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3.5.1 Planning Security Levels
Refer to figures 25 – 31
Successful use of security levels (SL) begins with determining who the system users are going to be and what
access control restrictions will be placed on them. Keep in mind that only one security level can be assigned to
an individual user of the system, therefore the security level created for them must address all of the users
access needs. The example below gives you an idea of some of the things to consider as you plan your security
levels and access control requirements. The hypothetical access system described below controls access to the
following; separate visitor and resident vehicular gates, a resident pedestrian gate, a service entrance vehicular
gate, a South entrance vehicular gate, a pool gate, a laundry room, an exercise room and the management
office. Elevator control is not in use with this hypothetical access system (see section 3.7 for elevator control).
Refer to the instructions and diagrams in Section 3.5.2 for instructions on how the Security Levels described
below were created.
In a typical gated community or apartment building, residents must have a security level that allows them access
to their homes 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, but restricts them from gaining access to areas that are closed at
certain times of the day - the office or pool for instance. In this case, we cannot use SL01 because this security
level allows access 24 hours a day at all controlled access points.
The answer to this problem is to create a security level (start with SL02) with time zone 1 (TZ1) set for 24 hour a
day, 7 day a week access (Fig 25). You then apply this first time zone to the relays that control the main entry
gate or main entry door (relay 3), any pedestrian gates (relay 4), rear entrances (relay 11), etc. Once you have
created the first time zone (TZ1) within the first security level (SL02) and applied this TZ to the relays that control
the access points where 24 hour a day, 7 day a week access is to be granted, you can then use the next three
time zones (TZ2, TZ3, TZ4) within the security level (SL02) to restrict the users access to other access points.
Let's next consider access to the pool, laundry and exercise room areas. Time zone 2 (TZ2) is set to allow
access from 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM seven days a week (Fig 26). This time zone is then applied to the relays
(relays 6, 7, 8) that control access to the pool, laundry and exercise room areas. The next area is access to the
management office. TZ3 is set to allow access from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Saturday only (the
office is closed on Sundays) and then applied to relay 5 that controls access to the office (Fig 27). You have
now created a security level (SL02) with three different time zones and a holiday schedule that will allow entry at
all times through the main gate(s) and/or door(s), and restricts access to certain times of the day for the pool,
laundry, and exercise room, and limits access to the office area to six days a week at certain times only, and
applies a holiday schedule time zone to the office and service entrances.
Next create another security level (SL03) for the landscape and pool service companies. In this example
application, these vendors are allowed access to the property at the service entrance Monday through Friday,
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM only (Fig 28). In SL03, TZ1 is set for these times and applied to the respective relays (relays
6, 9). Vendors are now limited in the days and times that they can gain entry to the property, and must use the
service entry. It is possible to create security levels for each vendor to restrict them to access on certain days of
the week only, and to restrict access to their respective area of concern only. The problem with the security level
created in the first part of this paragraph is that it will allow all vendors access to all areas within the time limits of
the security level. For example, the laundry service vendor needs access only to the laundry room, not to the
pool or exercise rooms. In this case, SL04 has been created with TZ1 set from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and applied
to relays 7 and 9 which control access to the service entry gate and laundry room only (Fig 29).
Another security level (SL05) is created for the office personnel to allow them access to the office (relay 5). The
office is open from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, however access will be allowed to these persons from 7:00 AM to 6:00
PM Monday through Friday only (Fig 30). A second time zone (TZ2) has been created within this security level to
restrict office personnel to use the South entry only (relay 11) and to grant access to the pool, laundry and
exercise areas one hour before and after these common areas open (Fig 31).
Office managers, the resident property manager, and maintenance personnel are assigned SL01, which will
allow these users access to all entry points at all times.
When designing and creating your security levels, if the Anti-Pass Back feature is going to be used, APB
is only supported by security levels 02 through 27. System users who have anti-pass back enabled on
their access cards must be assigned a security level within this range.
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