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  • Page 1 ® WinDSX User’s Guide...
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  • Page 3 Intent of this User Guide is to assist the actual user of the system in their daily operations. This Guide is a supplement to the extensive Help system integrated into the software. Help is available by pressing F1. DSX is a registered trademark of DSX Access Systems Inc; WinDSX is a trademark of DSX Access Systems Inc.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents WinDSX Startup Startup...................... 1 DataBase Login..................2 Workstation Login ................. 85 DataBase / Setup ToolBar & Menus ..................3 Menus Map ....................4 Operator Comments ................. 5 Operator Passwords.................. 6 Password Profiles ..................7 Profiles – Locations.................. 8 Profiles –...
  • Page 6 DataBase / Location Holiday....................64 User Defined Fields ................65 Guard Tour .................... 68 Maps………………………………………………………… ....71 Override Group..................72 Badge Image Source ................73 Badge Image Type ................. 74 Badge Templates ................... 75 Keys ...................... 80 History....................81 Email Groups – Alarm Email Notification ..........89 Workstation Workstation Login .................
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  • Page 9: Startup

    Startup DataBase Page 2 The Database program is the very core of the system. It is where the system is defined and configured. Database manages all of the system data and provides the user with an easy but dynamic graphical user interface. The database program not only houses the data entry mechanism but also contains all system management utilities including Photo ID Badging.

  • Page 10: Database Login

    Login Double Click on the DataBase ICON to start the program. The Login Screen below is displayed when the program is started. Enter your User Name and Password. The Default User Name is master, the default Password is master both entered in all lower case.

  • Page 11: Toolbar & Menus

    ToolBar & Menus File – Select File to access the following: Change Operator Password – Used to change password. Enable Multiple Selections – For multiple card holder selections to be used with the Activate/De-activate buttons and Bulk Modify Access Levels. Bulk Modify Access Levels –...

  • Page 12: Menus Map

    Menus Map Add button Operator Passwords and Configuration, Double Click on: System, Page 6 Reports, Setup, and Locations to expand their menus. DataBase and History Backup Click on the Menu Item, Utilities, Page 23 then click on the Add button in the Toolbar at the top.

  • Page 13: Operator Comments

    Operator Comments Operator Comments are notes or text that can be recorded by the operator at any time. These comments can be made and stored in history for future retrieval. The comments can be in response to an alarm or restoral or any other incident. Predefined statements or comments can be described here and later used by the operator.

  • Page 14: Operator Passwords

    Operator Password Operator Passwords is the mechanism that secures the system from unauthorized use. The Operator Passwords are unique to each operator providing the operators the same use of the system regardless of which workstation they are at. Each operator has a Password Profile that determines what privileges the operator has in the software.

  • Page 15: Password Profiles

    Password Profiles Password Profiles are the describing elements of where a password is valid and what it is valid for. Custom profiles can be created for each Operator or can be shared by more then one Operator. Click on Password Profile in the Edit a Profile - Double Click on the selected Profile Menu and then on Add.

  • Page 16: Profiles - Locations

    Profiles – All Locations Use the Location List below to determine which locations this password profile will be valid for. Select the Locations this Password should work at. Select a Location and press the Space Bar or Double Right Click to include or exclude a location.

  • Page 17: Profiles - Menus

    Profiles – All Menus All Menus is where menu items and functions, for which this Password Profile will be valid, are selected. Items selected here are accessible to a password with this profile. This answers the question of what functions this Password is allowed to perform.
  • Page 18 Profiles – All Menus Double Click to expand the Locations Menu. Select the appropriate Locations followed by Workstation, DataBase, and Cardholder Menus and set the level of access for each item. Select the Menu Items and assign the View, Add, Edit, and/or Delete privileges by checking the appropriate box to the right and then...

  • Page 19: Profiles - Input/Output/Device Overrides

    I/O, Device, & Camera Control Input, Output, and Device (card readers and/or keypads) Overrides and Camera Control are assigned to a profile here. Select the devices, inputs, outputs, and cameras an operator with this profile will be allowed to manipulate and have manual control over. Select the point then select one or all of the override commands in the lower right corner.

  • Page 20: Profiles - Companies

    All Companies Companies are the different organizations, businesses, departments, or other groups of card holders. By Selecting a Company here, the operator with this profile will only have access to the card holder data for that company as well as the history that pertains to that company. Double click on the Location or Location Group below to expand the menu to display all of the Companies defined for the location or locations.

