Configuring a door with an electric strike mechanism
This procedure configures a typical door mechanism that locks upon a loss of power.
Prerequisites: The door to configure has a card reader with no keypad, a fail-secure electric door strike, a door sensor with
alarm notification and a request to exit for shunt alarms only; it does not unlock. A schedule indicating when the door is
unlocked (for normal business hours) exists.
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(s) more descriptive names, 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 using the company’s Unlock Schedule.
Schedule Operationrequires a schedule so that the system can identify the first validation, which triggers unlocking the door.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.