 64 readers The software will also keep a log of user s actions when online INSTALLATION To install the program run SETUP EXE from the root directory on the CD After the setup is complete the Vprox program will appear in the start menu on your computer Either connect the 4850P 4801 reader to the PC using the lead provided and ensure the reader is powered and the switch on the rear of the reader is in the RS232 position or connect the PC via an RS232 RS485 converter Art VX1050 to the RS485 bus Remembering to terminate the 2 ends of the RS485 bus with an appropriate end of line resistor When connecting the 4850P 4801 readers on the RS485 bus each device must have a unique ID and the 4850P which will be used for programming fobs must be ID 1 The reader fitted next to the PC To set the 4801 codelock into the VNET LITE mode power up with the ENTER key pressed To set the 4850P proximity reader into VNET LITE mode power up with t
8. as many times as necessary by pressing the START TEST button When finished simply press end to return to the previous page Note The key should be presented to the reader with ID1 Figure 11 UPLOADING DATA TO THE READER After making changes to the user database it is necessary to upload these changes to the reader There are two ways to upload The first is to upload only the changes made to the reader by choosing the Upload user changes to reader from the Data menu The second is to upload the complete memory to the reader by choosing the Upload All to reader from the Data menu Uploading only the changes will automatically upload to all the readers on the system whereas the upload all option will only upload to the reader you choose from the following screen in figure 12 Select the reader to upload to Page 8 of 14 4850PHelp doc Ver 2 0 VNET LITE PC SOFTWARE MANUAL WX VIDEX 10 READER SETUP AND SELECT READERS 43 54 READERS 55 60 READERS 61 64 READERS 25 30 READERS 31 36 READERS 37 42 READERS 43 46 READERS 1 6 READERS 7 12 READERS 13 18 READERS 19 24 PC Programming reader Front Door ENABLE READER ENABLE READER ENABLE READER Frosimity Reader Frosimity Reader Frosimity Reader Codelock Codelock Codelock Relay Time Relay Time Relay Time Latch relay All Users Latch relay All Users Latch relay All Users Latch Relay Users 900 999 Latch Relay Users 900 999 Latch Relay Users 900 999
9. ed as a programming reader next to the PC Slide switches on readers must all be towards RS485 The RS485 bus must be a series link and not star wired The screen of the RS485 cable should only be connected to ground at one end The end of line jumper should be set as per the diagrams on the following page External end of line resistors are needed depending on overall distance A common ground is required between all readers The 1050 Interface to the PC can be connected anywhere on the bus and does LYNN NN SS not need to be at the end as long as the serial link between devices is maintained v A low capacitance RS485 screened cable is preferred for best performance such as a Belden 9842 or equivalent ial al R I Diode SE H LOCK RELEASE ART 4801 ART 4801 ART 4850 P Device 1 Next to PC 5 nt Be 2 Pair screened RS485 cable Such as Belden 9842 or equivilant Dashed Line screen A amp B Pair Page 13 of 14 4850PHel
10. ended Option The device should now be ready to use WINDOWS Vista Step 1 Before inserting the USB Serial adapter run the exe file found on the VX2200PC installation CD at the following address Where d is your CD drive letter D USBDriver Windows Vista Step 2 After the installation process above is complete Plug the USB Serial adapter into a spare USB port The device should now be ready to use If you are asked the locate the drive choose the Locate and install the drive Recommended Option The device should now be ready to use MANUALLY INSTALLING THE DRIVER Step 1 Power up and log on to the PC Step 2 Plug the USB Serial converter into a spare USB port on the PC The following screen will appear Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on your co er on the hardware installation CD or on t comput allati the Windows Update Web site with your permission Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software O Yes this time only O Yes now and every time connect a device No not this time Click Next to continue Page 10 of 14 4850PHelp doc Ver 2 0 VNET LITE PC SOFTWARE MANUAL WX VIDEX Step 3 Select No not this time and then press Next The following screen will appear Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for USB Serial Control
