Configuring entry and exit readers for attendance tracking

Readers cause doors to open or remain closed based on scanning the information presented to the reader on a badge. They provide the information the Personnel department needs to tract attendance.

Prerequisites: A door has an electric door strike, a sensor with alarm notification, and entry and exit readers with no keypads. The door’s request to exit shunts alarms only. It does not unlock.

Perform the following steps:

Navigate to Controller Setup > Remote Devices > Remote Modules > Remote Module Setup.
Double-click the module to which the door and its reader are connected.
The Remote Reader Module tab opens.
Click the Doors tab and click the door’s hyperlink.
The Doors tab opens.

Configure the Strike, Sensor, and Exit Request tabs as follows and click Save.

Tab	Property	Value
Strike	`Locked State`	Open
	`Auto Relock`	`Relock On Door Open`
	`Schedule Operation`	`Normal`
	`Unlock Schedule`	`None`
	`Override Schedule`	`None`
	`Door Lock Output`	`Relay Output 1` (depends on your configuration)
Sensor	`Closed State`	`Closed`
	`Door Held Open Limit`	`30 Sec`
	`Door Forced Alarm Class`	`High`
	`Door Held Open Alarm Class`	`Medium`
	`Sensor Fault Alarm Class`	`High`
	`Sensor Input`	`Supervised Digital Input 1` (depends on your configuration)
Exit Request	`Inactive State`	`Open`
	`Enabled Schedule`	`None` When no schedule is assigned, the system enables a request-to-edit by default.
	`Unlock On Exit Request`	`No`
	`Exit Request Fault Alarm Class`	`High`
	`Request-to-Exit Input`	`Supervised digital Input 2` (depends on your configuration)

To give an existing reader a more descriptive name, click Manage Devices, select Rename and click Ok, select the reader and click Ok, type in a name and click Ok.
To add a reader, click Manage Devices, select Add and click Ok, select a reader and click Ok, type in a name and click Ok.
To add a reader, you must have already installed the hardware.

Click the entry reader’s hyperlink, configure its properties, then click the exit reader’s hyperlink and configure its properties. Click Save after configuring each set of properties.

Tab	Property	Value
Reader	`Enabled`	true
	`Reader Config`	`Reader Only`
	`Time Attend`	`Clock In` for the entry reader and `Clock Out` for the exit reader
	`Assignment`	(defaults to name of the door)
Activity Alerts Exts	for all alarms: `Alarm Class`	`Medium`
Activity Alerts Exts	for all alarms: `Enable Logging`	(selected)
Output Configuration	`Valid Green`	`Follow Strike State`
	`Green Inactive State`	`Open`
	`Red Inactive State`	`Closed`
	`Valid Beeper`	`Custom Time`, On 1 Sec
	`Invalid Beeper`	`Custom time`, On 2 Sec
	`Beeper Inactive State`	`Open`
	`Beeper on Door Held Open Alarm`	`Warning Only` with warning time: 15 seconds before the door-held-open alarm sounds. Activating the beeper-on-door-held-open alarm reminds employees to shut the door, saving energy and preventing anything else from entering the building.

Configuring entry and exit readers for attendance tracking

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