  • Page 21: Profiles - Card Fields

    All Card Fields Select the Card Data Fields you wish an operator with this password profile to be able to view and/or edit in the DataBase program under Card Holder / Cards. Double click on the Location or Location Group and then click on Cards to expand the menu to display the list of card data fields.

  • Page 22: Profiles - Access Level

    Access Level All Devices Select the Devices (Card Reader/Keypad Locations) the operator with this profile will be able to view and assign when creating and issuing access levels to Card Holders. Double click on the Location or Location Group to expand the menu and view the list of all Card Readers/Keypads in the system.

  • Page 23: Reports / System Programming

    Reports Reports is the location that all system programming can be selected, viewed and printed. Card Holders can be searched, sorted, viewed and printed. All reports except Keys, Who is In, History, and Time & Attendance are exclusively run from this menu. 2.
  • Page 24 Reports / Example Location Reports include all location information such as which features are enabled, address information and phone numbers. Use this example for all reports except Card Holder. Select the Location desired in the report if there is more than one Location.

  • Page 25: Reports / Card Holder

    Reports / Card Holder The Card Holder Report can include all card holder information as well as all code / card data. Use this screen to select the Card Data to be included in the Report and whether or not it should be in the condensed or full format.
  • Page 26 Reports / Card Holder 5. Include All Card Holders and the subsequent configuration questions and optionally including the state in any or all of the 4 Anti-Passback Zones, then click on Print. Click here, remove the checkmark and jump to the Card Holder Search Engine to select the card holders to be in the report.
  • Page 27 Select Names List Criteria The Search Names Tab shown below allows for card holders to be searched and reported based on their First and/or Last Name, Company, Visitor and Trace status. The Search UDF Tab allows for Card Holders to be searched by the custom User Defined Field information.
  • Page 28 Select UDFs List Criteria The Search UDF Tab allows for Card Holders to be searched by the custom User Defined Field information. Any or all of the data fields on any of the Search Tabs can be used to search for Card Holders.
  • Page 29 Select Card # List Criteria The Search Cards Tab allows for the Card Holders to be Searched by any of the Card data such as the encoded card number, the imprinted card number, the number of days since the card had been used, or a pending start and stop date. Enter the internal working or Encoded Number of the card.
  • Page 30 Reports / Card Holder Print PreView & Export 7. Enter a Title for the Card Holder Report and click on OK. The Print Pre-View screen appears and provides the ability to change the print size for larger and smaller viewing. 8.

  • Page 31: Database Backup

    System / Setup Backup DataBase This is where the DataBase Backup Utility is located. The database can be backed up to any drive and or directory in a compressed or non-compressed format. Automatic Backups are configured under System Parameters at the Comm Server only.

  • Page 32: Backup Database

    System / Setup Backup DataBase 2. All Locations are automatically selected to be Backed-Up. De-select the Locations that are not to be Backed-Up by using the space bar or double right click. 3. Select Backup Image Files if the system is If there are multiple locations and it is utilizing Photo ID Badging and it is desired to desired to only backup one of them, click...

  • Page 33: History Backup

    System / Setup Backup History This is the location of the History Backup Utility. The History database can be backed up to any drive and or directory in a compressed or non-compressed format. Automatic Backups are configured under “Setup” “System Parameters” and can be executed by the Comm Server only.
  • Page 34 System / Setup Backup History 2. All Locations are automatically selected to be Backed-Up. De-select the Locations that are not to be Backed-Up. 3. Select Span Multiple Disk is for 3.5” disks only and is used only if the Backup is larger than what a standard 1.44M disk can hold.
  • Page 35 System / Setup Backup History 10. Save the backup to any drive available to Windows™. The Comm Server PC is the only one that can perform an automatic backup. To Use an Archived History File When creating a History Report you may specify which history file to use.

  • Page 36: Restore/Repair Data

    System / Setup Restore/Repair Data 1. Select Restore/Repair Data then choose “Double Click Here to Configure Data Restore/Repair”. 2. Next, choose “Click Here to Restore Data From a Backup”.
  • Page 37 System / Setup Restore/Repair Data 3. Next, choose which data from the backup is to be restored using the check boxes. Definitions below for those items. Restore Database Files – Select this to restore the Database Files. De-select this to exclude it from the Restoration.
  • Page 38 System / Setup Restore/Repair Data 4. Next choose the location of the backup file. 5. Click OK at the ARE YOU SURE prompt, and be sure no other Workstations are running the program. This must include the Comm Server program on the PC being restored to.