11. ey READER GROUPS i Group Name All Readers First floor No Readers Emergency exits To 2 a 5 gp ee g Main entrances E E E E E E E Saal J 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 E E E E E Ej a oe Clear All 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Figure 8 Vi i i Mv Co Oo oo eo 26 27 25 29 o0 31 fe HBeoaoaaaa wa 33 34 35 36 37 sa 39 40 Heo we 41 42 43 44 45 46 4 7 46 E E m m m E lc Nett 49 50 51 52 55 54 55 56 HBeomaaaa wo of 56 59 60 Bl 62 63 64 Boao a a USER LOG The user log is a database containing records of all the users who have used the system while the reader is connected to the PC To open this screen choose View gt User Log from the menu bar The screen shown in figure 9 will appear Database Yiewer l File Search Delete Test Key RE sss e Pa ee mT DM KeVNoTPROGRAMMED o um NO toate hommos Ce Ro smws b m fes hoss Foe C Pesem o hooo o o o poaa homme Ce homie ho o es soz omo e Roses p Ww po ina homme Je Peter Hn i Ue o hona home O homie oo s o poma homme C fe Roses o hoe ho poso homme Figure 9 Ce Pesem O ho o e fes posan omo C a omues pho o fes poszz2 homoe C n Peter Hi oo o o es paos home yz omie po o fes aaae frome Cs R sms b Ww o hmr homo For each user the following information is recorded User name Key number Door number accessed Was access granted or denied Time of access Date of access Page 7 of 14 4850PHelp doc Ver 2 0 VNET LITE PC SOFTWARE MANUAL VX no VIDEX
12. h Relay Users 900 995 READER 4 READER 5 READER 6 ENABLE READER ENABLE READER ENABLE READER Frosimity Reader Frasimity Reader Frasimitu Reader Codelock Eodelock Epdelock Relay Time Relay Time Relay Time Latch relay All Users Latch relay Al Users Latch relay All Users From this page it is possible to select the readers connected on the system choose the reader type Proximity reader or codelock set the relay time and select latching for the last 100 users 4850P only for each of the 64 possible readers Press the Save amp Close button to exit Note It is important to only select the readers connected on the system and indicate the reader type correctly or uploading and downloading will not work correctly Each of the readers can be given a suitable name from this screen Choose the NAME READERS button the following screen will appear Page 3 of 14 4850PHelp doc Ver 2 0 VNET LITE PC SOFTWARE MANUAL Door labels DOOR4 PC Programming reader DOOR2 FrontDoor CS DOORS Back Dor Doors poors poors por por por poon10 lt Ci i CS DOOR 23 FO DOOR 24 oo O DOOR 25 Po DOOR 26 O DOOR 27 FO DOOR 28 rT DOOR 29 rT DOOR 30 FO DOOR 31 FO DOOR 32 TY DOOR 4S DOOR 46 DOOR 47 fo DOOR 48 es DOOR 49 DOOR 50 o DOOR 51 P DOOR 52 DOOR 53 rT O O DOOR 54 oOo O O DOOR 11 TY DOOR 33 TY DOOR 55 D DOOR 12 P DOOR 34 FO DOOR 56 DOOR 13 DOOR 35 FO D
13. he PTE and OV shorted Remove short after yellow LED flashes on the back of the unit To change the ID on a 4850P power down and then power up with the STORE key pressed When the STORE and DELETE LED s are illuminated press the TEN amp UNIT keys as many times as the device ID and then press STORE to accept To change the ID of the 4801 keypad follow the programming flow chart supplied with the keypad COMMUNICATION PORT SETUP Before communication can take place the communication port and baud rate must be selected From the Comms menu select Baud and then select the correct baud rate The baud rate is set by the 4850P 4801 and is currently 19200 Next choose the Comms menu again and then select CommPort Either choose Auto Detect to allow the software to find the correct communication port or select from the list of communication ports Auto detect will request that you select a reader to test the comms with START UP PAGE To run the program select VX4850P from the Windows Programs start menu The screen in figure 1 will appear Page 1 of 14 4850PHelp doc Ver 2 0 VNET LITE PC SOFTWARE MANUAL Viney English Italiano Espa ol Czec Choose from the list of sites or create a new one a Figure 1 GK CANCEL First choose the language be clicking on the relevant button Then select a previously created site file from the drop down menu If no site file has been created then choose
