Configuring Anti-Passback Areas

Procedure

To create or modify an anti-passback area, perform the following steps:

Step 1   Select the Doors > Access Policies > Anti-Passback Areas command.

As shown in the following example, the left pane of the resulting Anti-Passback Areas window shows all of the available doors (for Cisco Gateway controllers, Mx controllers, and Identiv EM-100 controllers), and the table in the right pane lists the currently defined anti-passback areas.

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The toolbar above the table has buttons which enable you to manage the anti-passback areas in your ICPAM system.

Step 2   Click on the appropriate button in the toolbar. For this example, click on the Add... button.

The Add Anti-Passback Area dialog box appears.

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Step 2     Define the properties shown in this dialog box.

a.   In the Name field, type a unique descriptive name for this anti-passback area.

The Anti-passback area number is a sequential ID number assigned by the system.

b.   (Optional)  In the Comments field, type a brief description of this anti-passback area.

c.   If the hierarchical location map has been defined for your ICPAM system, then you can select this anti-passback area’s location from the Location drop-down list.

        To view the available locations as the hierarchical location map (instead of a flat drop-down list), click the Choose... button.

        To clear the current value displayed in the Location drop-down list, click the Clear button.

For more information about locations, see Viewing Doors and Devices by Location and Creating the Location Map.

d.   From the Anti-passback mode drop-down list, select one of the available operational modes:

(A badge which is not authorized to enter a particular door is always denied access there.)

        Hard (Deny same area): When a passback situation is detected, deny access to an authorized badge, report the passback violation to the ICPAM Server, and display a Denied Access event in the Events and Alarms module.

        Soft (Grant Access): Grant access to an authorized badge even when a passback situation is detected, but report the passback violation to the ICPAM Server. The Anti-Passback Monitoring window’s content also  refreshes to display the new Swipe-in Time for this badge.

        Timed: The same badge cannot be used twice in a row at this access point within the time specified in the Anti-passback delay field. If the badge is used within the specified time, then the mode is Hard and access is denied. If the badge is used after the time specified, then access is granted in Soft mode.

        Timed (Deny same area): When a passback situation is detected, always report the passback violation to the ICPAM Server.  The time specified in the Anti-passback delay field determines when access is granted:

        Soft Timed (Grant Access): Available only for EM-100 controllers, this mode will always grant access to an authorized badge even when it is used twice in a row at this area’s access point.  The time specified in the Anti-passback delay field determines when a passback violation is reported:

e.   If you selected the Anti-passback mode of either Timed (Deny same area) or Soft Timed (Grant Access), then in the Anti-passback delay field, type the time interval (in seconds) during which a passback violation will cause:

        access to be denied for the Timed (Deny same area) mode

        the passback violation to be reported for the Soft Timed (Grant Access) mode

Step 3   Click the Save and Close button to save the settings and close the detail window.

Step 4          Back in the Anti-Passback Areas window, assign an entry door and an exit door to the new anti-passback area

a.   If necessary, expand the tree in the left pane.

b.   Click on the Anti-Passback Area (Entry) column in the right pane’s table, click on the desired entry door in the left pane’s tree, and then click on the right arrow button located between the panes.

c.   Click on the Anti-Passback Area (Exit) column in the right pane’s table, click on the desired exit door in the left pane’s tree, and then click on the right arrow button located between the panes.

Note   An APB zone with mode X (such as 'soft timed') cannot be put in the same door in an adjacent zone that uses a different mode. Also, you cannot mix and match doors in a single zone that is currently managed by different type of hardware.

 

See also:

Creating Anti-Passback Areas