  • Page 39: Event Filters

    Event Filter Event Filters can be defined to prevent unwanted activity from being displayed at this workstation. Each Filter can determine which Locations, readers, inputs, and outputs will generate events that are visible at this workstation. Event Filters are defined locally for each workstation that is to employ them.

  • Page 40: Event Filter

    Event Filter 2. Enter the Name that best describes the filter being defined or Workstation the filter is to be used at. Enter up to 30 characters for the Filter Name. 3. Select the Time Zone that defines when the Event Filter is to start passing non-filtered events. Filtered events (those that have the red circle and slash) are never displayed.
  • Page 41 Event Filter 6. By default all events from all locations are restricted when defining a new Event Filter. Double left click on Location to expand the menu displaying all Devices in that location. Double left click on a Device to display Inputs and Outputs for that Device. Double left click again on Inputs and Outputs to display the list of Inputs and/or Outputs defined for that device.

  • Page 42: Database / Location

    Card Holder DataBase Location Menu With the location menu expanded select Card Holder. The Search, Add, and Show Card Holders selection box appears. Click on Card Holder in the menu to access the Card Holder Selection Box. Click on Show All Cardholders to list all Card Holders in that Location sorted alphabetically.

  • Page 43: Card Holder Search

    Card Holder - Search Names The Search Names Tab shown below allows for card holders to be searched and reported based on their First and/or Last Name, Company, Visitor and Trace status. Search Include Where Company is: Select one or more Companies from the list. To select more than 1 company press and hold the Ctrl-Key while clicking on each one desired.
  • Page 44 Card Holder - Search UDFs The Search UDF Tab allows for Card Holders to be searched by the custom User Defined Field information. Enter complete or partial search criteria in any or all of the data fields on each Search Tab and click on OK. Any or all of the data fields on any of the Search Tabs below can be used to search for Card Holders.
  • Page 45 Card Holder - Search Cards The Search Cards Tab allows for the Card Holders to be Searched by any of the Card data such as the encoded card number, the imprinted card number, the number of days since the card had been used, or a pending start and stop dates including temporary access levels. Enter the internal working or Encoded Number of the card.

  • Page 46: Card Holder List

    Card Holder – View List Copy Delete Print Capture Who is Image In Report Activate and De-Activate the selected card holders. Edit – double click on name After selecting Card Holder and then Show All, The card holders are alphabetically listed here in this display column.

  • Page 47: Adding A Card

    Card Holder - General Tab This is the Card Holder Data Entry Screen. The General Tab is where the Card Holder name is entered with the options of Trace, Visitor Status, and Custom Notes. The General Tab information is the only data that is required to enter a person into the database. The Card Holders Image can also be taken and an Identification Badge printed using the ICONS in the lower right corner of the screen.
  • Page 48 Card Holder - UDF Tab 6. Enter the personal data for this Card Holder as it applies to each User Defined Field listed below left. UDF Field Data Entry On the right are the fields in which you enter the corresponding data for the Card Holder as it UDF Field Name pertains to the UDF Titles on the Left.
  • Page 49 Card Holder – Cards Tab This is where Access Cards/Keypad Codes, Phone Numbers, Keys, and Skills are assigned to the Card Holder. Card Holders can be assigned any or all of these items but it is not required. Card Holders can have more than one card or code. Each Card can a different Access Level and Output Linking Level.
  • Page 50 Card Holder – New Card Enter the Code number and complete all other necessary information about this New Cardholder on the Cards tab screen. Then click on the Access Level Tab to assign an access level and optionally on the Linking Level Tab to assign a Linking Level (elevator control) if necessary.
  • Page 51 Card Holder – New Card Access Levels can be assigned to a Cardholder as either Permanent or Temporary. To assign a Permanent Level, simply click on the name in the left window, then click Add. To assign a Temporary Level, click on the name in the left window, click on Temporary, set the start and stop dates for the level to function, then click Add.
  • Page 52 Card Holder – New Card Set a Temporary Access Level if required as shown below and also set an optional Output Linking Level and Click on OK. Click on Add to include this Temporary Level. There are basically two scenarios when issuing a Temporary Access Level.