14. if required a path to that users photo and then press the Update Database button The new user will not work until it is uploaded to the reader at a later stage EDITING A USER To edit an existing user first select that user by clicking on the relevant line on the database table The line will highlight as shown in figure 6 Make the changes using the boxes at the bottom of the screen and then click Update Database SETUP Close ListAll ListUsed r Edit user database m Reader Groups F l g u re 6 Name Rob Sands No READERS 10 Create New rea Key No BSI der gro bs a up Path to users photo Optional Access ode 963963 Page 5 of 14 4850PHelp doc Ver 2 0 VNET LITE PC SOFTWARE MANUAL VX VIDEX If the reader group is edited it will be necessary to upload to the reader before the changes will take place Changes to the users name and photo path do not require an upload DELETING A USER To delete a user first select that user by clicking on the relevant line on the database table The line will highlight as shown in figure 6 and then click the Delete a user button The users fob code will continue working until an upload is carried out to the reader READER GROUPS Reader groups allow a number of readers to be grouped together to simplify programming For example a group of users may share access to several doors Another group may share access to a different group of doors
15. ils see reader group section below Page 4 of 14 4850PHelp doc Ver 2 0 VNET LITE PC SOFTWARE MANUAL VX VIDEX The Edit a user box at the bottom of the screen shows the data to be edited Here you can add change the users name set change the reader group that user belongs to add a path to their photo and also give them an access code which can be used on the coded keypads on the system Code must be from 4 8 digits Access codes The 4801 keypad has 2 relays which can be triggered as follows Codes beginning with 0 will activate both relays together Codes beginning with 1 will activate relay 1 Codes beginning with 2 will activate relay 2 Codes beginning with anything else will activate relay 1 To add a new user click on the Add a new User button The page shown in figure 5 will appear Figure 5 Select an available key number from the drop down menu or press the Find button and then press ok Remember key locations 900 999 can be setup to latch the relay on a 4850P You will be asked if you want to store a fob If it is only an access code you are storing choose no If you are programming a new fob click yes and the screen will request that you show a fob to the reader ID1 Red box Once the key has been read the box will go green and then return to the User setup screen On the user setup screen add the users name the reader group they will belong to an access code if there are codelocks on the sysetm and
16. ler D ne If your hardware came with an installation CD lt 6 or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do Install the software automatically Recommended Install trom a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue Step 4 Select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and then press next The following screen will appear Found New Hardware Wizard f Please choose your search and installation options Na J Search for the best driver in these locations Use the check boxes below to limit or expand the default search which includes local paths and removable media The best driver found will be installed E E E E E R V Include this location in the search Ic Browse C Don t search will choose the driver to install Choose this option to select the device driver from a list Windows does not guarantee that the driver you choose will be the best match for your hardware Ean Step 5 Un tick the Search removable media and tick the Include this location on the search Step 6 Press the Browse button and navigate to the following location on the VX2202PC CD D USBDriver Windows manual Step 7 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation APPENDIX B Checking and if necessary changing the assigned port number of your USB adapter If you want to check if the adapter has installed correctl
