Configuring a door with a mag lock
This procedure configures a door equipped with a mag lock. The contact closes to lock the door.
Prerequisites: The door has a card reader with no keypad, a magnetic door lock (fail safe), a door sensor with alarm notification
and a request to exit for shunt alarms only (it does not unlock). A schedule exists, which indicates when the door is unlocked
(for normal business hours).
Perform the following steps:
- Navigate to .
- Double-click the module to which the door and its reader are connected.The Remote Reader Module tab opens.
- To associate the reader with the door, set
Enabledtotrueand click the Doors tab.The Doors tab opens. - To give the door a more descriptive name, click Manage Devices, select
Renameand click Ok, select the door and click Ok, type in a name and click Ok. - Click the hyperlink to the door view.The Readers tab opens.
- To give the reader a more descriptive name, click Manage Devices, select
Renameand click Ok, select the reader and click Ok, type in a name and click Ok. - Click the Strike tab and configure its properties according to the screen capture.
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Schedule Operationof Follow Another Strike requires you to identify the door whose strike this door follows (Follow Strike). TheDoor Lock Outputrelay depends on the hardware configuration.The
Door Lock Outputvalue depends on the hardware configuration. - Click the Sensor tab and configure the properties according to the screen capture.
The
Sensor Inputvalue depends on the hardware configuration. - Click the Exit Request tab and configure the properties according to the screen capture.
The
Request-to-Exitvalue depends on the hardware configuration. - To save the configuration, click Save and test the door.