  • Page 53: Card Holder Phone

    Card Holder – Phone # Enter the Phone number(s) and type for each Card Holder. Each Card Holder can have multiple phone numbers. Phone numbers are not required fields. Add Button Phone Numbers Click on Phone Numbers in the Menu then Click on the Add Button. 1.

  • Page 54: Card Holder Keys

    Card Holder – Keys This is where Keys are issued to this Card Holder and viewed. This is a mechanical door lock key to equipment rooms, storage closets, emergency exits, or other locks that require hardware keys. Keys are first defined under the Location Menu / Keys. Add Button Keys Click on Keys in the Menu then...

  • Page 55: Card Holder Skills

    Card Holder – Skills This is where Skills are assigned to this Card Holder and viewed. Skills can be any kind of trade, duty, or expertise. Card Holders can be searched for by Skill. This allows the operator to find Card Holders that possess a skill that is needed. Skills are first defined under the Location Menu / Skill Name.

  • Page 56: Capture Card Holder Image

    Capture Card Holder Image This is the Live Video Image Capture Screen. This is available when using the DSX Camera Kit. If Signatures have been implemented the signature screen will appear next. If live video is the primary source but file import is to be used as a secondary source, the live video will be defined under image source and type instead of file import.

  • Page 57: Import Card Holder Image

    Import Card Holder Image This is the Import Video Image Screen. This is available in All WinDSX Software. If file import is the primary image source, there should be an image source and image type defined for it. The file import screen will appear when the camera icon is selected. If Signatures have been implemented the signature screen will appear next.

  • Page 58: Edit Card Holder Image

    Edit Card Holder Image From the Edit Image Screen the Image selected can be edited manually with the controls located in the lower left section of the screen. Use any of the property controls as well as the Crop Image tool to make changes to the Card Holders stored image.

  • Page 59: Print Card Holder Badge

    Print Card Holder Badge When a Card Holder is selected and the Printer ICON is clicked on, the Badge Print Preview screen is displayed. From here the Badge Template that is assigned to this Card Holder’s Company is shown with the Card Holder Image. If a different template is required, it can be selected at this time.

  • Page 60: Activate/De-Activate Company

    Activate/De-activate Company Set Card Status For Company - Activate Cards that are assigned to the Company selected. You can further describe the codes you wish to activate by the date in which they were de-activated. Codes in the same company that have a different de-activate date would not be re-activated.

  • Page 61: Access Level

    Access Level These are the Access Level Data Entry Screens. Access Levels are the describing elements that determine what readers or keypads the card or code will work at. It also describes which days and at what times on those days the card or code will allow entry. The Edit Access Level Tab is where the Devices and Time Zones are mated to form the Access Level.
  • Page 62 Access Level Access Levels can be created to include readers from different locations, but only from within the same Location Group. In this example, the Level shown includes two devices in Location 1, and the first device in Location 2. If a Location does not have the same Group Name, it will not appear in the list and not be available for inclusion in the Level being defined.
  • Page 63 Access Level To remove a door (reader) from an Access Level, click on the device in the Device List on the left, then remove any Time Zone references to the right by choosing the four dashes from the dropdown time zone list. The Copy and Paste buttons can also be used to remove time zones by first selecting a device with the NOT symbol, click Copy TZ’s, then select a device you wish to remove the time zone and click on Paste TZ’s.

  • Page 64: Bulk Load Access Levels

    Bulk Modify Access Levels This feature allows for multiple card holders to have their access level modified at once. To use this feature, first list the card holders that you want to modify by doing a Search, Show All, or List by Card Number.
  • Page 65 Bulk Modify Access Levels All selected cardholders should be highlighted. Next select Bulk Modify Access Levels from the File Menu. The screen below will appear. Press F1 at anytime for a Help Screen. Note the warning in to make a backup before making Bulk Changes ! ! ! See Page 23.
  • Page 66 Bulk Modify Access Levels To Add Level(s), Select the Access Level you wish to add from the Access Level List below left. Click on the Level and then on the upper Add Button. Multiple Levels can be added at the same time. The Levels shown in the "Add These Access Levels"...
  • Page 67 Bulk Modify Access Levels To Add Temporary Level(s), Select the Access Level you wish to add from the Access Level List below left. Click on the Level and then on the Add Button. Multiple Levels can be added at the same time. The Levels shown in the "Add These Access Levels" window are the ones added to the selected cards.

