Mx Controller Wizard Door Properties

The door properties page generated by the New Mx Controller Wizard, looks like this:

This page includes the following fields:

Name

Enter the name of this door associated with a specific MX controller.

It is often useful to provide a descriptive name for a door, such as 'entry door to lab 2' or 'administrator conference room'.

Number

This number is automatically supplied, based on the port number to which this door is connected on the controller.

Access mode

Currently, this field is not enabled.

Select the mode of access. There are four current options:

Card and PIN Both a card and an entered PIN code are required to open this door.
Card or PIN Either a card OR an entered PIN code is required to open this door.
Card Only Only a card is required to open this door.
PIN Only Only an entered PIN code is required to open this door

Door contact supervision

There are two default settings available for door contact supervision:

Normally Closed

This door input is open when secure.

Normally Open This door input is closed when secure.

REX supervision

There are two default settings available for request-to-exit (REX) supervision:

Normally Closed

This REX is open when secure.

Normally Open This REX is closed when secure.

Entry reader

Select from the available options. These include:

DS47 The reader is the Hirsch ScramblePad reader
Wiegand The reader uses standard Wiegand protocol
RS-485 The reader is connected to the controller and uses RS-485 serial protocol

Lock options

There are two default settings available for door locks:

Normally Closed

This door lock is closed when secure.

Normally Open This door lock is open when secure.

Exit reader

If this door has both an entry and exit reader and the 'Enable two readers' box is checked below, select from the available options. These include:

DS47 The reader is the Hirsch ScramblePad reader
Wiegand The reader uses standard Wiegand protocol
RS-485 The reader is connected to the controller and uses RS-485 serial protocol

Apply it to all doors

Check this box to indicate that the current door settings apply to all doors connected to this MX controller.

Enable two readers

Check this box to indicate that this door supports both an exit and entry reader. Reader 1 defaults to Match DS47 and Reader 2 is assigned a default value.

 

See also:

New Mx Controller Wizard