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Openpath Access Control System Installation Guide GETTING STARTED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES PRIOR TO INSTALLATION Installation NETWORK REQUIREMENTS SELECTING A BACKUP BATTERY RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION WIRING THE REX WITH THE DOOR STRIKE WIRING THE REX WITH THE ELECTROMAGNETIC LOCK ...
PRIOR TO INSTALLATION Prior to installing Openpath hardware, it is assumed that you have performed a customer site survey and have determined the following: ● How many entries need to be configured (e.g. doors, gates, and/or elevator floors) ...
SELECTING A BACKUP BATTERY While not required, Openpath recommends having a backup battery in the case of power outages. The size of battery depends on your setup and how long you want to power the system. Table 1: Power requirements (12V) ...
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WIRING TO LEGACY PANELS To support a legacy access control system, install the ACU between the Openpath readers and the legacy panel, with the ACU Wiegand port configured as output to the legacy panel. Replace low frequency (LF) Wiegand readers with LF Openpath readers and high frequency (HF) Wiegand ...
Sometimes legacy wiring (unshielded and straight through, rather than shielded twisted pair, often 22-6) used with reader results in slower connections and dropped packets between the Openpath Reader and Smart Hub. To remedy this, you can switch GND and VIN with +B and -A connections on ...
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WARNING: Only hard reset the ACU if absolutely necessary and if instructed by Openpath. This will clear all of the data off of the ACU and will require reprovisioning, which requires having a computer or mobile phone on the same network as the ACU. ...
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