  • Page 68: Time Zones

    Time Zones Most functions in an access system are controlled by "Time". "Time" may be the time of day, day of the week or day of the month. Time Zones are defined by the time of day and day of week.
  • Page 69 Time Zone to follow its schedule instead of its forced state. Including a Time Zone in a Linking Group requires WinDSX© Version 3.7 and higher with controller firmware of 3114 and higher.
  • Page 70 Time Zones 5. Click on the Schedule Tab to create or edit a time zone definition. 6. Set the Start Time Enter a Start and Stop time for Monday and Click on the and Stop Time for Set Mon-Fri button to copy those times through Friday. each day of the week and for Holidays Enter the Start Time and Stop Time For each...

  • Page 71: Company

    The next tool is Badge for those that are using the integral Photo ID Badging features of WinDSX. This is where a Badge Template can be assigned to this Company so that all Card Holders in this Company automatically select this Badge Template when their card is printed. At...

  • Page 72: Holiday

    Holiday Certain Dates can be defined as a Holiday so that all time zones will follow a different time schedule on that day. This feature is used to override normal time zone parameters on a specific date. When a date is defined as a holiday, all time zones will follow the time schedule assigned for their holiday.

  • Page 73: User Defined Fields

    User Defined Fields UDFs are titles assigned to 99 possible fields of which personal information for each Card Holder can be stored. These fields are not required unless defined to be so and are primarily for informational use only and have no effect on the performance of the system. Typical use of these fields is to store car tag numbers, phone numbers, employee numbers, etc using up to 50 characters each.
  • Page 74 User Defined Fields 6. Select this field to force the data being entered to be Unique and not shared by any other Card Holder in the Location Group. 5. Place a checkmark here to use 7. Click here is this UDF should be this UDF field as an auto- the unique identifier used for the incrementing card number.
  • Page 75 User Defined Fields 9. Choose this option if you would like to predefine selections for the operator to choose from. This allows data to be predefined and lets the user pick one of the selections from a drop down list. The choices and the order in which they are viewed can be predefined. Unless the "Only select data from list"...

  • Page 76: Guard Tour

    Guard Tour This section of the program is used to create Guard Tours. A guard tour is a predefined schedule of events that must take place in sequence or at random and within a specified time period. Typically a guard tour is manually initiated at the PC and a guard begins the tour by going to the 1st tour station and performing the predefined action at that station.
  • Page 77 Guard Tour This screen shows a list of all stations (checkpoints) within this tour. The Station number, minimum and maximum times, the event or action to be taken, and the message to be displayed if this station is not reached within the allotted time. Stations can be added, deleted, or modified from this screen.
  • Page 78 Guard Tour 5. The Station Number is a number assigned by the system according to the order in which the tour stations are defined. However the Station Number can be changed. This number signifies the order in which the tour stations must be fulfilled unless the Random Station Order (set on the General Tab) option is selected.

  • Page 79: Maps

    3. Click here to access the File navigation box used to locate the graphic map you are looking for. The system automatically opens to the Maps subdirectory under WinDSX. 4. Enter the Width and Height the Map should be displayed as in the Workstation program.

  • Page 80: Override Group

    Override Group Override Groups are comprised of either Inputs or Outputs. These inputs or outputs, once included in a group, are represented by a single set of Icons for the normal and abnormal state of all the points in the group and allow for single action control. The groups can be expanded for individual control and status.

  • Page 81: Badge Image Source

    Image Source The Image Source is the location where the camera or other video device is defined for use with the Photo ID Badging portion of this program. The available Image Sources are File Import, Video, Twain, USB, and Signature. Also set here is the File Format that the image will be stored in.

  • Page 82: Badge Image Type

    Badge Image Type Badge Image Types are the connecting factor between the Image Source and the Badge Template. The Image Type identifies an Image Source and determines the order in which the Image is to be taken in the event there are multiple images on the badge template. The Image Type also determines which image is the primary image to be displayed with the Card Holder for searches and Image retrieval.

