How to add a new security area – Interlogix Topaz User Manual User Manual
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Setup
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The Security Area page contains the following information:
How to add a new security area
1. Start by clicking Clear. All fields reset and allow adding of the new area.
Security Areas
A list of all configured security areas.
Security Area Description
Enter up to 80 alphanumeric characters for the description of the security area being
configured.
Security Area Name
Enter up to 12 alphanumeric characters for the name for the security area being
configured. This is the name that assigned to devices that are associated with the area.
Dial Up Panel Name
If the Security Area is associated with devices connected to an ACU panel that
communicates through Dialup, then select the panel name from the drop-down list.
Note: Click the link arrow to set up additional Dial-up Panels. When setup has been
completed, close the window by clicking Save and continue working in Security
Area setups.
APB Control in Area
If the area is controlled by Anti-Passback, then select APB Control in Area by clicking the
box to the right.
Unchecked – Default. This Security Area does not use Anti-Passback.
Checked - This Security Area responds to APB violations with an alarm event. If
checked, you are presented with the choice for Timed Delay for Reentry (in minutes).
For more information on Anti-Passback, see Appendix C,
Time Delay for Re-entry
For Time Delay for Re-entry, if Anti-Passback is being used in the security area, then you
can select the delay in minutes before the cardholder is allowed to access the area again
after access has been granted. The minutes must be positive whole numbers, not
decimals.
This is used to discourage passing a card back to another person to follow you into a
security area with only one reader, such as a parking lot or turnstile. Once a card is used
on an entry reader, any attempt to use the same card on any other entry reader assigned
to the same area before that time expires generates an APB violation alarm and access
is denied until the total time has expired.
There are two ways to reset the delay time for a given reader:
• If the card is used at another reader outside that area.
• If the time delay expires.
For more information on Anti-Passback, see
Keypad Masking Allowed
Select this option if you want the cardholder to be allowed to mask alarms. Masking
means that alarms for that area are turned off.
For more information, see
Delay for Securing Area
If the Security Area uses the Delayed Alarm Reporting and Masking option, select the
number of seconds that the alarms should wait before reporting the alarm state. This
allows time for the authorized cardholder to mask the alarms.
Save/Add
Once all the data for the new cardholder has been entered, click Save/Add.
After clicking Save the “Operation Complete” message displays.
Delete
After selecting the Security Area to delete, click Delete to remove the record from the
database.
CAUTION: Before deleting a security area, remove the area from all cardholders and
move all alarms and readers from the area to be deleted.
Clear
At any point if you wish to clear out all entered information, click Clear to reset all fields.