Supervisor/controller connections

Once a controller has been configured, and users, schedules and access rights have been set up, it is time to establish communication between a controller and Supervisor stations, and synchronize the Orion database (HSQL) in the controller with the Orion data (MySQL or MS SQL) in the Supervisor PC. This chapter is not necessary for small companies with a single access controller.

The system’s discovery feature (learn mode), initiated from a Supervisor station, finds controllers on the local subnet. Discovery is not possible when controller stations are on the other side of a router. Since an Ethernet cable is limited to 300 ft (90 m) and large systems may have multiple routers, it is almost certain that the system cannot discover all the stations in a large network. In addition to discovering remote stations, you may need to manually add stations to the Supervisor.

The device management features are not available in a Supervisor station where configuration is called System Setup as opposed to Controller Setup.