  • Page 83: Badge Templates

    Badge Templates Badge Templates are the predefined badge layouts. The templates contain information regarding size, bar code, magnetic stripe encoding, and 2 sided options. The Badge Templates can be assigned to a company for automatic selection of the appropriate badge background for the Card Holder being added into the system. 1.
  • Page 84 Badge Templates Enter the general information here such as size and then click on the Badge Template Tab to place the fields and images on the card template. 2. Enter a Name for the Badge Template. Templates that are the backside of a two- sided badge must have the same name with the number 2 appended to the end.
  • Page 85 Badge Templates By default the badge is set for portrait style and can be altered to landscape by simply switching the values in the badge width and height fields located on the General Tab. 8. Click on OK when finished creating the template and assign it to the...
  • Page 86 Badge Templates – Roster In order to correctly use the Print Roster option located under System / Reports / Card Holder Report, a Badge Template named Roster must first be defined. The size of this Template will determine how many Images and how much information about each Card Holder will fit onto a given page.
  • Page 87 Badge Templates - Roster In this example, the Card Holder’s Image and First / Last Name have been added to the 1.1 x 1.5 Template. The more information added to a given template, the more space it will occupy on a printed page.

  • Page 88: Keys

    Keys / Skill Name Keys provide the ability to create a database that catalogs each key in the location. This is referring to conventional metal keys used to unlock doors. Each Key has a name, doors description, key type, pinning, and notes field. These Keys once defined here are assigned to the card holders to record who has keys to which doors.

  • Page 89: History

    History / General History allows the user to view and print the event logs currently stored on the shared resource or hard disk or in any History.mdb database. The history report may include all events for a location or be very specific about what is included in the report. This is accomplished by answering a series of questions on what is to be included in the report.
  • Page 90 History / Report Details 6. Enter the Start Date and Start Time that the History Report is to begin. Enter the Stop Date and Stop Time the History Report is to end. Use the small up/down arrows to increment and decrement the segments within the date fields. Use the large down arrow to access the calendar menu.
  • Page 91 History / Elevator Floor Select Select this box for Elevator Floor Selection History. Leave this and all other boxes at their default. Not needed for the Elevator Report. Uncheck this box to define what floors are to be tracked. See text below and page 82.
  • Page 92 History / Elevator Floor Select To include inputs in the Elevator Floor Select Report, either click on the input and hit the space bar, or double right click on the input definition. Either action should remove the red “Not” symbol from the item.

  • Page 93: Workstation Login

    History / All Events The default report includes All Events at All Readers, from All Card Holders and displays their Code Data. To be more selective with the report, remove the checkmark from one or all of the selections to receive a breakdown of that selection. 10.
  • Page 94 History / All Devices (readers) The default report includes All Events at All Readers, from All Card Holders and displays their Code Data. To be more selective with the report, remove the checkmark from one or all of the selections to receive a breakdown of that selection. 11.
  • Page 95 History created with By clicking on the Select Name to WinDSX Version 2 and Lower. List button you are taken to the Card Holder Search Engine found on page 13. Once the Card Holders searched for 35.
  • Page 96 History / Print PreView 14. Once the report has been configured click on Build Report below. 15. Once the report has been configured, select print preview if desired and click on the Print button shown below. Digital Video Recorder – Video Retrieval - Alternately, from this screen you may click on an alarm event.

  • Page 97: Email Groups - Alarm Email Notification

    Email Notification / Setup Email Groups are groups of people that will be sent an email due to a Location, Device, or Input Alarm. Email Groups consist of a single or multiple Card Holders that each have a time zone assigned.
  • Page 98 Email Groups / Assignment 5. Click on the Select Names to List button below to bring up the Card Holder Search Engine. Enter the criteria or make the selections to return the desired list of card holders. 7. Click on a Card Holder in the 6.

  • Page 99: Workstation Login

    Login Double Click on the Workstation ICON to start the program. The Login Screen below is displayed when the program is started. Enter your User Name and Password. The Default User Name is master, the default Password is master both entered in all lower case.

  • Page 100: Workstation

    Workstation The Workstation Program provides the user visibility and control of the system. Workstation is where all activity is reported including alarms. Inputs, Outputs, Override Groups, and Maps are viewed and controlled from here. What item is selected determines which Icons in the Toolbar are active. On the following pages, as different items are selected in the Selection Window you will notice different Icons will become active and inactive.

