To associate a generic reader with a door, follow this procedure.
Step 1 From the Doors menu, select Hardware - Tree. The controllers, gateway drivers, and doors are displayed.
Step 2 Select the door and right-click to view the pop-up menu. Click Associate Generic Reader. An Associate Generic reader window opens.
Step 3 Select the generic reader from the list and click OK. The generic reader is configured to the door.
Note You can associate a maximum of six generic readers to a door.
Step 4 Click Dissociate Generic Reader... to remove a reader from the door configuration.
Note The right-click menu list displays the list of generic readers assigned to the door.
Step 5 Right-click on the door and select Edit. The Edit Door window opens.
Step 6 In the resulting Edit Door window, select Properties to view the generic readers added to the door and the multifactor authentication timer (in seconds). You can edit the timer and set the time.
Note The default value of Multifactor Authentication timer (sec) is 10 seconds.
Note • The
generic readers configured by the cpamadmin is not restricted to any hierarchical
location.
• When
a location-restricted user creates a generic reader, the hierarchical
location field is auto-populated.
• The
location-restricted users can access only devices (generic readers) of
their location and the events for these devices alone is populated for
them.
Note These points are applicable only when the profile enhancement feature on the Logins page of the System Configuration window (starting with ICPAM 2.1); otherwise, the ICPAM appliance retains its behavior as in CPAM 1.5.1.
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