Configuring Doors and Users in ICPAM

Configure users, doors, badges and access policies, as described in the following summary:

Step 1            Assign the appropriate device templates to the reader templates.

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Menu:

Doors > Templates > Device Templates

Instructions:

     Understanding Device Templates

     Understanding Virtual Credential Templates

     Understanding Gateway Credential Templates

      Configuring Device Templates

      To create additional credential templates, see Configuring Credential Templates

Step 2     Configure controllers and doors:

a. Use gateway templates to add new controllers on the Hardware Tree menu.

Note  Cisco Gateways, Mx controller, and EM-100 controllers can be configured before connecting them to the network. You can also connect the modules to the network first, then complete the ICPAM configuration. See the Provisioned (Pre-Populated) vs. Discovered Controller Configurations for more information.

b. Create the hierarchical location map (select Door/Location-based Hardware in ICPAM).

c. Add doors to the locations.

§        The Cisco Gateway controller is a two-door controller, which is no longer being sold but is still supported by ICPAM. In CPAM, you could add a door to a Gateway by right-clicking on the Physical Driver in the Hardware Tree and choosing the New Door... command from the pop-up menu. This changed in ICPAM, where you can add a door to a Gateway by right-clicking on the Logical Driver in the Hardware Tree and choosing the New Door... command from the pop-up menu. For more information, see Adding Doors Using Door Templates.

§        Because the EM-100 controller is a single-door controller, in order to add another door you must add another controller by right-clicking on the Identiv EM-100 Driver in the Hardware Tree and choosing the New Identiv EM-100 Controller Wizard... command from the pop-up menu. For more information, see Configuring EM-100 Controllers Using Existing Templates.

§        The Mx controller offers a four-door or eight-door solution that enables you to add doors, either through initial discovery using the New Mx Controller Wizard or by adding doors from the Add Door... or Add Slave Door... right-click option.

Menu:

Doors > Door/Location-based Hardware

Doors > Hardware Tree

Overview Information:

   •          Viewing Doors and Devices by Location

   •          Gateway Templates

Instructions:

   •          Creating the Location Map

   •          Configuring New Controllers

   •          Adding Doors using Door Templates, Configuring EM-100 Controllers Using Existing Templates, or Adding Mx Doors

Tip   To create additional controller and door templates, see System Configuration Settings.

Step 3   Create access policies to define the days and times when users can access specific doors.

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Menu command:

Doors > Access Policies

Configuration Instructions:

Configuring Access Policies

Step 4    Add personnel records and assign badges to grant user access to the doors. Then assign the appropriate access policies (created in the previous step) to the badge.

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Menu command:

   •          Users > Personnel

Configuration Instructions:

   •          System Configuration Settings

Step 5            Add the controller modules to the network:

a. Connect an Ethernet cable from a PC to the ETH1 interface on the gateway or the Ethernet interface on the EM-100 controller. 

b. Specify the controller’s network settings.

c. Connect an Ethernet cable from the ETH0 interface on the Cisco Gateway, the Ethernet connector on the Mx controller, or the Ethernet connector on the Identiv EM-100 controller to the network.

d.   Wait for the gateway or controller to connect to the ICPAM appliance. Verify that the controller status is online in the Hardware Tree view (reached by selecting the Doors > Hardware Tree command in ICPAM).

Tip          Controllers are added to the ICPAM configuration in Step 2. You can also add the controllers to the network before configuring doors and users in ICPAM. See Provisioned (Pre-Populated) vs. Discovered Controller Configurations for more information.

Instructions:

   •          ICPAM Installation Guide.

Step 6        Right-click on a controller’s entry in the Hardware Tree and select the Apply Configuration Changes command from the pop-up menu to apply the pending configuration changes to the selected controller. Repeat for each new controller you added in the previous step.

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You can also select this command from the right-click menu of the driver for either the gateway controllers or the EM-100 controllers, to apply the pending configuration changes for all the controllers of the selected type

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Menu commands:

   •          Doors > Door/Location-based Hardware

   •          Doors > Hardware - Tree

Configuration Instructions:

   •          Applying Configuration Changes

Step 7         (Optional) If this is a Gateway controller, you can clone the new gateway and door configuration and then apply it to another Gateway controller. This quickly adds an additional door to the ICPAM configuration. Specify the serial number and door name for the new gateway module. Repeat this process as many times as necessary.

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Tip   You can also create a gateway template from the configuration.

Menu:

Doors > Hardware Tree

Configuration Instructions:

   •          Creating Custom Gateway Configurations without Templates

   •          Cloning a Gateway Configuration

Note: If this is an EM-100 controller, you can save an existing controller as a ‘wizard template’ by expanding the Identiv EM-100 Driver in the Hardware Tree so the desired controller is visible, then right-clicking on it and choosing the Save as Wizard Template... command from the pop-up menu.

For more on this, refer to Creating Custom EM-100 Controller Configurations without Templates.

See also:

Installation and Configuration Summary