  • Page 101: Workstation Overview Continued

    Location Operations What item is selected determines which Icons in the Toolbar are active. On the following pages, as different items are selected in the Selection Window you will notice different Icons will become active and inactive. Double click on the Blue Header Bar to cause the Workstation screen to alternate between full screen and a minimized window.

  • Page 102: Card Holder Search

    Card Holder Search Enter full, partial or no names in one or both of the fields Clicking on the picture that below and click on Search to find all of the matches. Search is displayed with the name will alone will list all card holders alphabetically. The card holder rotate through the available images image displayed is of the person selected otherwise the first so that the operator can view all...

  • Page 103: In / Out Status

    In / Out Status Double Clicking on the picture in an Image Recall window will cause that person’s data to be displayed in the Card Holder Search screen shown below along with their picture. Once you have performed the Card Holder Search as described on the previous page to find the group of card holders that you want...

  • Page 104: Location Operations

    Location Operations Full Download can be selected once the Location is selected. Selecting Full Download will cause a complete download of all data to the system field controllers. Connect and Disconnect is used after selecting a dial-up modem Location. Connect is used to manually force an indefinite dial-up connection. If Full Download, Devices, Inputs, Output, Override Groups, or Maps are selected without first selecting Connect the connection will be momentary.

  • Page 105: Devices (Readers, Keypads)

    Devices Devices display all card readers in the system. Readers listed with the red circle and slashes are not online. Click on one of the readers and/or keypad in the window below and click the right mouse button for the Device Command Menu. Reader to TZ instructs the reader to follow it’s up to two possible time zones.

  • Page 106: Inputs (Alarm Points)

    Inputs Inputs have two Icons that represent their status. One Icon is displayed for the normal state and the other for the abnormal state. This could be the door open and door closed icons. The Icons will alternate and update automatically to reflect changes in status. The Input Icons also have an armed status indicator present in the lower left corner.

  • Page 107: Outputs (Locks, Gates)

    Outputs Outputs have two Icons to represent their status. One Icon is displayed for the Open state and the other for the Secure state. The Icons will alternate and update automatically to reflect changes in status. The Output Icons also have a status indicator in the lower left corner.

  • Page 108: Override Groups / Comments

    Override Groups / Comments Override Groups allow inputs or outputs to be grouped together utilizing a single set of Icons to show the summary status of all points in the group. This also allows for unitized control for all points in the group.

  • Page 109: Cameras

    Camera control allows the operator to select a camera from a list or from a map and view/control that camera directly from the WinDSX software. Control is determined by the type of Camera system used. Features can include Pan, Tilt, Zoom, Preset Positions, and different Frame Views.

  • Page 110: Maps / Alarms

    Maps Maps allow graphic files to be displayed that can vary from blue-print type floor layout drawings to photos taken with a digital camera. Inputs, Outputs, and Override Groups are placed on the Maps, viewed, and controlled with their Icon. Input and Output Status is Live on the Maps.

  • Page 111: Alarms / Customize

    Alarm Handling / Customize Alarms are selected by clicking on them from the Workstations scrolling Alarm Window. The alarm is then shown here along with optional Action Message (response plan) to instruct you on what steps to take as a result of the alarm. Cancel to Acknowledge and silence the alarm.

  • Page 112: Dvr Operations

    DVR Operations WinDSX has the ability to integrate with different Digital Video Recorders. This integration allows stored and live video from the DVR to be accessed within the DSX software. All video is transmitted across a Local Area Network connection.
  • Page 113 Stored Video can be accessed from DataBase under History. zoomed. Right clicking will Multiple camera views can be defined in WinDSX. Multiple cause the frame to zoom out. DVR/NVRs can be mixed in the same system.

  • Page 114: Message Definitions

    Message Definitions Following is an alphabetized list of System Messages that will appear in the Alarm and Event windows of the Workstation program. Workstation Messages Message Description Workstation AC power is HI The AC Power at the field controllers is too high and should be corrected. AC power is OK The AC Power at the field controllers has returned to normal.
  • Page 115 Message Definitions Guard Tour Restarted The Guard Tour was restarted by an operator in Workstation. Input ABNORMAL An input has become faulted. (door open) Input NORMAL An input has returned to normal. (door shut) Insufficient memory at remote The field controller does not have enough memory to hold the data being sent. Location Communication Loss The system has lost communication the master field controller.
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