Threat Levels

Threat levels — also known as security levels — refer to crisis level situations where a higher threat level indicates heightened security.

Threat levels range from 0 to 99. Levels are defined by the operator or system administrator. Use 0 or 1 to indicate normal operation. If threat level is not used, the threat level stays at 0. If threat level support is used, start at 1 for situation normal and proceed upward from there.

All credentials can have security levels associated with them. A person with a security level of 99 will not be inconvenienced by any threat level situation except 99. A person with a level of 10 can find himself locked out of the system when the threat level reaches 11 – 99.

Threat levels can also be designated reader-by-reader. For example, if dual technology readers are left in the CCOTZ mode during the day, they can be configured to revert automatically to dual codes when a particular threat level is reached.

Readers can be configured to turn off automatically above a specific threat level so that it no longer accepts codes from anyone.

 

See also:

Hirsch MX Doors General Property Sheet