When a controller is reset, the default mode, door schedule, and First Unlock rule are reapplied. This has the same affect as invoking the Reset Door Mode command, as described in Manually Override the Door Mode Using Commands .
The controller is reset using the Reset Gateway command, or when the controller power is turned off and on.
Two examples below show how this reset process can be accomplished.
· The default door mode is Lock (physically closed and locked).
· The scheduled door mode from 8 am to noon is Close (physically closed and unlocked).
· First Unlock is set to Yes.
If power to the controller goes off and comes back on at 9 am (during the scheduled mode), the controller is reset. Since First Unlock is configured, and the door returns to the default state (Lock) until a badge is swiped to reactive the scheduled door mode (Close).
· The default door mode is Lock (physically closed and locked).
· The scheduled door mode from 8 am to 5 pm is Close (physically closed and unlocked).
· At 3 pm, the guard manually sets the door to Lock mode and goes to break (see Manually Override the Door Mode Using Commands ).
· First Unlock is set to No.
While the guard is away, another user invokes the Reset Gateway command in ICPAM. Since the First Unlock feature is not configured, the scheduled mode is immediately applied and the door is placed in Close (physically closed and unlocked). The door is now unlocked even though the guard is absent.