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About Escort Mode
Escort mode requires a supervisor escort to allow entry by an employee card
holder. In Escort mode, the reader LED changes color four times per second (usu-
ally red then green).
Table 2-5 Escort Mode LED Color Cycle
Action
Supervisor swipes card
Employee credential
presented within 10
seconds of Supervisor card
swipe
No employee swipes a card
within the 10 seconds
Supervisor swipes card
twice
Note: Unlike Supervisor mode, the Escort mode when active cannot be disabled during its
schedule; a supervisor is required for all employee access during Escort mode
schedule.
Note: VIP cards do not need a supervisor card to gain access.
4. Enable or Disable Anti-Passback.
Note: You must enable Anti-Passback in Panel Configuration before you can enable it here.
See the Behaviour Settings section in
Anti-Passback: When enabled, a valid card is required for entry and exit. The card
holder must use the card in the proper IN/OUT sequence—that is, a card presented
at an IN reader must then be presented at an OUT reader, or vice versa—a card pre-
sented at an OUT reader must then be presented at an IN reader.
Anti-Passback Violation: If the user's IN/OUT sequence is invalid, then an anti-
passback violation event is generated for the type of anti-passback chosen (Hard
or Soft) and the card holder is either denied access (Hard) or allowed access (Soft).
Enabled - Enables the anti-passback feature.
Note: The Hard/Soft and In/Out Anti-Passback options appear only after enabling Anti-
Passback.
Hard - Validates IN/OUT status before allowing entry. A second swipe of the card at
the same type of reader (IN/OUT) causes a
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Table 2:
LED Cycle
LED goes solid Red for 10
seconds
LED returns to rapid
flashing
LED returns to rapid
flashing
LED turns red after first
swipe and turns to rapid
flashing after second
swipe
Figure 2-10
Reaction
System waits for the swipe
of an employee credential
Door opens
Reader returns to Escort
mode
Door opens for supervisor
(Supervisor gains entry)
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