This User Guide describes how to install and configure
the ICPAM appliance, and how to use the ICPAM desktop client to configure,
manage, and monitor the ICPAM system.
Chapters
and Features in the ICPAM User Guide
Chapter |
Description |
Overview |
Introduces the
main ICPAM hardware and software components. |
Configuring
and Monitoring the ICPAM Server |
Describes how
to configure the ICPAM server software, including optional
feature licenses and high availability. This chapter also describes
the additional server monitoring and configuration features of
the ICPAM Server Administration utility. |
Getting
Started With the ICPAM Desktop Software |
Describes how
to install the ICPAM desktop client software, log on to ICPAM,
and begin configuring access control features and doors. This
chapter also includes an overview of the ICPAM user interface. |
Configuring
User Access for the ICPAM Desktop Client |
Describes how
to configure ICPAM operators. |
Understanding
Controller and Door Configurations |
Describes the
terms and concepts used to configure doors and templates. |
Configuring
Controllers |
Describes how
to configure the controllers and gateways for use with the ICPAM
system. |
Configuring
Doors |
Describes how
to configure doors, including how to clone controller or
gateway configurations to quickly create another door. |
Configuring
Door and Device Templates |
Describes how
to create and modify ICPAM door and device templates. |
Configuring
Personnel and Badges |
Describes how
to create the personnel records and badges used to access doors
in the ICPAM system. |
Multifactor
Authentication |
Describes how
to configure additional access control devices to ensure security.
These devices are called as generic readers. These generic
readers are biometric devices. |
Configuring
ICPAM Access Policies |
Describes how
to create the access policies assigned to badge holders
that define which doors they can access, and the dates and times
of that access. Once created, access policies are assigned to
personnel badges. |
Events & Alarms |
Describes how
to view the event and alarm records in ICPAM, and how to use the
Event Policy Manager to configure the log codes and other properties
that define how events are captured and managed. |
Configuring
Automated Tasks |
Describes how
to used to create and manage automated tasks to perform actions
such as Trigger a relay when an alarm is generated, play alarm
video, or generate a report and e-mail it to a user. |
System
Integration |
Describes how
to use EDI to automatically synchronize ICPAM records with
the databases from other sources, such as an organization’s HR
personnel records. Also describes how to use URL actions to automatically
synchronize data with other sources. |
Video Monitoring |
Describes how
to view live and recorded video streams from the Cisco Video Surveillance
Manager (Cisco VSM), including how to view video clips associated
with events and alarms. |
VoIP Integration |
Describes how
to configure a VoIP phone to ICPAM as an additional feature to
allow access to personnel without badges. |
System
Configuration Settings |
Describes the
system-wide site settings available in the System Configuration
module. |
Backing
Up and Restoring Data |
Describes how
to backup and restore the ICPAM database. |
Upgrading
the Server Software |
Describes how
to upgrade or reinstall the ICPAM server software, desktop
client software, and controller module firmware. |
Upgrading
and Configuring Gateways |
Describes how
to configure network addresses, including IP addresses and an
NTP server on the controller or gateway module using the ICPAM
software. Also describes how to upgrade the module firmware. |
Security |
Provides security
information related to the configuration and operation of the
ICPAM software. |
Troubleshooting |
Describes troubleshooting
techniques for the ICPAM software. |
Related
Documentation |
Provides links
to related ICPAM documentation, and documentation for related
products. |
Glossary |
Provides definitions
to terms used in the ICPAM system. |
Index |
Provides an
index to subjects within the manual. |