17. n download CLEAR ALL It is possible to clear all data for a particular site and reformat the memory in the reader This must be done for each reader individually on a system This may be necessary to free up a site database so that it can be used on another When this process is complete it Page 9 of 14 4850PHelp doc Ver 2 0 VNET LITE PC SOFTWARE MANUAL VX VIDEX will be possible to rename the site To use this option choose Data gt Clear All from the menu bar on the main page and then select the reader to clear from the following page Figure 12 Enter the master code to begin The data will be cleared from both the reader and the database Once cleared the date is not retrievable APPENDIX A Installing the driver for the USB Serial converter There are three routes to installing the driver on your PC The first is for Windows 98 2000 amp XP The second option is for Windows Vista and the third option is a manual installation of the driver and should only be used if the other options have failed WINDOWS 98 2000 amp XP Step 1 Before inserting the USB Serial adapter run the exe file found on the VX2200PC installation CD at the following address Where d is your CD drive letter D USBDriver Windows XP Step 2 After the installation process above is complete Plug the USB Serial adapter into a spare USB port If you are asked the locate the drive choose the Locate and install the drive Recomm
18. p doc Ver 2 0 VNET LITE PC SOFTWARE MANUAL ine Y RS485 END OF LINE RESISTORS CONSIDERATION The overall length of the RS485 bus will determine whether the bus termination jumpers are closed on the two end of bus devices or whether a resistor should be fitted across the bus A amp B terminals as shown in the following three illustrations Up to 100 metres overall RS485 bus length Bus termination Bus termination Bus termination Bus termination Bus termination OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN B tae PY 4Y Ps 100m Max Up to 500 metres overall RS485 bus length Bus termination Bus termination Bus termination Bus termination Bus termination OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN A eee ee y 500m Max Up to 1000 metres overall RS485 bus length Bus termination Bus termination Bus termination Bus termination Bus termination CLOSED OPEN OPEN OPEN CLOSED bab iz 1000m Max Page 14 of 14 4850PHelp doc Ver 2 0
19. rial Comm Port Line then right click and select Properties Ensure the USB adapter is plugged in 2 Select the Port Settings tab on the new window and then click on Advanced The following screen will be displayed 2x Iv Use FIFO buffers requires 16550 compatible UART o Tec eeeeeeeeseeeeeseeeenenseeseeeeeeessssentesesseseeeeensensereseseseseeneesseseenesesnssnssessenseseesnesnesesseseeseeese OK Select lower settings to correct connection problems Cancel Select higher settings for faster performance Defaults Receive Buffer Low Hiha ag I I Transmit Buffer Low 1 High 16 18 COM Port Number COM3 z 3 Click on the drop down menu labelled COM Port Number to display the list of available communication ports 4 Select the lowest number available i e Available means it does not have In use on that line Click OK to accept You must use a port number in the range of 1 16 Remember If the USB adapted is plugged into a different USB port or other USB devises are plugged into the PC before this one then it may become a different COM port number Page 12 of 14 4850PHelp doc Ver 2 0 VNET LITE PC SOFTWARE MANUAL VX VIDEX APPENDIX C CONNECT UP TO 64 READERS USING AN RS485 BUS CABLE v Each reader must have a unique ID from 1 64 which can be programmed at the reader using the on board keys Consult the reader installation manual Device 1 must be us
20. y to a port in the range of 1 16 If it has been assigned a higher number then it must be changed using the steps below Follow the following steps 1 From the start menu choose Control Panel or Settings gt Control panel 2 From the new Window double click System For Windows XP and Windows Vista first click on Classic View Page 11 of 14 4850PHelp doc Ver 2 0 VNET LITE PC SOFTWARE MANUAL WX VIDEX 3 Select the Hardware tab and click on Device Manager or choose Device manager directly from the page then expand the Ports menu by clicking on the 4 The USB Serial converter will be shown in the list as Prolific USB to Serial Comm Port COMx Where x is the communication port number iol x File Action wiew Help e m f8 2l A sam VIDEX O 36 F lt CMS Port Driver H yf Computer lt a Disk drives fl ia Display adapters Eih DYDICD ROM drives aE Floppy disk controllers H E Human Interface Devices IDE ATA ATAPI controllers H 8 Imaging devices Keyboards i 1 Mice and other pointing devices i Monitors H E Network adapters a a Ports COM amp LPT fae af Communications Pork COML EE ECP Printer Port cae O y Ta a Port oe E a Processors H Sound video and game controllers H E System devices If the communication port number requires changing follow these steps Port must be in the range of 1 16 1 Click on the Prolific USB Se
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